Brandon
Wade is a well-known online matchmaker with a certain kind of flair. He created
such controversial sites as Sugardaddy.com, SeekingArrangement.com and WhatsYourPrice.com.
In
what you might call a cross between Expedia.com and match.com, or perhaps it’s
more like "Indecent Proposal" meets "Pretty Woman"?
Brandon’s
new website, MissTravel.com is the only online dating website for travelers.
The site says they, “match generous travelers who hate to travel alone with
Attractive travelers who would love the opportunity to travel the world for
free."
Launched
less than two weeks ago MissTravel.com has already signed up over 16,000 users.
The
generous members can use the website
for free while they search through thousands of attractive members profiles then
once they find a mate of their liking they can send them a travel invitation.
Once the ‘attractive member’ accepts their travel proposal the generous member
has to purchase credits to communicate freely and plan their trip.
The site offers three different travel options,
the generous member can invite the attractive member to visit him/her in their
home city, offer to visit the attractive member in their home town or ask the
attractive member to accompany them to travel to a new destination.
If the new pair ends up traveling, the generous
member is expected to and will have to pay for all of their attractive members
travel expenses.
Though
Cupids arrow has no bounds, not everyone is convinced.
Psychologist and relationship expert
Dr. Robi Ludwig says the site sounds more like a traveling escort service. “It's
true, people can meet other people anywhere and anyway to fall in love, but
there's an obvious imbalance of power inherent in this situation which could be
problematic to dangerous,” Ludwig said.
Another enticing incentive for
attractive members is the site’s system that allows generous members to gift
frequent flyer points to them. As soon as an attractive member collects enough miles
he/she can redeem them for airline tickets or hotel rooms at any destination
they would like.
“This is even better than escorting. It sounds like modern mail
order marriage,” Steve Ward host of VH1’s Tough Love said.
I don't care how badly I wanted to see the world and travel for free..if it meant I had to go with a complete stranger who is most likely hoping to bang more than a couple of coconuts on his next tropical excursion I can wait.. I don't know maybe I'll continue to work and save my own money to go on my own trip on my own terms..
Here is the site's promo:
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