On the radio this morning??

[thehighwayman]

The escort trade is bound to be affected by the recession like everything else at the moment. With people having less money to splash around and with an uncertain future. Escorting is something that will suffer as it's a luxury people can't afford anymore on a regular basis.

[anitasizzle]

Don't have an answer to you Silo, but depending on the duration and severity of the recession, I can make a few guesses.

1. Increase in the number of limited special offers and all-inclusive pricing.
(We are seeing some of this already, though special offers usually mean a reduction is service level and shorter times.)

2. Touring escorts no longer traveling to Ireland as business drops off.

3. If resident escorts don't experience increased business as a result of point 2., they will either leave also or reduce prices.

4. Depending on how bad the recession is in other countries, we may see a new wave of escorts coming here from eastern and southern Europe and then we may see a real drop in prices.

For example in Romania, the normal hourly rate is about 100 Euro. In Portugal, escorting/prostitution works differently then here. The girls work in bars and the emphasis is purely on sex, no gfe etc. In general the fee is 50 Euro, of which 20 Euro goes to the house and the session finishes when the clients cums or after about 20 minutes, if he fails to come. So if a girl manages 3 clients in an hour, she pockets 90 Euro.

The escort business in Romania and probably to a lesser extent in Portugal is heavily dependant upon foreign businessmen and tourists. A serious reduction in business travel and tourism could mean, that if girls want to stay in this business, they have to go to where the clients are i.e. relocate or do more foreign travelling. Escorts always justify Irish rates because of the higher cost of living here, but with more and more empty apartments and hotel vacancies, expect some reductions in these overheads over the following months or years.

As I already said, there is no way of knowing where rates will end up, but prudent consumer behaviour and shopping around should help in pushing them in the right direction (from a punter viewpoint).

Why are people worried about PROSTITUTES' drop in businessENVY/

[roryman]

Why are people worried about PROSTITUTES' drop in businessENVY/

2 reasons, my little goggle eyed temptress

1/ Cos they are hoping you will all drop your prices

2/ They are afraid that all the good ones (like your goodself)
will pack up and leave, and they will be stuck with the toothless farmers grannies like in the bad old days!

There is a line of reason that goes - economy good = good escorts
economy bad = bad escorts

I tried googling you btw, but all i got was a cross between anita dobson and a sizzling bacon sarnie!

Peace, love and hot, hot sex!

[anitasizzle]

2 reasons, my little goggle eyed temptress

1/ Cos they are hoping you will all drop your prices

2/ They are afraid that all the good ones (like your goodself)
will pack up and leave, and they will be stuck with the toothless farmers grannies like in the bad old days!

There is a line of reason that goes - economy good = good escorts
economy bad = bad escorts

I tried googling you btw, but all i got was a cross between anita dobson and a sizzling bacon sarnie!

Peace, love and hot, hot sex!

They shouldn't worry, cuz some girls, like myself, understand an Irish male just wants a good SHAG, and are very happy to give it to him whatever the price. Fear not, you will alll be looked after

P.S. I will be offering quality credit crunch cootchi sometime in the game

[marcus4]

yes it was on 96 fm 9am to 12 noon neil dick head prendaville was on his high horse he said escort rates had droped as a result of recession he name an escort that had cut rates