Tickets to outer space hot selling item on Internet

If the World Cup in Brazil fails to woo you as a travel destination, and you have 599,999 yuan ($96,500) to spare, then think out of the box and try space travel.

China's wealthy can now book a private trip to outer space - albeit for just five to six minutes - via Taobao.com.

Orders opened on Thursday to book a trip with the Dutch firm Space Expedition Corp, known as SXC, and 305 buyers purchased trips in the first minutes after the registration opened, according to Taobao.