NEWS
The latest developments in business and travel
Lockdown Leader: Valentina de Santis
CEO and owner of Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Valentina de Santis has donated the budget of this year’s anniversary gala to hospitals struggling to cope
Lockdown Leader: Molton Brown
Molton Brown are sending 3,000 bottles of Hand Lotion to hospitals across England and Wales.
Lockdown Leader: Chiva-Som
Chiva Som, pioneer in transformative wellness practices, has launched the Chiva-Som Online Wellness Services.
Lockdown Leader: Barbour
UK fashion house Barbour is producing 23,000 protective gowns for frontline medical workers battling Covid-19.
Lockdown Leader: Knight Bus
Harry Potter tour buses are being repurposed as free transport for key NHS workers.
Lockdown Leader: Captain Tom Moore
A 99-year-old army veteran has raised millions for the NHS by performing a 100-lap marathon of his garden
Lockdown Leader: Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton is known for its luxury bags, shoes, watches and clothing, among other items. Now it’s turning its hand to something even more priceless.
Lockdown Leader: Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown’s acclaimed and much-loved Luxury Spa Edit site has been handpicking and showcasing the best and most fabulous luxury spas, clinics and wellness retreats around the world for years now.
Lockdown Leader: Made.com
Made.com who have been bringing some much needed hygge to exhausted health workers too busy to get back to their own beds
Lockdown Leader: Milk Makeup
Milk Makeup is donating every dollar it makes today to the NYC COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund.
Lockdown Leader: David Richards
WANdisco co-founder and CEO David Richards has announced that his tech company is granting free access to its software, to help scientists find a vaccine or cure for COVID-19.
Lockdown Leader: LIVE Nation
Live Nation have launched a $10 million “Crew Nation” fund to support tour workers left unemployed by the cancellation or rescheduling of live gigs amid the pandemic shutdown.
Lockdown Leader: Manic Street Preachers
Now here’s what we call a design for life: the Manic Street Preachers are to play two special concerts in December to help the NHS – because your love alone is not enough.
Lockdown Leader: EDF & BOOTS
UK energy company EDF has teamed up with Boots the chemist to deliver medicines to the vulnerable.
Lockdown Leader: Burberry
The check may be Burberry’s most iconic design, flaunted by everyone from Beyoncé to Madonna and Kate Moss. And now the fashion house has produced its most desired line yet – but you won’t see it on the catwalk.
Lockdown Leader: Ron Dennis
Ron Dennis, the former Mclaren CEO, has raced to the NHS’s rescue, with a donation of £1m for thousands of frontline workers
Lockdown Leader: Dolly Parton
There’s nothing like a crisis – the biggest, in fact, since the Second World War – to bring out the best (and worst) in humanity.
Lockdown Leader: Claridges
Claridges is one of the world’s great hotels. There is one thing that separates a very good hotel from a great hotel and this is it.
Lockdown Leader: Hotel Chais Monnet
Hôtel Chais Monnet today prepared and delivered 365 freshly cooked meals to the town’s central hospital. This is the first of the hotel’s multiple planned meal deliveries during the pandemic
Lockdown Leader: Aldi and Tesco
Both Aldi and Tesco are offering bonuses to staff for all their hard work during the coronavirus pandemic