PHOTO: WAIHEKE UNLIMITED Waiheke Island is seen as “a safe haven” for those fleeing coronavirus epicentres according to a local property manager.
A luxury accommodation agent on Waiheke Island is receiving increased interest from people willing to pay thousands of dollars per night to escape from Asia’s coronavirus hotspots.
While some businesses are struggling to keep afloat due to the Covid-19 outbreak and plunging tourism figures, holiday home rental agency Waiheke Unlimited has experienced the opposite.
Managing director Ed Coutts said it had received about “half a dozen or more” enquiries from people living in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand who are keen to escape strict health authorities and isolation rules.
Many of those enquiries were from people who had stayed at properties advertised by Coutts before.
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