Man visits Lanzarote 69 times, saves £50,000

I stumbled across this news item this morning. Is this man Lanzarote's most frequent visitor?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/08/14/businessman-eric-willson-takes-69-holidays-to-lanzarote-in-20-years-115875-22486516/

The point about him buying his own holiday home--rather than renting accommodation every time--caught my eye: he reckons he's spent £50,000 on his 69 trips. Any decent apartment would have cost at least double this.

So, someone who visits three times a year, every year saves himself £50,000 by not buying his own place.

There's not too many estate agents around who would explain this side of things.