Flying Escorts to Locations

[Guest HIker]

I'm sure this has been covered somewhere in the past, but here's a simple question - what's the protocol when I want to fly an escort to a location for a get together? Do I buy the ticket and send it to him, buy it for him to pick up, send him money (doesn't sound like a good idea)? I'd like to know what other's have done and what escorts prefer.

 

Thanks

Hiker

[Guest WorldEscrt Sean]

Personally I prefer that the ticket be an e-ticket that I can pick up at the airport. I also require half my fee up front wired to my bank account. Its the only way I go anywhere for a first time client. If its a regular client I don't worry about it.

[Matt_Vancouver]

I usually will research the flight options myself, then forward my findings to the client. He can then choose the best option and pay for it with thier credit card. E-tickets are preferable, but US/Canadian flights don't always allow for this option, also some US airlines(UNITED) won't even let you purchase a ticket on thier web site unless you live in the US!!! Hello?

Anyhow, that is the most efficient way I've found to do it, and it does sometimes require a lot of legwork on my part, but it alleviates the stress on the client, which is part of the whole purpose for this isn't it?

Some Escorts will require a portion of the fee upfront, a reasonable request, others, myself included, require nothing other than the ailine ticket a box of condoms(Magnum XL specially made for us THICK boys) and lube: )

hope this helps

Matt(travel agent, all destinations point to sweat)

[Guest WorldEscrt Sean]

That's what I thought travel agents were for. Go Figure! Personally I'm to busy to be on the phone with airlines doing all the "legwork" myself. I just call my travel agent and say this is where I need to go, book me a flight and I give my client my agents number to pay. No stress on the client, no stress on me and I can do all the "legwork" on my client. }> Stressless for everyone.

[Matt_Vancouver]

I can usually get a better deal on flights than a travel agent.

Now before all the travel agents out there get up in my face, this is from my experience. No offence to your profession. To the travel agent in Chicago... now living in a sunny land in the south...(you know who you are) you went far beyond what any travel agent should... thank you.

Matt(he loves to fly, and it shows)

[Guest dstud4hire]

I too prefer to do the leg work to making a reservation. However, this month was a unique month of travel, with each client handling it totally different from one another. The one thing I choose to do, is trust them (the client) off hand that the financial arrangement is all in place. On a trip away, I neither ask to see the money, (and in spite of repeated advice from other escorts, and common sense) I don't collect any upfront. (Now, on new clients that come into St. Louis and only hire for an hour, then yes, I do ask at least that they have the money visible, as I have been burned in the past) The way I look at it is: both parties are taking a risk. So I can meet the client 1/2 way by trusting them that if they actually go ahead and take care of the airline ticket, I can assume that they can aford all associated fees, and that way, when we get to meeting one another, we can relax and not have to discuss the business aspect of things.

 

That said and done, when it comes to travel, I prefer that I can choose the airline to match my frequent flyer membership. But I know everyone is different, and may be using miles themselves for the escort. So part of what we as escorts have to be if we are good at it, is to be flexible at how someone else handles things.

 

My only frustration is when guys will have you go through all the booking of a trip, and everything, and then they back out or never respond. That's what I used to get caught up with, and have since learned that any successful companionship for travel needs to be based on the two of us getting along well, and talking alot in advance. Hence the reason now that when I am booked to travel, I trust them implicitly to handle all the plans as they see fit, and that everything is in place.

 

Safe travels everyone!

 

Gabe

[Guest Traveler]

As a client who's been burned a couple of times, let me offer some advice. Be very clear up front that payment comes at the end of your time together. The fact that you've shelled out the money for the ticket proves you're serious. It may be unwise to hire someone to come to you unless you've met before. Nevertheless, if you haven't met him, you have no reason to trust him no matter how nice the reviews are and no matter how nice he sounds on the phone. If you send him money in advance, there's nothing to stop him from taking whatever you send and blowing off the plane tickets. Money for nothing. Anthony Holloway has done this to many people (not me, thank God, but I've had bad enough experiences).

On the other hand, if you do know him, he should trust you enough to know you'll pay him. Again, you wouldn't be buying him a plane ticket just to play a very expensive practical joke on him.

In one particularly egregious mistake I made, I trusted an escort I had hired before (he also has very nice reviews on this site). I bought him some very expensive (transoceanic) plane tickets. He had a sad story about why he needed most of the money in advance. He even asked for all of it in advance at one point, although I refused (I was very worried at that point, and should have cut my losses then, but he backed down quickly, which eased my mind). Well, once we were on the other continent, he basically took off. We were together for two nights out of the two weeks I had hired him to be with me.

Mind you, I wouldn't object to sending $100 or so in order to cover any expenses he would need in coming to you (airport transportation, clothing?). But I would not send him more than a token amount before the task was completed. There are hundreds of escorts out there. Many are bad apples. I think even HooBoy had a warning on one of the escort's review list: Don't send money in advance.

