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Shanghai All Riled Up Over Release of World Expo 2010 Tickets
While tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service today were flying earlier this week, Shanghai experienced a similar ticket rush, except their craze is for the 2010 World Expo. Tickets for the six-month extravaganza, taking place from May 1 through October 31 of next year, went on sale on July 1 and already the first three days of the Expo have sold out.
This is understandable since those first three days are national holidays in China, and there's nothing like taking a mini-vacation to "see the things that will make life even better," as one of the eager ticket buyers explained.
If you aren't in China right now but plan on heading over for the event, purchase your tickets as early as possible since peak day admission is limited and going quickly. They can be bought—180 RMB ($26) for peak day and 140 RMB ($20) for off-peak—from official vendors overseas, which you can locate on the Expo's official website. It looks like good old Ticketmaster will handle the wave of tickets to be sold through September 31.
Related Stories:
· Shanghai is predictably Expo ticket crazy [Shanghaiist]
· Expo of Expos Opens in Beijing [CRI English]
· World Expo Coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Yes China Tour]
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Lodging for Next Year's World Expo in Shanghai Only $14 a Day
Planning on hitting up Shanghai next year for the World Expo, but feeling the grasp of tightened budgets? If the city of Shanghai has its way and, ah hem, trains its locals properly, you may get to score lodging and cultural activities for a mere 100 RMB ($14) a day! How is this possible in a city rapidly catching up to other world capitals on pricing? It's simple; Shanghai is going to do exactly as we said and train some local families to be host guests in a traditional Shanghaiese manner.
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Shanghai's Airports Are Totally Going to Hook Up
Didn't make it to Beijing last summer for the Olympics? Well buck up, as rival city Shanghai will spend all of this summer and some of the fall trying to lure you to their World Expo, which is kind of like the Olympics without the athletes.
The 2010 Expo will not only feature a temporary city of international pavilions and amusements for the tourists, but thanks to the "Better City — Better Life" theme, Shanghai itself will benefit by gaining a rail link between its two far-flung airports, Pudong (PVG) and Hongqiao (SHA).
