Sydney - A Sydney brothel is offering discounts to the 125,000 foreign visitors in Sydney to meet Pope Benedict XVI at next week's World Youth Day (WYD) celebrations, news reports said Friday.

Xclusive Gentlemen's Club, handily located near the racecourse where a mass with the pope will close WYD a week on Sunday, said it was not specifically targeting pilgrims but was keen for their custom all the same.

"We've already seen an increase in business because of the workers and visitors who are here to see the pope," an Xclusive spokesman told Australia's AAP news agency. "We had already anticipated the increase in demand and put on extra workers in anticipation."

Xclusive is offering a 10-per-cent discount to those with accreditation that proves they are official WYD visitors. (dpa)