Perth Brothels Ready for Influx of US Sailors

My brother spent four years in the Navy and he told me when his ship went to Australia has favorite city was Perth.  Now I know why:

PERTH brothels are increasing staff to contend with the arrival of two US warships carrying more than 5400 sailors.

Nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington and guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens docked off Fremantle on Thursday.

Prevalent in groups of five or six on the streets of Perth on Friday, some sailors were asking locals: “Where do you go to party?”.

Business groups estimate the sailors’ arrival will boost the local economy to the tune of $5 million during the ships’ five-day stay.

The owner of Perth brothel Langtrees, Beverly Clarke, said she had put on five extra staff for the weekend, including two from the eastern states.

While there had already been a marginal increase in business, she expected numbers to increase markedly by Friday night.

“Two more (US) sailors just walked in,” she said while being interviewed on Friday afternoon.
“At the moment I’ve even got girls from the eastern states here to assist us.”

When a similar number of sailors appeared in Perth in 2002, Langtrees was overwhelmed with the demand and was forced to shut its doors.

Then brothel madam Mary-Anne Kenworthy said her staff and workers at other brothels had become exhausted and that she would rather stop business than offer customers an inferior service.  [Perth Now]