Gambia’s Tourism Minister tells sex tourists to go to Thailand, not his country

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Gambia’s Tourism Minister tells sex tourists to go to Thailand, not his country

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo of Hamat Bah (left), Youtube, and photo from Pattaya girly bar previously published on Coconuts (right).

 

In a brazen statement that will undoubtedly offend Thais, the Tourism and Culture Minister of African nation Gambia, Hamat Bah, addressed foreign tourists hoping to travel to the poor African country to engage in sex tourism. He told them to go to Thailand to get their jollies instead.

 

One person that did find their happy ending in Gambia however, is Asia’s former pest, big-legged beggar Benjamin Holst, who married his Gambian sweetheart and vowed never to return to Asia.

 

Apparently, winter season is high-time for tourism in Gambia and some of those visitors do go to the country for more than just the beaches.

 

Full story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/gambias-tourism-minister-tells-sex-tourists-go-thailand-not-country/

 

-- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2018-02-26

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Tourism Minister: If you want sex, don’t come to Gambia, go to Thailand!
By Chief Assignment Editor

 

Gambia’s Tourism Minister Hamat Bah has warned Western tourists, who are planning to travel to the impoverished West African nation during the winter season in search of sex tourism, to stay away from the country.

 

“We are not a sex destination. If you want a sex destination, you go to Thailand. The Gambia is not a sex destination. We are not, and please every Gambian must sing that song. 

 

We cannot afford to see this country to reall be brought to that level. We must protect and preserve this country,” Hamat Bah told Kerr Fatou, a show aired every Thursday on state media GRTS.

 

Full story: https://www.eturbonews.com/178666/tourism-minister-want-sex-dont-come-gambia-go-thailand

 

-- eTN 2018-02-26 

[Thaiwrath]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

One person that did find their happy ending in Gambia however, is Asia’s former pest, big-legged beggar Benjamin Holst, who married his Gambian sweetheart 

Our one and only pillar of society.............................................................or is it pillock ? 

[Stoker58]

You can't buy that kind of brand recognition.

[FritsSikkink]

What about the Gambian guys messing with tourist women 2 x their age?

[Darcula]

On behalf of lek, noi, bee, nuch etc. - thank you three times Gambia.

 

 

 

Edited February 26, 2018 by Darcula

[robblok]

I always thought Gambia was the place to be fore white woman who were bored with non performing small white guys. 

 

Not exactly the people who would come to Thailand. 

Edited February 26, 2018 by robblok

[DM07]

Ziiiiiiiiing! 

[thaibeachlovers]

Western women will be crying if they can't go there.

[Jeremy50]

The sex tourists who go to Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar  and Brazil, Venezuela, are looking for young girls, Thailand is too mainstream for them. 

[Just1Voice]

OUCH!  That's gotta hurt! lol

[jaltsc]

"In a brazen statement that will undoubtedly offend Thais, the Tourism and Culture Minister of African nation Gambia, Hamat Bah, addressed foreign tourists hoping to travel to the poor African country..."

 

He addressed all 8 of them who were attracted by the Gambian Tourism slogan: "Come for the sex. Stay for the cheap HIV treatment".

Edited February 26, 2018 by jaltsc

[tomacht8]

Many Gambian hookers do there trade in Sukumvit Soi 3,4,7.

Hamat Bah knows quite well, where his hookers are.

[YetAnother]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Tourism Minister: If you want sex, don’t come to Gambia, go to Thailand!

too good;if i could manufacture an image of 200 laughing faces i would

[cameozo]

So Gambia is a good place to go for sex?  Never would have knew, thanks Hamat Bah.

[evadgib]

45 minutes ago, cameozo said:

So Gambia is a good place to go for sex?  Never would have knew, thanks Hamat Bah.

It'll be like throwing a kitbag into a 4 tonner 

[overherebc]

All I can add is it must have changed a lot since I was there.

??

[Deli]

Now this goat <deleted> made me curious

[Blackheart1916]

Wow and I was just about to click the "payment" button on the Gambian Airlines site to by a ticket to the lovely peaceful paradise that is West Africa......not!

[Bundooman]

I remember "The Gambia" very well. I went to Bathurst, a small coastal 'city' in Gambia back in the 60s/70s as a young matelot with the Royal Navy.

I don't like Drumfpt - but I can quite happily quote his, "A sh@thole of a country!"

Full of crappy little bars- complete with the ugliest of women with no manners, graces or social skills or sexuality.

1. I'm surprised that tourists actually go there.

2. I'm even more surprised that they would go there for the sex. You really wouldn't want to........

Maybe it has changed since those days, but I doubt it.

 

[Lupatria]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

In a brazen statement that will undoubtedly offend Thais

Again- Thais against the rest of the world. Just keep in mind your reputation as a hub of sex tourism and trade was not earned outside the country.

[alant]

I am waiting for the extradition request as this must have broken the IT laws by giving the nation a bad name online.

[soistalker]

Hamat Bah, Gambia minister of pimping.

[Runamile]

Gambia is for female sex tourism. The Minister has it all wrong. 3" just doesn't cut it.

[sjbrownderby]

Really this is a backhanded way of saying "Come to Gambia. We got sex for sale too!"

[sjbrownderby]

12 hours ago, evadgib said:

It'll be like throwing a kitbag into a 4 tonner

More like throwing a kitbag up the M4..........................so I've heard.

[Juan B Tong]

Ministry of Tourism Thailand to award Gambian Minister of Tourism and Culture, Hamat Bah special award for promoting Tourism in Thailand.

[Proboscis]

18 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

What about the Gambian guys messing with tourist women 2 x their age?

I was going to say that Gambia is known for its female sex tourists. Sending them to Thailand is not going to do anything for them or Thailand!

[mikebell]

Bah humbug.

[Jiggo]

14 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

Many Gambian hookers do there trade in Sukumvit Soi 3,4,7.

Hamat Bah knows quite well, where his hookers are.

Visit Gambia before Gambia visits you lol.