The 120th Canton Fair Teams Up with China Southern Airlines to Launch Special Airfare Offer for Guests from Europe

GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 120^th China Import and Export Fair (the Canton Fair) has announced a campaign with China Southern Airlines to bring special airfare offers for guests flying to Guangzhou from Europe.

Estimated to benefit 50,000 guests, this special promotion in collaboration with China Southern Airlines will focus mainly on the European region, and includes important airport hubs like Amsterdam, London, Paris and Frankfurt. Visitors from other regions including South America and Africa will also be eligible for the special offer when they have connecting flights in Europe.

Those eligible will be entitled to a 10 percent discount on all first class, business class, premium economy and economy class China Southern Airlines flights from Europe to Guangzhou for departures between October 10 and November 10, 2016. Featured routes include Paris-Guangzhou, London-Guangzhou, Amsterdam-Guangzhou and Frankfurt-Changsha-Guangzhou.

For new and regular guests of the Canton Fair who have registered and obtained the airfare offer, a one-way or roundtrip flights to or from the fair can be purchased per code, the tickets are on first come, first served basis.

Details for the special offer are as follows:

1. Log on to Canton Fair's official website's Buyer E-service Tool (BEST) at http://invitation.cantonfair.org.cn/en. Registration is required for new buyers.
2. Click on the China Southern Airlines special offer and fill in the user information as required.
3. Upon submitting the information, buyers will receive a special offer code.
4. Log on to China Southern Airline's official website www.global.csair.com to book the flight and use the code to get the matching discounts.

Registration and booking deadlines as well as departure times are as follows:

1. For booking tickets: August 20 to November 10, 2016
2. Departure time: October 10 to November 10, 2016

Commenting on the new promotion, Liu Quandong, Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Canton Fair, said, "The Canton Fair has attracted an annual average of 32,000 buyers from Europe in the past few years, which accounts for about 18 percent of the global buyers. We are now working with the top international airlines globally, including China Southern Airlines, to launch special offers with advantages in price, service and routes for global buyers to travel more conveniently."

About Canton Fair

China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. With a history of 60 years since established in the spring of 1957, the fair is a comprehensive exhibition with the longest history, highest level, largest scale and largest number of products as well as the broadest distribution of buyer origins and the highest business turnover in China.