Abstract
Drug tourism is a type of holiday which is not very popular among most people. Many tourists prefer to go on a family trip, beach, sports or wellness holiday and do not want to get involved in any kind of drug issues. But still, there are some who go on holiday with the intention to obtain and consume drugs. However, certain risks have to be considered in this niche market of tourism.
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Grobe, A., Lüer, J. (2011). Drug tourism. In: Papathanassis, A. (eds) The Long Tail of Tourism. Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-6231-7_15
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