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Queenslanders Fix Economic Meltdown With More Sex

November 12, 2008 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments

The economic meltdown obviously has an effect on tourism, and the northern Queensland White Cockatoo Resort knows it. That’s why the nudist resort is turning to sex parties and swinger guests to boost its diminishing bookings, with March 2009 designated an anything goes, adults only month.

The White Cockatoo has seen its fair share of raunchy guest behavior but banned that kind of naughty stuff a few years ago when (among other incidents) a pair of nudists in their 50s complained about "a rowdy display of balcony sex before breakfast."

After "indirectly" advertising this month of hedonism, the resort is almost fully booked for March. And yes, the resort owner really said this when asked why he'd reversed the ban:

Tough economic times call for stiff measures.

Our italics. But none of this over breakfast, please.

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· Orgies Return to Hedonistic Nude Resort at Mossman [Courier Mail]
· Nude Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: redteam]

Affairs With Business Travelers Made Even Easier

November 3, 2008 at 4:00 PM | 1 Comment

On the internet, it's a given that any website with the word "encounters" in its name is either about casual sex or aliens--or both. So we were, uh, delighted to learn that there's a new way to meet lonely road warriors that doesn't involve skulking around the hotel bar.

Reports Gadling:

The new site, Travelencounters.com, allows users to create a profile in their home city and then calendar up to four business trips. Once calendared, the user's profile shows up in searches for the other cities, as well. According to the press release, "A member's private profile focuses on intimate topics such as health, grooming and their views on adult subjects." I have a sneaking suspicion that "adult subjects" is not a reference to opinions on how to diversify your 401(k).

For now, the site is giving away free memberships that last through 2009 to help build a database of horny business travelers.

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· First Dating Website for Business Travelers [Gadling]
· Traveling Encounters [Official Site]

[Photo of some potential good times: Traveling Encounters]

Lad Travel: Sex Competition Shuttered in Greece

July 14, 2008 at 2:50 PM | 0 Comments

Nine British women were arrested after taking part in what Reuters is calling an "oral sex competition" on the island of Zakynthos. We're not exactly sure what that kind of competition involves, though we certainly have some ideas.

Additionally, 12 men, six British and six Greek, were detained and charged with "encouraging obscene behavior." Those charges stem from the fact that the women were paid to take part in the competition. Police say organizers also planned to post a video of the event online. Obviously.

The town of Laganas, where the bust happened, is known for hosting the kind of crowd that would be into oral sex competitions. All of a sudden, beach sex sounds sort of tame.

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· Women Arrested in Sex Competition [Reuters]
· Sex Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: OllyW]

Nevada Trucker Brothel Fights Gas Hikes

June 30, 2008 at 4:00 PM | 0 Comments

Nevada is home to 28 legal brothels, and despite what you might think, most of them cater to truckers. The cat houses are located in rural areas and depend on business from horny long-haul drivers--and they're hurting thanks to the rising cost of gas.

Bobbi Davis of the Shady Lady Ranch told CNN:

Anything that has to do with discretionary income is down. Instead of spending $500 out here, [truckers] might only spend $300. I see it every time they raise gas prices.

In order to fight price hikes, Davis is offering discounted rates and gas card giveaways.

Brothels located near the casino meccas of Reno and Las Vegas say their business is up, but that hasn't stopped relentless self-promoter and Moonlite Bunny Ranch boss Dennis Hof from getting in on the recession discount publicity action. The Hof is launching a "Double Your Stimulus" special that gives customers who bring their government checks to the Bunny Ranch "twice the services for the same regular price."

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· Brothel's "Double Your Stimulus" Plan Fights Fuel Crisis [CNN]
· Nevada Brothel Offers Customers Relief... From Pesky Airline Fees [Jaunted]
· Sex coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Shady Lady Ranch]

SEA Field Trip: It's Called Bangkok for a Reason

June 24, 2008 at 9:46 AM | 0 Comments

Can't afford a European vacation this summer? Do what our contributor Claire Duffett did: Explore Southeast Asia instead.

We lied. More common than spicy street food and heavy foot traffic in Bangkok is the sight of a balding, middle-aged man with a pockmarked face, potbelly and ponytail striding alongside a beautiful young Thai woman.

Their arrangement is apparent and immediate. Rather than get horrified, saddened or disgusted (and at times, my boyfriend, who co-wrote this travelog, and I felt all of the above), you'll have to accept if not embrace Bangkok's most common trade in order to enjoy the city.

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Antarctica Travel: Horny Scientists Get Massive Condom Shipment

June 11, 2008 at 1:30 PM | 1 Comment

The scientists who will brave the brutal polar winter at McMurdo Station in Antarctica have one thing to brighten their days: 16,500 condoms. The massive shipment of prohylactics was one of the last things delivered to the research base before the four-month-long season when the entire continent gets no sunlight.

During winter, McMurdo is home to a skeleton crew of only 125 researchers and, naturally, there's loads of sexual tension between the staff during the endless evening. The manager of the station, Bill Henriksen, told reporters:

Since everybody knows everyone, it becomes a little bit uncomfortable.

The staff will have to use the condoms sparingly. The shipment amounts to just more than one condom per day for each scientist. The ones who aren't getting laid should be able to make a tidy profit selling their unused rations.

