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Usep Suhud
– Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Mamoon Allan
– Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.
3.
Bayu Wiratama
– Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Abstract
It is axiomatic that the relationship between marriage motivation and tourism is still undeveloped area of study in the recent tourism literature. Since the mid of 80’s, Indonesia has known as a sex tourism destination for Middle Eastern male tourists. The tourists marry young female host for certain short period of time. This study aims to examine the impact of social distance towards Mid-Eastern male tourists on attitude of female host towards Mid-Eastern male tourists. Data was collected in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, where cases of contract marriage between host and tourist occurred. By using a projective technique, 199 participants involved consisting of teen females. This study carries out a result that there is a negative and significant impact of social distance towards Middle Eastern male tourists on attitude of female host towards such tourists.
Keywords Social Distance, Contract Marriage, Attitude towards Foreign Tourists, Middle Eastern Tourists, Female Host, Halal Sex Tourism
