Romance tours, are tours usually arranged by a mail-order bride agency or other cyber matchmaking service, that men take in search of a bride.[1] Upon arrival at their destination, the men and potential brides are thrown a large "meet and greet" social to get to know one another and meet as many people as possible.[2] The agency then arranges "one on one" dates between the man and the women he found most compatible. The ultimate goal of the tour is for the man to find a compatible wife for himself.
Romance tours are just one part of the mail order bride business, which may also include catalogs, CD-ROMs and the Internet.[3] The traditional romance tour, seen by some as superficial,[1] is being somewhat replaced by the internet as technology evolves.
Romance tours should not be confused with sex tourism: the ultimate goal of a sex tourist is usually not marriage.
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| romance tours, CD-ROM's and even the Internet (electronic correspondents are known as ''E-mail-order brides'') to trawl the pools of available women overseas. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E2DF143FF937A25751C0A961958260">Video Valentines to Russia, Seeking Patient Brides - Video Valentines to Russia, Seeking Patient Brides - The New York Times |
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