Sales begin for 3-day and 7-day Expo tickets
Date:30/12/2009
Starting Friday, three-day and seven-day tickets for Shanghai World Expo will go on sale, allowing visitors to tour the Expo site several times at a cheaper price.
A three-day ticket will cost 400 yuan (US$58) and a seven-day ticket 900 yuan. Regular one-day tickets will cost 160 yuan. On holidays and other peak periods, they'll be 200 yuan.
People can still get a discount by buying tickets for single-day or peak-day admission from January to April 30, with single day costing 150 yuan, and a peak day 190 yuan.
Discounted tickets will be available for seniors, physically challenged people, students, children and military personnel. Discounted regular tickets will cost 90 yuan, while those for holidays and other peak periods will be 110 yuan. They'll also start sales from January.
The organizer has suggested visitors buy tickets early to avoid long queues at the entrance ticket booths.
About 14.4 million tickets had been sold by yesterday, among which 8.68 million went to individuals and the rest were purchased by travel agents, Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination, told a press conference yesterday.
The figure for ticket sales has beaten this year's 10 million target expected by the organizer.
Overseas sales have also witnessed smooth increase, Chen revealed without disclosing the exact figure. The Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination has authorized 16 overseas agents across 18 countries and regions to sell tickets.
People can buy tickets at more than 5,300 outlets of four major ticket agents: China Mobile, China Telecom, China Post and the Bank of Communications.
People can dial 962010, the Expo Shanghai hotline, for details.
China Mobile users can also buy mobile tickets. Users will be able to swipe their mobile phones at the entrance and avoid queues.
The organizer expects 17 peak days - including the Labor Day and National Day holidays and the last week of Expo (October 25 to 31) - to attract the most visitors.
Editor: Hu Min
