Controversial 'Birth Tourist' Hotel Packages are for Citizenship
Allison Love — May 28, 2010 — World
References: marmara-manhattan & springwise
A controversial practice that’s gaining in popularity is birth tourism, which hotels are now capitalizing on with birth tourist hotel packages. The idea behind this phenomenon is that expectant mothers stay in hotels in foreign lands with the hopes that their child will be born on foreign soil to get citizenship from that particular country.
For example, New York has many of these hotels popping up in the hopes that these babies will become ‘anchor babies’ and provide their families with the ability to come to the States, thanks to the automatic citizenship you get when born on US soil.
For example, New York has many of these hotels popping up in the hopes that these babies will become ‘anchor babies’ and provide their families with the ability to come to the States, thanks to the automatic citizenship you get when born on US soil.
Trend Themes
1. Birth Tourism - Hotels are now capitalizing on birth tourism with hotel packages, providing a disruptive innovation opportunity to cater to expectant mothers seeking citizenship for their children.
2. Anchor Babies - The concept of 'anchor babies' is gaining popularity, creating a disruptive innovation opportunity for hotels to attract birth tourists by offering packages that cater to their needs.
3. Citizenship by Birth - The increasing demand for citizenship by birth is leading to the emergence of hotel packages for expectant mothers, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for hotels to cater to this market.
Industry Implications
1. Hotel and Hospitality - The hotel and hospitality industry can tap into the birth tourism trend by offering specialized packages for expectant mothers, thereby addressing the needs of birth tourists and seizing a disruptive innovation opportunity in the market.
2. Travel and Tourism - The travel and tourism industry can benefit from birth tourism by offering tailored travel experiences and accommodations for expectant mothers, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity to attract this niche market.
3. Legal and Immigration Services - The legal and immigration services industry can seize the disruptive innovation opportunity presented by birth tourism by offering specialized assistance and advice to expectant mothers seeking citizenship for their children.
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