The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Deserted islands, bunkers, private jets: how do the super rich react to the coronavirus?

2020-03-25T12:00:28.756Z


Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, requests for information for purchases of private islands have jumped by more than 30%.


The great fortunes do not escape the dilemma posed by confinement in more and more countries of the world: staying at home, or making ends meet. Tempted like many to move away from densely populated areas, they find in their abundant resources effective remedies to put maximum distance between them and the coronavirus.

Read also: Cruises: a private island, but for what?

In the United States, luxury rentals experienced exceptional excitement for the season last week in the Hamptons and Cape Cod, two of the most upscale resort areas of the New York elite. Destinations easy to reach in a few hours by car. But others, whimsical and wealthy, do not hesitate to turn to more extravagant destinations.

" For the past ten days, I have noticed a 30% increase in inquiries for the purchase of private islands, " Chris Figrol, CEO of Private Islands Inc., the only real estate agency exclusively dedicated to purchase of islands

This article is for subscribers only. You still have 81% to discover.

Subscribe: € 1 for 2 months

cancellable at any time

Enter your email

Already subscribed? Log in

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2020-03-25

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.