As the world deals with varying states of lockdown, one thing that’s taken a universal hit is international travel. IKEA is packaging vacations in a box, representing places around the world to give those in lockdown a different kind of holiday, and offering a creative remedy to coronavirus blues.

China Airlines has organised a flight experience out of Songshan Airport for Taiwanese residents – but it never leaves the tarmac. With travel restrictions in place around APAC, brands are pivoting their offering to jumpstart local tourism as international travelling remains on hold.

The global tourism industry was brought to its knees as COVID-19 restrictions saw jet-setters cancel flights en masse. As the world emerges from lockdown, it’s hoped that HNWIs will play a key role in reviving the sector – but how has the pandemic changed their vacation preferences?

Grocery stores have seen business boom as Americans have sought out shelf-stable foods to prepare for life under lockdown. What does this mass uptake of non-perishables reveal about the ways people are eating during the crisis? And will their taste for these products last post-COVID-19?