This is an over simplification of what takes place. The Ladies who travel more than regionally are generally the higher end Ladies that command $$$ to $$$$$ an hour. They usually put out test ads on the Local boards to see if they can get enough pre-books to justify coming to your city. Also the reason they charge more is due to the referenced incurred travel expenses. A local Lady can do just fine in her Hometown with a reasonable rate and good service.
Another reason Ladies travel is they may have caused problems in their "home area" resulting in their having a bad reputation that puts off potential local clients. They figure if they disappear for a while. People will forget about them and they can return and pop up with a new name for a fresh start.
Another problem can be the rise of additional competition. This is especially true in the former manufacturing cities of the Northeast. Its not a shock that Criminal activity has gone up exponentially as Economic Depression has set in to those areas. It's unfortunately Econ 101 that Poverty & Crime go hand and hand.
And since Gambling was referenced in the subject line. The traveling Ladies have the reverse effect a local Casino does on Las Vegas & Atlantic City. Twenty Years ago if you wanted to Gamble in the USA you had to go to either Las Vegas or Atlantic City. Therefore a lot of Money and jobs went to those cities. Now the proliferation of local Casinos has diluted that income to the point where Casinos in those cities are being closed and development plans are being seriously reconsidered. The point being that instead of a hobbyist maybe seeing 2 or 3 local Ladies and splitting the hobby money between them. His entire budget may be going to seeing just the one high dollar traveling Lady.
Originally Posted by RochBob
Some very good points. I like to offer specials as incentives to prebook which covers my ass. It really works well. I'm very appreciative when it comes to prebooks and return Gents.