Formerly on the list of the “Dirty Dozen”, one hotel takes a stand against sexual exploitation and has family groups applauding as they remove on-demand pornographic channels from all their hotel chains worldwide. International hotel and resort chain Hilton Worldwide in a statement released said:
…we have listened carefully to our customers and have determined that adult video-on-demand entertainment is not in keeping with our company’s vision and goals moving forward.
Dawn Hawkins, executive director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, said the move comes after thousands of supporters contacted Hilton through the organization’s website since 2013 to state their opposition to the availability of hotel porn.
Earlier this year, Hilton Worldwide reached out to Hawkins explaining they were going to make these changes, and to set up a meeting to talk about the issues in person. At the meeting, Hilton representatives said they were committed to helping curb sexual exploitation and certainly open to changing their policy on in-room pornography.
As a show of approval, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation has removed Hilton hotels from the list of the “Dirty Dozen”: their list of 12 large corporations deemed to be fueling sexual exploitation.
Hilton isn’t the first chain to take this principled stand. Others such as Omni, Drury, and Ritz-Carlton also do not air adult entertainment. Unfortunately some hotels still haven’t followed suit: Hyatt, Starwood, and many other top chains still offer hardcore pornography — and when you turn on the TV in the hotel room, these are often the first things advertised to guests.
Consider contacting these chains and asking them to stop sexual exploitation by featuring pornographic content to their guests, which often include young children.