Also, make it very clear BEFORE you agree on the trip/price what your expectations are and what you will pay for. This includes how much free time he will have and when. What kind of things you'll pay for (no ordering Cuvee Dom Perignon at dinner). If you need him to get up in the morning at certain times, make sure he understand that as well. And that if he ditches you/doesn't come home at night, he'll forgo his money. If the escort balks at your expectations, just say no. It won't work out. No matter how hot you think he looks.

Flying an escort over is frought with danger. Tread very carefully. Finally, if he tries to change the deal after you buy his ticket, don't be suckered into the changes (i.e. paying in advance) just because you already bought the ticket. If he demands money in advance later, "or he just can't come," cut your losses and swallow the money you spent on the air tickets. I wish I had.

[Guest Joey Ciccone]

Flown out

 

"Flying Escorts to Locations"

 

Not the best idea. Our arms get really tired and we have a high rate of crash landings.

[Guest WorldEscrt Sean]

T, sorry you got screwed. But what about the Escorts getting screwed? I once had a client before I changed my policy about half the fee up front that sent me plane tickets to go somewhere. I get on the plane which was a 4 hour flight from where I lived. I arrived at the airport where the client said he would meet me. After about an hour of waiting my cell phone rings. The client tells me something came up and he would not be able to make it after all. I'm out 8 hours of flying time 2 hours of traveling back and forth to my home and my fee which was 3 grand for a weekend not to mention the other clients I had turned down that weekend to take the trip. He also said he would "make it up to me" to which I never heard from him again. I urge ALL Escorts to get half your fee up front from first time clients and if they don't like it TUFF SHIT!

[Guest dstud4hire]

RE: Flown out

 

Leave it to you Joey to add some levity to the thread. LOL Gabe in St. Louis

[Guest Traveler]

I have to believe that the situation you described would be very unusual. Why would someone spend all that money to fly you over unless he was eager to meet you? Well, at least you got some frequent flyer miles out of the situation. Sorry you got screwed. But there's no way I would send more than a one-hour session beforehand, and even that would take some convincing.

I have to believe that the guy who flew you over was just a very messed up individual who chickened out at the last minute. I can't imagine that someone would spend all that money for a silly practical joke.

[Guest WorldEscrt Sean]

I think he was a married guy and the wife was out of town and came home unexpectedly. But still I was out of my fee not to mention a wasted weekend and travel time. This isn't the only occurrence that caused me to change my polices. Face it there are some unscrupulous clients out there and I for one will not be taken by them. If a client can't agree to my terms for travel then so be it. The client can find someone else. No skin off my back!

[Guest HIker]

RE: Flown out

 

Thanks all for some good advice - including the "gotchas". I really had expected the escort I'm asking to flap very hard to get here. Anyway, I appreciate the assist - and, since I'm used to doing 99% of my own travel arrangements, doing them for someone else will be easy (and I too usually do better than travel agents - no offense to anyone).

 

Hiker

[Guest 7Zach]

Traveller's response was good and on point. I buy the ticket, make a token payment (wished it was larger once, guy showed up with some sort of bag made out of red and orange carpet.

Go over with the guy about what you're planning in detail, but the problem, as I see it, is that I do it on the phone; I don't like to put some of it in an email. And so one is left to different people's version of what was expected.

So I always have a mechanism to bail. I make sure the ticket I get for him can be changed, and I have the right to cancel after a certain period at a certain rate. The guy gets the trip plus a guaranteed rate, and more if it works. If I bail, he can either change the ticket and go home, or spend his earnings to date and stay, and go back on the original ticket.

If this is not agreeable, I find someone else. It was harder to do this a few years ago, but there are so many more people working now.

 

And I seriously recommend that you get a room big enough to accomodate two people. I always try to get a deal on a small suite, so that there are two rooms. Everyone needs private time, and I certainly do.

 

And even if you know the guy, you're never really sure about the degree of his drinking. And because you're traveling, the regular boundaries become blurred. I want them to have a good time, to have private time, but I also expect them to monitor their drinking, i.e., not drunk, and able to provide that quality private time.

 

The biggest hurdle to me has been the other person's interests. I have gone to Europe or elsewhere overseas, several times. I suppose part of it could be generational, but I am not really so sure of that, but it just amazes me that you can be in Europe and the first question every day is "where are the gay bars or clubs?"

 

I remember one that I didn't know, and we went to Europe. Really nice guy, but I listened for two days about how awful his life had been, abused at the age of 9, etc. Finally I just couldn't listen anymore, it was just so depressing. Paid the whole rate even though I had a 3 day clause. Just wanted out. Rest of the trip was pretty good.

 

That said, I have never traveled again with anyone I didn't know. There are just too many things that can go wrong.