Tue, June 30, 2009
BEIJING, June 30 -- From tomorrow World Expo 2010 ticket sales would begin globally to individual buyers, the Expo organizer said.
Three million tickets to the Expo have been sold since group sales began on March 27, 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 ticket 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 9 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.
How To Spot The Fakes
1. Fibers in red, blue and green can be noted under ultraviolet rays on genuine tickets.
2. The colors on the edges will change between bronze and green when the true cards are turned.
3. EXPO 2010 can be seen under magnification.
4. The color on the bottom edges will change between red and green when the cards are turned.
5. The surface of the bottom edges of true Expo tickets will have a distinctive feel.
6. Colorful spots appear on the back under sunshine.
7. A green Shanghai Expo mascot Haibao will appear on the back of true tickets under ultraviolet rays.
8. Some rings can be seen imbedded under sunshine.
9. Each ticket has a code consisting of both numbers and letters on the bottom edge.
The 13 official ticketing agents
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
(Source: en.expo2010.cn)
