Wednesday 17 August 2022 11:10 PM Brit women told to stop hunting for toy boys in Gambia as tourism bosses lure ... trends now
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The tiny West African nation of The Gambia has become a haven for middle aged and older women seeking a saucy dalliance with readily available toy boys.
But the country now wants to overhaul its reputation as a sex hotspot for mature women from Britain and Europe to attract less amorous travellers instead.
‘What we want is quality tourists,’ Abubacarr Camara, director of the Gambia Tourism Board, said.
A British woman told Channel 4 that The Gambia (Kololi Beach pictured) is 'paradise' because ‘you can have a different man every night’. The nation's tourist board is trying to change its rep
Heidi Hepworth (pictured on her wedding day) ditched husband Andy (left) for a Gambian taxi driver after she began talking to strangers on Facebook. The couple had nine children together
‘Tourists that come to enjoy the country and the culture, but not tourists that come just for sex.’
Heidi, 44, is pictured with her new Facebook beau Mamadou Jallow, 30, a taxi driver
Officials have sought to shift the conversation away from the sex trade to focus on the Gambia’s wildlife and cultural attractions – the country has over 300 species of tropical bird and two Unesco World Heritage sites.
Sex tourism took off in the 1990s with budget package tours to the former British colony.
And the country has developed a reputation as a place where young black men are willing to go all the way with older white British women willing to pick up the tab.
Some relationships between the toy boys and women are reportedly arranged online prior to arrival – the toy boys then meet the women from Banjul International, The Gambia’s only airport.
A lack of jobs and low wages in The Gambia, which has a
