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…
Ceremonies marking the Official Inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New7Wonders of Nature begin on Sunday in Cape Town and continue on Monday in Pretoria. Guests will include local dignitaries, representatives from New7Wonders and delegates from the other New7Wonders of Nature sites. “The Official Inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New7Wonders…
Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, presented the first New7Wonders of Nature Finalists Recognition Award to Poland’s Masurian Lake District today in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. The Masurian Lake District, one of the top 14 Finalists in the global voting campaign, received the New7Wonders of Nature Finalists Recognition Award “For the most visible local, national…
Ceremonies marking the Official Inauguration of the Amazon as one of the New7Wonders of Nature moved from the Peruvian rainforest on Monday to the nation’s capital, Lima, yesterday, when a second plaque listing the election of the river to the “canon of 7″ was unveiled. The venue for the event was the Magic Water Circuit…
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…
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…
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…
The Government of Misiones Province, the Argentine Ministry of Tourism and the country’s National Parks Administration will play central roles in the celebrations that begin today to mark the Official Inauguration of Iguazu Falls as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. The events will be attended by a team from New7Wonders led by Founder-President Bernard…
What’s next for the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR), now that it is officially one of the New7Wonders of Nature? Well, the next step, according to President Benigno Aquino III, is that Filipinos should move from being its promoters to being its responsible stewards. He made this appeal last night during the Official Inauguration of…
Hanoi/Vietnam, Zurich/Switzerland: Halong Bay is now confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. The Official Inauguration events will take place on 27 April in Hanoi and on 1 May at Halong Bay. Making the announcement today in Hanoi, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, congratulated the people of the Vietnam and the fans of Halong…