Following its successful campaign to be elected as one of the New7Wonders of Nature, Indonesia’s Komodo National Park in East Nusa Tenggara has seen a significant upsurge in tourism, with 40,000 visitors recorded in the first quarter of this year. “The increase is related to the new status,” East Nusa Tenggara Tourism, Art and Culture…
Zurich/Switzerland: Komodo Island has been confirmed officially as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Making the announcement, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, congratulated the people of Indonesia and the fans of Komodo Island in the world for so enthusiastically backing this Finalist in the global voting campaign. “The success of Komodo Island, the home of…
With some rather well-fed Komodo dragons warming themselves under the hot sun, Bernard Weber, founder and President of New7Wonders, handed over the official Komodo New7Wonders of Nature Certificate of Participation to the Head of Komodo National Park, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature, and Jusuf Kalla, former Vice President of…
“When the government fails, the people will take the lead.” So wrote the Jakarta Post on Friday in an opinion piece titled “Public initiatives revive Komodo voting“. The writer was referring to Komodo National Park, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature. Disappointed with the Indonesian government’s lack of support for…
It began last Saturday in Peru, where President Ollanta Humala voted for The Amazon, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature, which is shared by Peru along with Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Then, on Wednesday, the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, asked all Indonesians…
The president of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has asked all Indonesians to support Komodo Island, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature. The president made the appeal when he was officially inaugurating the new Lombok International Airport. According to The Jakarta Post, he asked the dignitaries present, and Indonesians in general,…
Former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and a group of more than 70 businessmen, public figures and journalists are visiting Komodo Island today to support its candidacy in the New7Wonders of Nature. “If Komodo Island becomes a New Seven Wonder, it will be a great boost for the island and will improve the welfare of…
Goodwill and friendship between the 28 Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature was the theme of an event hosted on Jeju Island at the weekend by the Jeju National Committee Chairman Professor Chung Un Chan and Jeju Governor Woo Keun Min. Representatives from a number of countries at Ambassador, Consul General and Counsellor level in…
Many New7Wonders of Nature fans around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr this week, so to our friends in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, the UAE, Jordan, the Maldives, Palestine and many more countries, we send our best wishes. For the shared good of mankind, New7Wonders works to highlight the common ground between all nations and all…
One of the world’s leading mobile texting countries is now switched on to vote for the New7Wonders of Nature. Indonesians can send KOMODO to 9818, and with that vote for Komodo Island to become one of the New7Wonders of Nature. SMS voting works across the leading networks of Telkomsel and XL, with more networks coming…