We all know who Sir Richard Branson is – that very rich guy who does very crazy things, like sending passenger rockets into space, trying to fly a hot-air balloon around the world, or going windsurfing with models without … well, let’s just say very underdressed, and then inviting a Canadian politician to do the same. Crazy guy, right?
But there’s something else about Sir Richard; he is very rich, and he knows where and how to invest to make himself richer. He’s the head of Virgin and all its various branches. His most recent investment decision is actually anything but crazy and could provide a tip for some regular Americans and Canadians; he has decided to invest in linking Cancun to London with his Virgin Atlantic airlines.
Cancun and the Riviera Maya are not only Latin America’s most successful tourism destination, but they are also home to several very health real estate markets in Mexico beachfront for sale, such as Playa del Carmen real estate. Some buyers have been wondering where these markets will be going now that their big “boom†passed (during the middle of the last decade) and now that the U.S. housing crisis and the European debt crisis and all sorts of other crises have been slowing things down around the world.
Markets like Playa del Carmen are very closely linked to the area’s tourism. Decisions from large-scale investors can indicate where experts that these people (very rich people, like Richard Branson) contract feel is going to happen; let me tell you something – Richard Branson wouldn’t be putting his money into opening new flights to the Riviera Maya if he didn’t have good reason to believe that this region is going to keep getting more and more popular internationally. And as international tourism grows, there will be more services, more exposure for the real estate market and growing rental potential. All of these point to better lifestyle and good potential for higher values.
Richard Branson is expecting to bring 30,000 English travelers to Cancun annually by
2015. This is just one airline, from one crazy man (who’s also rich and knows how to invest), from one country.
Playa del Carmen and the Riviera Maya have great things to look forward to. Richard Branson is cashing in on it. You can too – and the best part is you don’t need to be a billionaire.
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