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Nudist tourism: drop your clothes and go on vacation!
My first real experience of a "nudist" anything, was last year when I went to the Balearic Island of Formentera. It all began when our host picked us up from the port butt-naked. We had never met him before, but for him to stand there naked and welcome us onto the island was as normal as having coffee for breakfast. I was momentarily scandalized, but it didn't take me long to laugh about it.
5-days on a nudist island and you'd think I'd be comfortable to join the gang at least on day 4. But no. I was the only loser with my bikini on and I stuck out like a sore thumb; I just couldn't do it without being super self-conscious!
A bit of research online and I found cults of people and organisations who only want to be able to travel naked: "dedicated to the wholesome acceptance of the human body and the enjoyment of nude recreation", as Hill Country Nudists like to put it.
According to Australian News, nudists can choose from 270 clubs, resorts and campgrounds in the US, and the American Association of Nude Recreation estimates that nudists contribute about $400 million into the global tourism industry.
However, nudity doesn't always sell: California based nudist travel group Lifestyles Tours and Travel, a company that organizes adult-only holidays has just filed for bankruptcy as it owes $110 million to 49 creditors.
Big money, big market huh! And the only difference is that clothing is optional!
Filed under: Arts and Culture, North America
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eduard Jul 1st 2009 6:10PM
Dear Friends,
Nude Beach in Estonia - http://nude-beach-est.blogspot.com
On coast of gulf of Finland, in Estonia, in a resort zone Narva-Jyesuu
the official nudist beach in 2008 has opened. A sandy beach, the
beautiful nature. We invite to cooperation other associations of
nudists and travel agencies. We will organise tourist rounds for
having a rest, we will organise placing and residing and a food.
We invite you to open for themselves a new place rest in
Estonia(Europe). Mix of a civilisation and the wild nature. Individual
rounds, and collective trips are possible.
Our visitors can be placed in hotels, in campings, apartments in city
centre, in tent small towns.
Amicable and pleasant people, warm atmosphere is harmonious, natural
and healthy a food. Moderately hot weather, warm sand, pine wood.
Evening programs.
The closest city is Narva. A city on border of Europe and Russia. In a city of 2 fortresses gate of Europe decorate. To St.-Petersburg of 145 kilometres.
Beautiful sandy a beach of long 12 kilometres, pine wood. From the city of Narva of 18 kilometres to a nudist beach. It is long a beach of 400 metres. The nearest airport in 205 kilometres in the city of Tallinn, capital of Estonia. To the city of Narva buses 3 hours per ways go.
The beach is not fenced off from the general beach, on beach border there are signs on the prevention for dressed, that this territory for nudists. On our beach nudists have a rest basically.
Tom Mulhall Nov 16th 2007 1:41PM
There is a big difference between nudist and naturist resorts and lifestyles or swinger clubs.
Nudist and naturist resorts and nude beaches are all about people relaxing, making friends, and enjoying life in the nude and getting great all over suntans.
Lifestyles resorts are about people swapping partners. It is two completely different ways to live and vacation.
Nudist resorts are very popular. For instance ours, The Terra Cotta Inn located in sunny Palm Springs, CA has one of the highest occupancy rates of ALL hotels in Palm Springs. Our site is http://sunnyfun.com
For nudism in the US go to http://aanr.com
For naturism in Europe go to http://inf-fni.org