- Anna Punke-Dresen and her family were staying at the Spier Hotel and Wine Farm in South Africa when the country went on lockdown in March in response to COVID-19.
- The German family's return flights were suddenly canceled and they found themselves stuck, with no idea how or when they could return home.
- The wine farm's hotel manager decided to stop charging the stranded families, and set social distancing rules in place to protect the hotel staff and remaining guests.
- Despite the plunge in business, the wine farm is also still paying all of its employees, both part and full-time, whether or not they're working.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Spier Wine Farm was going to be the cherry on top of Anna Punke-Dresen's family trip to South Africa. This luxe wine-farm hotel (one of the oldest in South Africa) was the final stop before she, her husband, and their four-year-old son Oskar ended their dream trip and flew back home to Germany. Like most things during March 2020, that simple trip quickly became chaotic.
Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please email covidtips@businessinsider.com and tell us your story.
Get the latest coronavirus business & economic impact analysis from Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is affecting industries.