A couple of fuckers recently ran a campaign on the London board along the lines of this thread. Lots of contributors talking up average prices and saying £150 was an average hourly figure.
All bollox of course.
Both Claretandblue and Yeboahsleftfoot were banned within a fortnight, C&B was a previously banned contributor and YLF was apparently working for a couple of agencies and planning a rival to UKP (good luck with that). Both had established profiles and a long list of reviews - and I will say honesty both had me fooled.
I'd say there is a pretty high likelihood that anyone talking up prices, like some of the contributors on this thread, is probably a tout or playing a vested interest.
Who appointed you as the arbiter of what the norm is? Rather than calling people touts or vested interests did it not ever cross your mind that there are regional and local variances in prices as well as differences depending on where the Girls are booked from?
When I punted London Thai agency girls regularly a few years back £150 per hour inclusive was the norm. As a business traveller I was prepared to pay that money for the convenience of using an agency. Me or other punters stating that is not some nefarious attempt in driving up prices.
I would regard that as pricey for an independent AW booked girl, nevertheless as noted by the OP there has been price inflation recently and it is worth discussing the causes.
The Romanian/Gypsy flood, Brexit causing a fall in the pound and increasing accommodation prices are all solid reasons for price inflation. Rather than bury your head in the sand and accuse other punters of acting in bad faith you could engage with the debate.