Chinese Demand for U.S. Tourist Visas ‘Nowhere Near’ Pre-Pandemic Levels
Photo Caption: Julie Stufft, deputy assistant secretary for visa services, and Alex Lasry, deputy assistant secretary for travel and tourism at the International Trade Administration, at IPW in Los Angeles. Dawit Habtemariam
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It's not a good sign for the U.S. if Chinese tourists — the destination's biggest spending market in 2019 — aren't interested in visas.
Chinese tourists aren’t rushing to get a U.S. visitor visa like they did before the pandemic, according to a State Department official speaking Saturday at IPW, a travel trade conference focused on international inbound travel.
“We've already seen a t
