The tickets of the Beijing International Horticulture Expo will begin presale in the first half of 2018, and the first batch of licensed goods will be available in June this year.

The overall ticketing program has already taken shape. Companies that are responsible for selling the tickets will be selected in the third quarter of this year, and the sample of the tickets will be determined by the end of this year.

Meanwhile, the Expo also identified and signed its first batch of global partners on April 24. The first group of global partners -- Air China, CYTS, Bank of Beijing, Shunxin Holdings and Vanke Group -- will participate in the arrangement and operation of the Expo in the fields of aviation, park operations, tourism reception, financial services, green food, venue construction and so on. The Expo will later seek sponsors from the internet, automobile, new energy, insurance, clothing and other industries. The Expo will also formulate an Intellectual Property Protection Plan to protect brand sponsorship.

Additionally, the Expo has identified ten businesses as the first group to produce licensed merchandise. The first batch of licensed products will be available as early as June this year.