Estate Living Magazine Alfresco Living - Issue 36 December 2018 | Page 11

Le Boulevard
Le Boulevard
Ask any Durbanite and they’ll tell you that nothing beats
Durban as a place to call home – with its golden beaches,
warm Indian Ocean, subtropical climate and relatively
mild winters. But it’s not just the locals who think this –
according to the 20th Mercer Quality of Living report,
released earlier this year, Durban was ranked as South
Africa’s most liveable city. And a ‘most liveable city’
surely has much to offer both residents and visitors. Data
from Airbnb indicates that typical guest arrivals to Durban
number around 40,000, are from over 100 countries, and
that the typical income earned per host is R20,000 per
annum for an average of 13 nights booked. That might
not seem like much but it’s an average so you could up it
significantly with some clever online marketing, and it’s
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in addition to the days the property will be ‘rented’ by the
company.
Clearly not all rental properties are considered equal,
with ‘location, location, location’ being of paramount
importance. While leisure guests will primarily be
looking for proximity to the beach, local attractions and
shopping, business travellers are more interested in easy
access to the airport, high-speed internet, well-designed
work spaces, easy access to the city and the other
important business districts, and convenience. And the
new aerotropolis offers all these in spades. Aerotropolis
KZN, which centres around Dube Tradeport and King
Shaka International Airport, is set to become one of the
major trade and business hubs in sub-Saharan Africa.
With its development area extending from Gateway
and uMhlanga in the south to Ballito and Compensation
in the north, this region is bound to offer investors huge
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opportunities.
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