Jetting off to new countries isn’t a plan (or even an option) for many young women. But what if a poor-but-adventurous gal could get a benefactor to fly her around the world? Now she can… as long as she’s attractive.
Dating site MissTravel pairs too-broke-to-travel hotties with wealthy users who will pay for their vacations. Since it’s a “dating” site, you have to travel with your benefactor (which sets up the possibility for some very long, awkward first dates), who is expected to take care of all trip expenses. To sum things up, MissTravel is “the only online dating website for travelers, and more specifically, we match Generous travelers who hate to travel alone with Attractive travelers who would love the opportunity to travel the world for free.”
The more you travel with “Generous” users, the more opportunities you have for them to give you “flyer points.” These points are essentially cash that one can use to travel solo. [via Jezebel]
In theory, an all-expenses-paid trip just for being pretty sounds great! But that’s not looking at the subtext of the site, which seems a little… escort-y. I just wouldn’t have the gumption to sign up!
Would you ever use a site like MissTravel?
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if sex wasnt involved which we know it probably would be. id sign up.
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Yeah, and what if your “benefactor” turns out to be a total psycho?
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So basically a kind of an escort service.
daisy / 603 posts
This sounds scary. Traveling the world for free because you’re pretty sounds great… until you’re raped, killed, or whatever other horror story you can dream up.
Sure the dating site connects you two, but I doubt they provide insurance in case something happens to you.
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Sounds too idealistic. Everyone else has already brought up very valid concerns >___<
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It’s great until the “benefactor” decides you’re indebted to him and/or turns out to be a psycho or a rapist.
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My website content warning thing popped up when I went to this site. Sketch.
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lol, who’s stupid idea was that?
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No, that’s not weird or anything.
daffodil / 1615 posts
seems legit…
orchid / 205 posts
that’s just high end prostitution…
sunflower / 286 posts
Oh wow.
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Nope!
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No MrTravel? Damn…
daisy / 727 posts
Reminds me of thedirty.com. Porta potty hahaha.
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This would be great if I wasn’t almost positive the man would probably want sex. I have no problem keeping someone company, but I don’t want to feel compelled to be physical with them because they just paid for my vacation.
orchid / 184 posts
Oh there are so many things that could possibly go wrong here.
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I would be worried about what happened to Natalie Holloway would happen to me.
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Too good to be truth.. nothing in this world is for free, there’s always gotta be something in return so, no
orchid / 205 posts
Interesting how it’s a “dating” site, but your “reward” is getting to do things ALONE. hmmm.
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Firs thing that popped into my mind was what happened to the daughter and her friend in the movie Taken. Yup.
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Traveling the world for free because you’re attractive sounds like a deal until you’re raped, killed, or tortured…so I wouldn’t do it, especially since I don’t want to feel obligated to be physically intimate with them because they just paid for my vacation (it seems very escort-ish)
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Everybody is suspicious, but might realize that if guys are wealthy enough to fly women across the world, they can afford a hooker or twenty right there in the home town. Maybe some rich guys are looking for a little more.
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that’s just like women to find a reason to complain about free trips around the world.
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@Endrath@xanga - good point. but i still say it’s a bit of a risk.