'I Don't Pay for Anything' - See the Woman Who Travels the World for Free by Doing this With Men She Meets Online

 

She's enjoyed a lavish break in Cannes, partied the night away in exclusive Las Vegas clubs and soaked up the culture in Madrid.

 

But Maria, 24, hasn’t had to part with a penny – instead she negotiates with wealthy, older men she meets on the internet to fund all of her swanky five-star holidays.

 

The Russian-native moved to London to complete her university studies, but has now seen more of Europe than she ever imagined thanks to Miss Travel, a dating website with a difference.

 

Launched in 2012, it matches young, attractive women with rich but lonely men who are willing to jet them off on dates to exotic places.

 

A cheeky Nandos and a trip to the cinema, this first date is not.

 

Maria decided to give the unconventional dating method a go after spotting the website online.

 

“I love to travel and I travel frequently so mingling with like-minded guys is great,” she told The Sun Online.

 

 

Maria created an online profile – where she describes herself as “worldly, young and happy” – and waited for admirers to get in touch.

 

Within a few months of joining, the university graduate had been whisked off to France for a week with a Belgium bank manager who was in his 30s.

“I prefer it when men get in touch with me,” she said. “If he is courteous I continue chatting to him and eventually a trip follows.”

 

Maria has since racked up thousands of air miles and jetted off on adventures to Las Vegas with an American lawyer, as well as Paris, Madrid and Cyprus.

 

“It may come as a surprise but a lot of the guys are young, in their 20s and 30s,” she said. “Men in their 40s tend to travel more for work. My age limit is between 25 and 45.

 

 

 

Maria chats to the men online for about a month, but doesn’t meet them until she arrives at the destination.

 

“They all live in different countries,” she said. “I make sure I feel comfortable with them before considering the trip.

 

Her safety is paramount. “I don’t accept an invitation if I have safety concerns,” she said.

 

 

Maria and her date usually stay in four or five star hotels, and she estimates the trips cost upwards of £1,500.

 

“It won’t be less than £1,500 because of the hotel, flights, going out etc,” she said. “The man might also buy me a designer bag, which will be another £1,500. He will also pay for spa treatments and a hairdresser while I’m away with him. I don’t pay for anything.”

 

Maria has confessed to sharing a bedroom with her dates but has remained coy on whether they get intimate saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”

 

Maria’s friends know she travels with strangers, but her family think she’s flying solo.

 

 

 

She has shunned claims she is a gold digger and says men get a lot out of this set-up, too.

 

“A girl can travel alone, it’s easy – but men? If they are alone they don’t get into the good clubs,” she said. “They are absolutely nothing without the chick, trust me.

 

Maria insists she’s not looking for love at the moment but has more trips planned in the future.

 

“Love maybe, it can happen,” she said. “It’s the experience of sharing something new with someone.

 

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Via The Sun UK