On several occasions I've had girls saying they would be  happy to fly out and meet me.  So today, this hot chick from Idaho (yeah, I know lol) said she won some AZ beauty contest and would be coming out on her own in Oct.  I offered to fly her out and a hotel but with 500 allowance for the long weekend.  
So the scam potential is she never meets and just trolls SA... which I could probably block with SA admin.  If no BCD the first day could probably cancel the hotel.
Otherwise, this is new territory for me...am I missing anything?

It just seems like too much of a risk for me. You don't really know this babe or how you'll get along so no chance for M&G. What's the goal here? It seems like basically an extended escort deal.
If you really think this chick is extraordinary go and meet on her turf (you might drive a couple hours from her town). And it it's a flop you can go fly-fishing or something.

Hey Pole, I'm not understanding wny you agreed to fly her out if she said she was flying there on her own. Perhaps to increase the likelihood she'd feel obligated to see you when she arrives?

Here is my experience with flying a girl to meet me somewhere. I always make it clear that I'll cover her airfare, plus allowance, in person with cash and nothing up front. This has worked three times.

* First was a 24yo Asian engineer chick from the Midwest who always wanted to see DC. We had never met and she was an inexperienced SB. She probably figured the worst that could happen was she had to pay for a trip she always wanted to make anyway. We met at the airport. Two nights in my hotel room and she spent the daytime hours sightseeing.

* Second was a 26yo Southern AA chick who had never been to LA. Semi-employed in theatre and entrepreneurial ventures. We had met before and she wanted me to fly her to LA when I was there. Worked out great. She got herself to my hotel. Two nights together, and she went sightseeing during the day (and did her damnedest to distract me from my work).

* Third was an 18yo, inexperienced, white chick in a small western city. Technically she did not fly to me in the large western city I was in, but she readily agreed to Uber a long distance to me with one intermediate stop, so it was similar to flying her to me because of the total distance. We had never met and she was very excited. A very sheltered girl who had never been far from her small city. Like the others, it was two nights of fucking and sucking with her entertaining herself during the day.

I've probably offered the same deal (travel reimbursement after arrival) to another five girls who declined for various and obvious reasons. But declining to pay upfront limited my exposure to ripoffs.

Most SA girls probably lack the means or desire to fly themselves to me on the promise of reimbursement. But the ones who do, really want to see me.

I travel a lot and almost have my pick of big cities in which to meet girls or fly them to. If I lived in a small town and traveled little, the calculus would be different.

Bottom line: It can work to fly a girl to you if all you offer is reimbursement, in cash, when she actually lands and presents herself to you. (Plus allowance.) It just takes the right girl and the right circumstances.

First rule of the Sugar Bowl:  Never pay anything in advance.
Second rule of the Sugar Bowl: See rule #1.

 
Any money you send her, or spend on her in anticipation of her showing up, will be lost funds. You have no assurances she will take the flight. If she does take the flight, you have no assurances she will stay at the hotel. If she does stay at  the hotel, you have no assurances she will show up for a M&G, let alone "remember" who you are.  

 
Instead, do the same thing you would if she lived locally and you are meeting at a local Starbucks. She's responsible for getting there, and once you sit down for a latte or ice tea, you can decide if you want to invest your time and money in an arrangement. But she takes the risk, not you. And if she really is coming to town on her own funds, she's not really risking anything.  

 
I don't care how hot she is, there are other POT SB's who are just as hot, or hotter. Plus I'll be somewhat controversial: In my experience there is a generally inverse correlation between hotness and BCD skills/enthusiasm.  Meaning you may get a better experience under the sheets with a 7 or 8 then with a 9 or 10.  

 
Finally, I caution against getting fixated on ONE POT that you must have. It may seem like if you just offered a bit more cash, or agreed to do something else for her you can bag this ultra-hottie.  And you just don't want to let her  get away.  But if you do the math - and I have because that's how I roll - you will see that there are between 2,000 and 5,000 women turning 18 every month in every state.  If only 10% of them go on Seeking, you have a renewable supply of POT's all the time.  Think of this as a game of "lowest hanging fruit," not bagging the grand trophy SB.  

 
Life is good

 
The Cat

I follow this board but I am not personally experienced in the sugar bowl world. However, when I read Herb's post,

it seemed to me that that works both ways. From reading this board, it seems that a lot of girls (or maybe not even girls) who post as SBs on SA are also looking for the "lowest hanging fruit." That is, the "lowest hanging fruit" being the guys who are easily scammed into sending deposits or paying for M&Gs that never lead to BCD meetings.  
.
Follow the advice of the local experts. If you have been scammed in the past, bite the bullet ($), put it behind you, and move on.  

I offered to fly her in bc her planned visit is not for another month or so, and yes, it would give me first crack at her.

She doesn't have enough money to book both flights...and anyway I thought of booking two one-ways and cancelling the return if she refuses to meet up.  Same deal with the hotel room.  So, yes, I am out half the flight and a night's stay but I'm figuring she might be a little more apt to actually show up since I'll have her real name and know where she's staying.

Not to overthink all of the this, but could pick her up at the airport and make the trip to the hotel room part of the M&G.  

Well, haven't heard back from her today so this all might be a hypothetical exercise.

How do you know?

Seems hard to know if you’ve never BCDed her before.  
At least in the regular hobbling, one can have some confidence in  known superstar provider. (Even so, they flake too!)

Seems so much local talent. Unless you’re just filthy rich. In which case you wouldn’t even bother asking.