What are the red flags for human trafficking in hotels?

Victims may exhibit signs of abuse, such as bruises, cuts, burns, scars, poor personal hygiene, or malnourishment. Victims usually will not engage in conversation with lodging employees. Victims commonly deny that they are victims, or need assistance.



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Hotels and motels are a common venue for sex trafficking, due to ease of access for buyers, ability to pay in cash and maintain secrecy through finances, and lack of facility maintenance or upkeep expenses. Sex trafficking may occur with victims are compelled to provide commercial sex through force, fraud, or coercion.

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Human Trafficking Indicators
  • Living with employer.
  • Poor living conditions.
  • Multiple people in cramped space.
  • Inability to speak to individual alone.
  • Answers appear to be scripted and rehearsed.
  • Employer is holding identity documents.
  • Signs of physical abuse.
  • Submissive or fearful.


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Moreover, data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline shows that at least 7.7 percent of human trafficking cases reported in 2016 were based in hotels or motels, the most common location for the abuse to occur.

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Where is human trafficking most prevalent? According to the ILO's latest data, the Asia and Pacific region has the highest number of victims of forced labor and marriage, accounting for more than half of the global total — 29.6 million.

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