Touring, FMTY and long-distance bookings

Travel changes the risk calculation. Fixed dates, prepaid costs and unfamiliar cities mean screening has to happen before you leave, not after you arrive. These guides cover touring, FMTY and long-distance bookings specifically.

Key facts

• Tour costs are committed in advance, so each no-show is a direct financial loss.
• Local reference networks rarely transfer to a city you do not work in.
• Live verification is the one check that does not weaken over distance.
• Travel and accommodation for FMTY should be booked in your own name, prepaid.

Guides in this section

• How to screen clients when touring — Touring compresses screening into a few days in an unfamiliar city. How to pre-screen before you arrive, batch verification, and protect a tour schedule from no-shows.
• Tour safety: screening and planning before you travel — Safety planning for a working tour: choosing a base, check-in routines, local research, money and phone handling, and what to arrange before you leave home.
• FMTY safety: verifying a client before you fly — Fly-me-to-you bookings concentrate all the risk on one person. How to verify an FMTY client, structure deposits and travel, and what should never be negotiable.
• How to verify a long-distance client before accepting a booking — Distance removes your usual context and reference network. Practical verification for clients in another city or country, and how to sequence commitments safely.