As a provider, I would never go on a trip without compensation....well, EXCEPT to the French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon, or the US Open for me. :-)
But in general, going on a trip with a client will cost us money, too....pet sitting expense, childcare, missing potential income, etc, etc. To be honest, if we want to go on vacation, we make enough money to pay for it ourselves, pick our own destination, go with our SO, bf, friend, family or whoever we are more comfortable with, completely relax and take some time off from our 'work'.
Originally Posted by samantha thom
I'll be in London for Wimbledon next year. Will you be my date?
Honestly, you have to consider who you're asking. A lot of people will go, but will they fit the occasion? You'd have to know that lady's character in order to take her anywhere, compensated or uncompensated. For me, that would mean someone with whom you've built a rapport.
Personally, I would not go uncompensated. Any good friend of mine who thinks that much of me to ask me to go on a trip of that magnitude wouldn't ask me to go uncompensated.