MissTravel.com - *Not* an Escort Service...

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MissTravel.com, where "Attractive" people who want to travel can find "Generous" people to travel with them.
I swear I am not making this up.  And, I'm fairly certain this isn't a joke.
From the How It Works section 

Membership Types

Attractive Traveler: If you are a beautiful person who wants to travel for free, just signup as a "Attractive Traveler". Attractive Travelers are adventurous and open minded people who loves to travel, but lacks the budget to do so. As such, you are looking to meet other Generous members who are willing to pay for you to travel, or gift you frequent flyer miles which may be redeemed for free flights on all major airlines. Remember, as a Attractive Traveler, you get to use our website 100% Free.
Generous Traveler: If you are a generous sponsor, signup as a "Generous Traveler". Generous Travelers are generous members who are seeking to travel with a beautiful companion, and who is willing to pay for all travel expenses. Generous Travelers can use our website for free. Pay only when you decide to communicate with any Attractive Traveler.
But wait!  Theres more!

Propose a Trip

Once you have found the person you are looking for, it is natural to propose a trip with them. Even if the member doesn't have your specific destination on their profile, it doesn't hurt to ask them! Plus, trip proposals are completely free, and a great way to initiate conversation once messaging is unlocked.
When creating your trip proposal you will need to choose from one of three trip types:
  1.  Travel with Me: Choose this option if you want to find someone to travel with you to a new destination.
  2.  Come to Me: Choose this option, if you wish for someone to travel to your home city.
  3.  Show Me Your Town: Choose this option, if you want to visit someone at his/her home city.
Remember, on MissTravel.com, if you end up traveling, the Generous traveling member is expected to pay all travel expenses for Attractive traveling members
So, theoretically, the "Generous" person could be in, say Chicago, and the "Attractive" person could also be in Chicago, and the Travel Expenses could be, oh, $300, right?

Then again, it does point out that "Escorts Are Not Allowed".  I guess they're just Travel Buddies then. 

Wonder how long this will last....

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