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· Antarctica Base Gets 16,500 Condoms before Darkness [Reuters]
· Antarctica Travel coverage [Jaunted]
· Sex coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: celebdu]

Non-Sex Travel: New York Has Herpes

June 10, 2008 at 3:30 PM | 3 Comments

The New York City Department of Health released a survey yesterday showing that one out of every four New Yorkers has genital herpes. We don't know if 26 percent is officially considered an epidemic, but it's obviously a serious situation. Maybe hipsters are responsible? The entire North section of Brooklyn has basically become a health hazard.

The data are especially scary since most people infected with herpes have no symptoms--and because genital herpes doubles the risks of spreading HIV. In other words, the city might be in even worse shape soon.

The DOH is encouraging people who are getting laid in New York to wear condoms and to avail themselved of the free testing services at one of New York's many STD clinics. Between this and the bedbugs in the parks, we'll probably just skip hanging out in NYC till October.

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· Sex coverage [Jaunted]
· New York Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Psywarrior.com]

Nevada Brothel Offers Customers Relief... From Pesky Airline Fees

May 28, 2008 at 4:00 PM | 3 Comments

The legendary Moonlite BunnyRanch brothel in Carson City, Nevada is offering customers a $15 "baggage rebate" in response to American Airlines' new fees. A press release posted on the brothel's website says:

The BunnyRanch will reimburse any customer $15 for their first bag at the brothel (upon receipt of baggage claim stub, we will credit your account).

We called up the BunnyRanch and spoke to their "sexy secretary" who told us that the offer isn't limited to clients who arrive the ranch via AA.

Dennis Hof, the BunnyRanch pimp and star of HBO's series "Cathouse," says he felt he had to act out against the injustice of excessive airline fees:

As long as the airlines keep sticking it to the consumer we feel obligated to help ... We're all about helping the little guy from the gougers in the air.

Hof's magnanimity makes sense: Prostitution is supposed to be a recession proof industry. Guess the rising cost of petroleum hasn't affected lubricant prices yet.

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· Airline Fees coverage [Jaunted]

Adventures of Link: Spitzer and Sex Tourism

March 10, 2008 at 5:20 PM | 3 Comments

So. Eliot Spitzer. Wow. The man himself hasn't admitted that he went on a sex vacation, but credible news reports place the New York governor at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on February 13. A federal affidavit says "Client 9" met with a high-class hooker that night in room 871; a source says that's Spitzer.

We don't really promote sex tourism, and we don't think it's cute when it's women doing it instead of men. But we can't ignore that it definitely happens.

Btw, prostitution is illegal pretty much everywhere in the US. But if you wanna go for a right-in-the-eyes-of-the-law experience, the rural parts of Nevada are where to, ahem, head. The two below are the closest to Vegas, and hence the priciest of your options.

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· Spitzer Is Linked to Prostitution Ring [NYT]
· Inside Wan Chai, Hong Kong's Red Light District [Gridskipper]
· Bai Ling Will Play a Prostitute in "Love Ranch" [Jaunted]
· Chicken Ranch Brothel [Official Site, obviously NSFW]
· Sheri's Ranch [Official Site, also NSFW]

Amsterdam Becoming Less Sexy?

December 17, 2007 at 3:50 PM | 0 Comments

Ah, Amsterdam, a city better known among college-age backpackers for its XXX district and marijuana cafes than its beautiful canals and Anne Frank legacy. But not for long, if Mayor Job Cohen has his way.

Cohen announced today that the city's year 2000 legalization of prostitution didn't have the intended effect of making sex workers any safer. It's time, he says, to try a new tack including permits for brothels, a higher minimum age for sex workers (21, from 18) and a crackdown on sex-trade businesses with Mafia ties.

Can this be a good idea? Will it lead to a precipitous drop-off in Amsterdam tourism, or will visitors simply avail themselves of what remains--a la the New York City of 2007? And will libertarian and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul comment on it?

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· Amsterdam to Clean Up Red Light District [Yahoo]
· Anne Frank's Tree Gets Reprieve [Jaunted]
· Amsterdam Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: goobertron]

Grandmas Take Sexy Holidays in Kenya

November 27, 2007 at 9:00 AM | 2 Comments

A word of warning: don't think about a middle-aged or elderly woman you know while you read this story. It'll put you off your lunch.

A bunch of middle-aged women have started a dubious new trend in Africa travel: Ladies in their 50s and 60s are heading to Kenya for a holiday and picking up handsome men in their 20s to have a good time in exchange for expensive gifts.

Locals don't like it, and try to discourage it--for example, if a woman wants to change her hotel room from a single to a double, some places will say no--but they estimate that as many as one in five single women visiting from richer countries are there for sex. In exchange they buy their companions new clothes, expensive sunglasses and a few nights in a hotel. This is sex tourism as we've never imagined it before--and it's disgusting.

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· Sex Tourists in Kenya [Reuters]
· Kenya Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Naddsy]

Airports in Europe: From Rabbit Plagues to Pole Dancers

June 18, 2007 at 9:29 AM | 0 Comments

We say it all started out with the rabbits at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, and now a similar species is playing havoc with plane schedules in Milan. Flights had to be canceled because too many hares were hopping around the runways, and they confuse the ground radar that's meant to prevent crashes.

But a completely different kind of bunny is causing problems at London's Gatwick Airport. A 100,000 square foot advertisement for a "risqué website" has been painted onto a field near the landing strips, and while people on the ground don't notice anything is amiss, passengers looking out the window see the naked silhouette of a pole dancer. Blame Google Maps. With all this action in airports across Europe, why would anybody want to take the train?

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· Bunnies and Airports [Jaunted]
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