Different base cities result in very different leisure property destinations. Some world city residents travel much further than others to reach their luxury leisure location, which varies from the countryside to the beach.

• Wealthy Muscovites favour a leisure property close to the city and just a short drive away. This allows a quick escape from the congestion of central Moscow.

• Londoners and New Yorkers have been splitting their time between the city and their country estates for centuries. As a result, the stately homes of the Home Counties and the country estates of the Hamptons are well established and within a short distance of the cities.

• The leisure destinations of the Asian Pacific cities of Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai are comparatively more distant.
Residents of these cities take advantage of the luxurious beach resorts emerging in the region. Singapore and Hong Kong are limited in size and this means residents naturally have to look beyond their borders.

• China lacks exclusive, well established nearby resorts. As a result, wealthy residents will travel considerable distances for a weekend retreat. Bali and Phuket are particular favourites.

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Taken from
Insights: World Cities Review Autumn 2012