"To deal with this situation, the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination might limit the supply of tickets to tour groups (in nearby cities and provinces) in October," he added.
Travel agencies in Anhui province are not the only ones worrying about the short supply of Expo tickets.
"There is not much quota left to us when it comes to tickets for the appointed days in October, though 'lucky' citizens still have a chance," said Zhao Qi, of China Post in Penglai, Shangdong province.
With October tickets in high demand, visitors are expected to flock back to the Expo after a temporary decrease in visitors during the last week of August due to the typhoon weather and schools starting.
"October will be the highest peak in terms of traffic during the half-year event, with an estimated 600,000 to 700,000 visitors per day," said Tang Yibo, manager of the holiday department at Ctrip, a leading online travel agency in China.
"That is why we are advising people to arrange their visit to the Expo in September to avoid a large flow of traffic," he said.
In addition, tickets for Expo's closing ceremony on Oct 31 are in short supply nationwide.
"There are always tourists who postpone their trip until the last day of Expo," said Bob Roger, of BRC Imagination Arts, who has 30 years of experience building pavilions for world fairs.
"At the beginning of October, people will start to realize 'Oh, the Expo will end soon but I haven't visited yet'. Therefore, the last few weeks of the Expo are always the most crowded," he said.
(Source: China Daily)
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