Expo tickets ready for a rush tomorrow
Date:30/06/2009
Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, updates reporters on Expo 2010 ticket sales.
From tomorrow World Expo 2010 tickets will go on sale to the public internationally, the Expo organizer said.
About 3 million tickets to Shanghai World Expo have been sold since March 27, pretty well matching the target, Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, told a press conference yesterday.
The public will be able to buy tickets from tomorrow at more than 2,800 outlets of China's four major ticketing agents - China Mobile, China Telecom, China Post and the Bank of Communications - across the country. The agents have opened hotlines, Websites and outlets around the world.
A standard single-day ticket costs 140 yuan (US$20.53), and a peak-day ticket costs 180 yuan until September 31, the end of the second sales phase.
People outside the mainland can buy tickets from nine agencies around the world, including United States-based Ticketmaster and Peregrine Travel Group, and Tianbao Travel Ltd in Canada.
The peak-day tickets will cover access to the Expo site during the May Day (May 1-3) and National Day (October 1-7) holidays in 2010 as well as the last week of Expo (October 25 to 31). The organizer expects these 17 days to attract the most visitors.
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Check for fakes
1. Fibers in red, blue and green can be seen under ultraviolet light on genuine tickets.
2. The colors on the edges will alternate between bronze and green when a genuine card is turned over.
3. EXPO 2010 can be seen under magnification.
4. The colors on the bottom edges will alternate between red and green when the cards are turned.
5. The surface of the bottom edges of genuine Expo tickets has a unique texture.
6. In bright sunshine colored spots appear on the back.
7. A green Shanghai Expo mascot Haibao can be seen on the back of genuine tickets under ultraviolet light.
8. Some circles on the cards show up under sunlight.
9. Each ticket has a code with both numbers and letters on the bottom edge.
The 13 official ticket agencies:
China Mobile 12580 www.sh.chinamobile.com
China Telecom 118114/114 www.118114.cn
China Post 11185 www.chinapost.com.cn
Bank of Communications 95559/4008009888 www.95559.com.cn
China Travel Service Hong Kong 00852-2998-7010 www.ctshk.com
China Travel Service Taiwan 00886-1-408-369-6868 www.chinatravel.com.tw
China Travel Service Macau 00853-87998110 www.cts.com.mo
New Sintra Tours (Macau) 00853-28355700 www.newsintra.com.mo
JTB Corp (Japan) 0081-3-3984-8567 Site not available
China Travel Service Australia 0061-1300764224 www.chinatravel.com.au
Ticketmaster (US) 001-888-303-2121 www.ticketmaster.com
Peregrine Travel Group (US) 001-408-369-6868 www.worldexpochina.net
Tianbao Travel Ltd (Canada) 001-866-840-990-001 www.expoticket.ca
Editor: Yang Jian
