In 2007, Carlson was not hesitant to use her substantial company resources on two fronts. First she continued to battle the commercial sexual exploitation of children around the world through getting other leading hospitality organizations to join her in agreeing to an anti-child sexual exploitation code of conduct (ECPAT). And to top that off, she has focused her energies also on bringing economic opportunities through tourism to regions with economic hardship, such as South Africa, Tunisia, and Nigeria.
