Holders of standard tickets will be allowed to visit the World Expo during the National Day holiday from October 1-7 if they pay an additional 40 yuan (US$6), the organizer said.
An official at the Expo bureau's Ticketing Center said they hoped the policy would prevent overcrowding over the final month as about 18 million standard tickets had yet to be used as of the end of August. The official declined to update the number.
Seventeen days have been designated peak days, including the National Day holiday from October 1-7 and the last week of the Expo from October 25-31.
Only holders of peak-day tickets, which cost 200 yuan each, are admitted on these days. Standard tickets cost 160 yuan.
