The corona pandemic is dominating headlines around the world. A lot has been written about the consequences of the seemingly endless lockdown.
The fate of small businesses that have to remain closed, such as the Italian restaurant around the corner, the cinema or the trendy bar, is often discussed. One industry remains completely unmentioned and its consequences of the lockdown remain obscure.
But even if the media doesn't report it, the escort industry is suffering greatly from the consequences of the lockdown. Due to the contact restrictions, an escort service is completely forbidden in many places.
This presents the industry with problems that threaten its existence. Many agencies are therefore fighting for their existence and are finding it difficult to stay afloat.
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The government measures hit escort women and men even harder. Many have built a foothold through the escort service and earn their living through it.
Others use the income to pay for their studies, for example. If the income from the escort service collapses due to Corona, many of the participating women and men will face major and almost insoluble financial problems.
Of course, anyone who has earned their undergraduate degree through this service cannot simply drop out. When the rent comes due and an additional payment for the utility bill comes into play, existential fears are inevitable. Escort women and men are also largely cut off from state aid.
It's easy to apply for a bridging loan or a state compensation payment for the pub around the corner - but an escort woman or man is literally left out in the cold.
The lockdown also means a change and sacrifice for customers. In order not to succumb to Corona fever, escort customers can use the relevant internet portals, such as an escort agency in Zurich , to research the extent to which an escort service is currently still possible in the respective region or when the situation is expected to ease can be.
Those interested should therefore not hang their heads during this lonely time and should find out now what solutions are currently possible and when the next date can be expected. Because anticipation is still the best joy.
That's a good point and sadly almost certainly true...
To be honest, I didn't expect that the media would show us how difficult the situation escort services were in at that time. I am sure that such companies have not received any help from the state. But you would have to rely on yourself
Absolutely agree Joachim with what you wrote in this post. It was a similar case with Jessicas Escort in Basel. As far as business goes, this agency was doing incredibly well and suddenly overnight everything stopped. Honestly, I still don't know how you survived all this time. Two years after the pandemic, this agency is once again one of the best in the city of Basel