Long wait times for visa applications are keeping people in China from traveling internationally as much as they'd like to, Jane Sun, CEO of travel booking site Trip.com , told CNBC's Eunice Yoon.
For example, applications for a Schengen visa take two to six months, Sun said, "which is too long."
She claimed demand for international travel from China has "far exceeded" the 2019 level, before the pandemic.
Demand for domestic travel has exceeded the 2019 level by 60%, she said.
As of August, the U.S. only allowed 12 round-trip passenger flights a week from China to the U.S. That was slated to increase to 18 a week starting Sept. 1, and 24 a week starting Oct. 29.
Persons:
Long, Jane Sun, CNBC's Eunice Yoon, Sun
Organizations:
U.S
Locations:
China, U.S