Outcall minimum

[Archbishop]

Do many providers have required minimum time durations for outcalls? I know many providers charge higher rates for outcalls since they have to travel, but I recently encountered a provider that had a 2 hour minimum for outcalls. If I travelled to him, we could have done a one hour. However, I was visiting a new city and not sure of the geography. I ultimately went with another provider for a one hour outcall. 

[big-n-tall]

This is really dependent on the individual provider. You have to remember this hobby is unregulated industry.

Some guys require a minimum amount of time... others don't. I won't say many do. During my time hiring (closing in on 15 years), only one guy has ever asked for a minimum of 2 hours of outcall time to meet. This was a guy I saw in Vegas some years back, who came to my hotel.

[Shawn Monroe]

Some do. I do, which is an hour.

 

I’ll also say that unless I’ve met before I have a maximum driving time which is 30-40 minutes. It doesn’t make sense to drive over an hour for an hour outcall. 

but as stated, in America, it’s dependent on the provider. 

[+ DrownedBoy]

As a client, I've seen this only when providers have to travel a significant distance to get to an outcall.

For instance, I've hired visiting clients where the "commute" can be about 40 minutes. In that case, they usually want more than an hour to make up for the travel time.

I'm generous with that, as long as providers are in the 300/500 range for 1/2 hour visits. If someone was charging 400 an hour and somehow I hired them for an outcall, I wouldn't be that generous.

[pubic_assistance]

Makes sense if the travel time is significant.

I wouldn't want to be paid for an hour if it took me two hours to get there and back.

You'd be spending three hours total and getting paid for one.

[+ Jamie21]

Min time is an hour, in call or out call. If the out call is a long distance or time to travel then I price it accordingly. I quite like doing out calls to hotels or the client’s place. Often they are more relaxed in that environment, so it helps.