CIIE — China International Import Expo 2026
- DatesNovember 5–10, 2026
- VenueNECC (National Exhibition and Convention Center) — Hongqiao — CIIE, auto and industry shows
The largest import-themed national expo in the world: hundreds of thousands of trade visitors converge on the NECC in Hongqiao for one week. Hotel rates across the western half of Shanghai spike accordingly.
Where to stay
Book weeks ahead, not days. Staying on the Hongqiao side (Gubei corridor, Hongqiao business district) turns a painful daily crossing of the city into a short hop — and a serviced apartment beats a hotel the moment two colleagues share a delegation budget.
Stays for these dates →Close to the halls
InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao NECC
Roughly a quarter of a kilometre from the National Exhibition and Convention Centre — close enough that during CIIE week you walk to your stand while everyone else queues for a car. That proximity is the entire proposition, and during the big fairs it is worth a great deal.
Cordis Shanghai Hongqiao
Two hundred metres from Hongqiao Railway Station and connected to it — which means the airport, the high-speed rail network and the NECC are all short hops. If your week involves a fair plus a day trip to Suzhou or Hangzhou, this is the address that makes both easy.
IntercityHotel Shanghai Hongqiao Transportation Hub
Inside the Hongqiao hub itself with direct metro access — the German upscale line that Huazhu runs in China, built for exactly this: arrive by rail or air, sleep, work the fair, leave. The Airport Link Line from Pudong terminates in the same complex.
Hyatt Place Shanghai Hongqiao CBD
The mid-range option in the Hongqiao business district, within reach of both the hub and the exhibition halls — the sensible pick when the delegation is three people and the budget is not a suite each.