Free Travel and Sex? Miss Travel App, a Controversial Application For Travellers Seeks Companionship in Exchange of Sponsored Trips
The dating application likes to promote itself as travel dating and travel companion site. The application wants you 'to find your ideal travel partner & explore more.'
It would be a dream come true to know that you can travel the world for free. For those passionate about travelling would know the struggles of maintaining the bank balance and also making world touring plans. But there are many applications emerging which make it easy for you to plan your journeys. Among the countless booking and planning applications, there is a controversial application called Miss Travel App. It is a travel cum dating app for those whose interest lies in exploring places and meeting new people. An application designed mostly for the rich pockets, it involves sponsoring a trip for a person in return for companionship or to imply sex!
The dating application likes to promote itself as travel dating and travel companion site. The application wants you 'to find your ideal travel partner & explore more.' It has over 6 lakh people registered as travel companions. The system works that men most likely book trips for women to travel along with them. It does not say it out loud but we know the kind of companionship would be expected in return of an all paid trip across the world. Las Vegas, Bali and London are the top destinations of travel as shown on their website.
The application was launched in the year 2012 by Brandon Wayde who is known to operate another dating site called WhatsYourPrice.com. Wayde has organised some 'Sugar Daddy' events too in the past and thus the working of Miss Travel also looks controversial. It is more or less like an escort service made available in the name of travel dating. Most of the men registered on the application are also older men looking for younger females. The travel partner is not paid in monetary terms but has to share the same room with the sponsor.
The registration is free and females enjoy a privilege to make free calls to members on the site. Male users need to take a premium membership to call the Miss Travellers! Users need to be above the age of 18 and have to provide their photos and other details before looking for a trip. The users have a choice to travel to the partner's location, head to their profile location or ask the partner to come to your location. Payment wise there are options "I'll pay for you", "Pay for me" and "50/50."
Free travel is a luxury that everyone would at some point like to receive but this application is running mating at a travel journey in the name of online dating. The site has been criticised as it has many married users. It is a very risky application being run in the bargain of exploring the world.
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