Seem that I'm just not finding the information about what happens to Montreal's sex scene when 500,000 tourists descent our your beautiful city. Do prices double or triple?
No, agencies and indies do not change their prices during the GP or any other event. And it's not 500K tourists who attend the GP.
More than half of the 90K race fans live within the greater MTL area or live within an easy drive of the city (Ottawa or nearby Quebec cities). There are probably about 25K race fans who fly or drive in to MTL from the U.S., Europe and the rest of the world. Some of them are women or men with families. Some are men mainly interested in the race and who have no interest in seeing an escort and may not even be aware that Montreal has a thriving sex industry. The actual number of horny men coming to the GP who are potential clients of sex workers is only slightly larger than the number who come to Montreal for other major events such as a big conference or festival.
Seem that I'm just not finding the information about what happens to Montreal's sex scene when 500,000 tourists descent our your beautiful city... Do some clubs or providers--you probably know which--seek ways to rip-off the tourists?
No, not the providers, massage parlors and strip clubs reviewed here. You can easily get scammed or ripped off anytime in Montreal, but that will happen only if you patronize girls who advertise only on free websites like BP.
Do agencies shut down or only see regulars?
No, agencies operate normally. Some girls may prefer not to work during the GP week while other girls see an opportunity to be busy and make extra money.
There are lots of myths about what happens with the sex industry during the GP. Most of the myths, especially those about "sex trafficking" are spread by anti-prostitution organizations and individuals. They take advantage of the attention focused on Montreal during the race to spread their propaganda.
Some members of MERB also spread misleading information about how the sex business works during the GP weekend. In fact, based on my own experience attending quite a few GP weekends, I know that the business operates pretty much as it always does during a busy time. There is a small increase in demand for escorts (not nearly as big as many people assume), but there is also probably an increase in supply (and the increase comes from girls already working as escorts and not from "trafficked" girls).
The one thing that does impact the sex business during the GP weekend is an increase in traffic jams, especially at night There are closings of certain streets (Crescent, part of Maisonneuve, Peel), a general increase of people cruising around in their cars and lots of events going on. The downtown becomes very crowded with cars and people, which slows down the flow of traffic throughout downtown. The effect on the escort industry is to make it harder for drivers and escorts to move around the city and make it to encounters at the scheduled time.
My advice to clients during the GP weekend would be:
1. Consider using incalls to avoid the problem of traffic delaying your girl.
2. Don't be set on seeing any particular girl. She may not be working or she may be booked.
3. Don't wait until the last minute to make your plans. Make a plan early for later in the day.
4. Be flexible about agencies and girls. You may have to try an agency or girl you haven't used before. Don't count on booking the most popular girl in the most popular agency. Don't be afraid to try an unreviewed girl, esp. if she works for a good agency and her description matches your preferences. There are lots of great, undiscovered girls out there who are still flying under the radar.
5. Consider booking an indy girl in advance. You can lock in an indy for a certain day and time more easily than you can with an agency girl.
7. Always have a back up plan.
