Graduate who travels the world by dating rich man insists she is a ‘luxury traveller’
Feisty Natalie Wood's "dates" have spent more than £60,000 on her but she is "looking for a husband"
SUPERYACHTS, shopping sprees and swanky villas — single Natalie Wood has a taste for the high life.
And thanks to the super-rich suitors she meets online, she never has to pick up the bill.
University graduate Natalie reckons her "dates" have spent more than £60,000 taking her on luxury holidays and lavishing her with flashy gifts.
But the 30-year-old beautician insists she is no gold digger.
She said: "I am honest about what I am looking for, I am single and enjoy meeting new people and being spoilt.
"I love to tick off different countries, I enjoy luxury cars, yachts and hot weather, and the trips I am going on are only getting better."
Feisty Natalie, from Canterbury, Kent, got a taste for the five star lifestyle after signing up to dating site MissTravel.com in 2014.
She has since been on 80 different dates and to countries including Australia, the United Arab Emirates, the US, the Maldives, and the Czech Republic.
She joined the controversial matchmaking service, which pairs up travel-mad singletons, in order to find "men who have the same passion as I do".
Sex is not part of the deal but Natalie admitted she "doesn't rule it out", saying: "I always make sure I am attracted to them first.
"The connection has to come naturally. There's no pressure to have a sexual relationship."
She claims she is looking for a husband on the site and on a quest for matrimony has been with men from all over the world.
Natalie explained: "Most of men, who are usually a little older than I am, are successful businessmen tired of travelling alone and who have enough funds to be to share their trip with me."
Critics of Miss Travel — which has more than 600,000 members — allege that there is a seedier side to its matchmaking.
New York's Daily News ran headline: "Is Miss Travel website front for prostitution?" citing a critic who claimed it is a "giant window for dishonesty and coercion".
Miss Travel, which has a warning for escorts to stay away from the site, vehemently denies the claim.
Others have raised concerns the safety of meeting a stranger alone in a foreign land.
Natalie insisted she was always careful, saying: "I always put safety first. I insist on Skyping always ask to see their ID before arrange to meet.
"But every guy I have met been a true gentleman." "
Miss Travel was founded by Brandon Wade, who calls himself an "online dating entrepreneur".
The millionaire American runs another controversial site, Seeking Arrangement, which lets "sugar daddies" and "sugar mummies" shower young people with cash, clothes and holidays in exchange for their company.
However, being whisked around the world for free comes with its price.
Natalie revealed: "People sometimes call me a gold digger but I prefer to be called a luxury traveller. They're just jealous of my adventures.
"I like the finer things in life and this lifestyle allows me to have a them."
Earlier this month Natalie travelled to Kuwait to meet an international accountant who had invited her to his home country.
She added: "His friend had a yacht with jet skis and we partied in luxurious villas all week.
"I didn't spend a penny while I was there, he paid for everything and also gave me money to go shopping for designer clothes.
"Our relationship was purely platonic. I stayed in one of his apartments and he had his own.
"I am planning on seeing him later on in the year in Canada, which of course will all be paid for."
The incredible trip was one of many firsts for Natalie, who has been to places she never dreamed of being able to visit.
She said: "Dubai was another highlight. For the first half of my rip I stayed in a luxury hotel and or the second part I stayed in the guy's villa.
"I also flew to Perth in Australia o meet a different guy who owned private planes. He had a huge collection and I was able to ride in one.
"I have had so many amazing experiences. Being able to travel so freely has changed my life.
"It is hard to put a figure on it but men have spent tens of thousands on my flights and accommodation. It would total in excess of £60,000 but I don't keep track of it."
And Natalie doesn't just get treated to freebie holidays. Like her Kuwaiti date, many of the men lavish her with expensive gifts.
She said: "Of course I don't refuse when they offer to treat me to designer clothes. My favourites are Louboutin and Louis Vuitton.
"I can't praise Miss Travel enough, I would never have been able to go to all of these extraordinary places without the men I meet through the site, the possibilities are endless."
Natalie is currently in Miami and, for once, bought her own plane ticket as she had dates arranged with more than one man while there. She got a one-way ticket and is going to the Bahamas from Miami to meet up with more men who will be able to further her travels.
Natalie said: "I flew to Miami to meet a guy who is a very successful surgeon. We have had so much fun.
"We explored the city in a red convertible Mustang and even went to a nudist beach, which was a new experience for me.
"He had to fly to London for business so I arranged to meet another guy who works in construction.
"I am flying to the Bahamas next week. I am always so eager to visit new places and never want my adventures to end."
Her travels have inspired Natalie to dream big and the former Harrods spa therapist, who studied holistic therapies at Christ Church University in her home town, plans to open her own business.
She said: "My dream would be to open my own spa. I have taken inspiration from the countries I have visited and have so many ideas I'd love to put into practice."
But Natalie will not let her business ambitions get in the way of finding love, saying: "I would love to marry an international businessman but until I do, I will carry on using Miss Travel."
If she can bag herself a suitably rich spouse, then every day will be a holiday for Natalie.