World Cup tickets a hot commodity in China

With the start of the FIFA World Cup just over seven months away, sales of ticket and hospitality packages in China are booming.

Chinese fans have so far booked about 10,000 tickets for soccer's global showcase, which will be staged in 11 Russian cities from June 14 to July 15. And corporate and individual clients have snapped up about 2,000 ticket-inclusive hospitality packages for premier match experiences, according to Beijing-based Shankai Sports.

As China's only FIFA-authorized sales agent for the 2018 World Cup hospitality program, Shankai hosted a workshop in Beijing on Wednesday to present five levels of packages, ranging in price from $850 to $24,900.