Going places: Jane Sun, CEO of trip.com Group

WHEN mass travel resumes, a Kenyan safari is what Jane Sun would love to be on. "My favourite has always been African safaris; I'd love to go to Africa to visit the animals," muses the chief executive of Chinese online travel giant Trip.com Group.

Speaking to The Business Times over a video call from Shanghai, Ms Sun acknowledges that these are tough times, as pandemic travel restrictions depress the industry. But she emphasises that even as travel is down, it is not completely out.

"Although this is a challenging time, my belief is that if you work very hard and look for opportunities, you will be able to find and create a lot of opportunities. So when the industry fully recovers, you emerge much stronger," she says.