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Archive for August, 2009
Peak Day and Standard Day
Aug 10th
Peak Day and Standard Day
The session of Expo 2010 Shanghai China will be from May 1, 2010 to Oct. 31, 2010 and last for total 184 days. According to the poll conducted by National Bureau of Statistics of China with Chinese visitors of this expo in 2006 and referring to the visitor volume rule of recent World Expos and the newly revised Chinese festival and holiday system, total 17 visit days during the May 1st holiday (May 1 to 3, 2010), National Day holiday (Oct. 1 to 7, 2010) and the week prior to the closing of this expo (Oct. 25 to 31, 2010) are determined as Peak Days, while the rest 167 visit days will be standard days.
Peak Day Admissions
Peak Day Admissions are designed for possible peak days through limited date of visit, price rise, quantity-limited sales and other regulation measures according to the forecast of visitor volume in the session of Expo 2010 Shanghai China.
Standard Day Admissions
Standard Day Admissions are the tickets valid on any visit days (total 167 days) except Peak Days in the session of Expo 2010 Shanghai China, including Standard Day Single Day Admission, Standard Day Special Admission, 3 Day Admission, 7 Day Admission and Evening Admission.
Now, just Peak Day / Standard Day Single Day Tickets on sale.
More Information:
How To Spot The Fakes
Aug 10th
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.
How to buy the Expo tickets in China, US, Canada, Japan and Australia
Aug 10th
The public will be able to buy tickets from July 1 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 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
Something you should know:
1. When accompanied by an adult, a child at the body height of not more than 1.2 meters may be admitted to the Expo Site without an Expo ticket.
2. According to related convention of the World Expo, visitors can visit all pavilions inside the expo site.
3. One ticket for one visitor and only one round of entry into and exit from the Expo Site a day.
4. Catering fee inside the Expo Site will be charged additionally.
Welcome to Shanghai 2010 Expo ~ John Zhang
Typhoon Morakot
Aug 10th
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast that violent rainstorms would come along with Morakot to hit southern parts of Jiangsu, southeastern areas in Anhui, northeastern areas of Jiangxi, Shanghai, most parts of Zhejiang and Fujian, and Taiwan, from Sunday night to Monday.
The center issued the highest alert at 6 p.m. in response to expected rainstorms in these regions. It advised people to suspend work in the outside field and urged relevant governments to reinforce drainage of rain water in cities and villages while watching against disasters like flooding, landslides, and mud-rock flows.
The center also warned of possible flooding along waters near the Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, as downpour in the region could reach 100 to 130 mm.
NMC experts said Typhoon Marakot could remain very powerful for some time, and advised people in areas under its influence to stay at safe places and hide away from strong winds.
More Typhoon news in Shanghai Daily:http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/list.asp?id=33&type=Metro
2010 Shanghai Expo
Aug 10th
BEIJING, Feb. 26 — Tickets for the World Expo 2010 will go on sale for groups on March 27 and for the public on July 1.
The basic ticket price will be 160 yuan (22.40 U.S. dollars). Foreigners will be able to buy tickets from overseas outlets authorized by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination.
From March 27 to June 30, group bookings can be made for organizations, institutions and enterprises. The public can buy tickets from July 1, Zhong Yanqun, fulltime deputy director of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai Executive Committee, told a press conference today.
Peak day admission tickets will cost 200 yuan and will cover 17 days including Chinese Labor Day holiday (May 1-3), National Day holiday (October 1-7), and the last week before closing (October 25-31).
Tickets will be discounted from 10 to 30 yuan for those who buy before the Expo opens on May 1, 2010.
People going to the Expo after 5pm (apart from the peak days) can get tickets for 90 yuan but only during Expo.
Three-day passes will cost 400 yuan and seven-day passes 900 yuan.
At least 62 million tickets will be available, said Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Expo Bureau.
Discounts will also be offered to the disabled, senior citizens, students with valid IDs and Chinese servicemen and women. Children under 1.2 meters will not have to pay.
The basic price is “affordable” for the majority of people, and amounts to around 1 percent of the Chinese per-capita disposable income for last year, Zhong said, noting that it was common practice to set ticket prices within the 1 to 3-percent range of the host country’s per-capita disposable income.
The average ticket price will be 96 yuan taking into consideration the discounts available, Zhong said.
The Expo organizer will encourage people to reserve tickets in advance or buy group tickets in an attempt to control visitor flow, Zhong said. The organizer is expecting 70 million visitors, 5 percent of whom will be from overseas.
The organizer will appoint domestic and overseas agencies to sell tickets and there will be 3,200 sales outlets in China. People will be able to purchase tickets at branches of China Mobile, China Telecom, Bank of Communications and China Post. Online and hotline channels will also be opened.
The first domestic and overseas ticket sales agencies will sign contracts with the organizer on March 2.
During Expo, visitors will be able to buy tickets on site or at kiosks. The Expo Bureau will appoint travel agents to organize group tours.
