Visit7Wonders launched in Dubai on 7 May 2013: A new global tourism platform bringing together the New7Wonders of Nature from across the world was announced today at one the leading international travel fairs, the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The New7Wonders of Nature, elected following a global four-year campaign with hundreds of millions of votes,…
The number of visitors to the Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, grew by 107 percent between 2006 — the year before its election as one of the New7Wonders of the World — and 2011. This extraordinary rate of growth is cited in a paper titled “El Turismo Internacional y…
In the first part of our series reviewing the Official Inauguration celebrations for the New7Wonders of Nature, we visited the Philippines. That trip was followed by a journey to Vietnam, and today we’re on the border of Argentina and Brazil recalling the Official Inauguration of Iguaza Falls. The candidacy of these magnificent displays of falling…
International media coverage of the Official Inauguration of Iguazu Falls as one of the New7Wonders of Nature highlighted both the spectacular backdrop that the falls provided for the celebrations and the cross-border facets of the events. The candidacy of the site was shared by both Argentina and Brazil in the global voting campaign. Our graphical…
The week-long ceremonies marking the listing of Iguazu Falls as one of the New7Wonders of Nature concluded in Buenos Aires with a crowded press conference at the Ministry of Tourism during which the specially-cast bronze plaque commemorating the election of the site was unveiled. The positive effects of the new status of Iguazu Falls were…
Immense waterfalls, rainbows, forests, fireworks and, above all, music are the ingredients that make up the video of the Official Inauguration of Iguazu Falls as one of the New7Wonders of Nature, which took place in Brazil and Argentina over the weekend. Official Inauguration of Iguazu Falls, Argentina & Brazil
Attended by delegations from countries with a combined population of more than 600 million people, the first-ever New7Wonders of Nature Congress took place yesterday in Iguazu, Argentina. Addressing the delegates, Bernard Weber, Founder-President New7Wonders, said the purpose of the congress was provide “a platform to exchange information, create stimulus for shared programs, and a chance…
Opening the New7Wonders of Nature Congress in Iguazu, Argentina, yesterday, Bernard Weber, Founder-President New7Wonders, gave the following speech: Delegations representing the New7Wonders of Nature, Ladies and Gentlemen, When in Lisbon on 7 July 2007, the man-made “New 7 Wonders of the World” were declared, this ancient Greek concept became once more a reality, and it…
A huge orchestra comprising 700 children from seven Latin American countries, plus China and South Korea, played music from the soundtrack of The Mission as Iguazu Falls were officially inaugurated one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Conducted by double-Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla, the youth orchestra performance was one of the highlights of the ceremonies in…
The Official Inauguration of Iguazu Falls as one of the New7Wonders of Nature kicked off in Brazil yesterday and will continue today in Argentina. The two Latin American countries shared the candidacy of the site in the global voting campaign that ended on 11 November last year and now they are sharing the joy of…