Zurich, Switzerland: The President of the Philippines, Benigno S. Aquino, III, has proclaimed that 11 November every year will be known as "Puerto Princesa Underground River Day." The signing of the proclamation took place in the Malacañang Palace in Manila, the official residence of the President of the Philippines.
Noting…
New7Wonders Cities: 21 going through to the next round
Lisbon, Portugal: Announcing the 21 Official Finalists that have been voted through to the next round of the New7Wonders Cities campaign, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, said the diversity of the remaining cities in contention for the "canon of 7" is "remarkable in terms of regional geography and urban culture."…
Wall of Wonders aims to unite the world’s 7 billion people: #wallofwonders #7billionwow
Zurich, Switzerland: New7Wonders has just launched the Wall of Wonders, a web-based platform designed to bring together the people of the world. Today, 07.07.2014, this interactive wall launches on what is the 7th anniversary of the historic first-ever global vote and election of the New7Wonders of the World in 2007.
"Each…
New7Wonders Cities: Counting down to a day of sevens
Zurich, Switzerland: The clock is ticking. On Monday, the 21 cities that have made it to the next Finalist phase of the New7Wonders Cities will be revealed, and it will be a day full of sevens.
At 7:07am GMT on Monday, 7 July , voting will temporarily pause as the data…
New7Wonders Cities ramps up global campaign with international phone voting
International phone voting has been enabled for each of the 28 Finalists in the New7Wonders Cities campaign. "From today, anyone with a phone — mobile or landline — anywhere in the world, can call one of our dedicated phone lines and vote for their one chosen…
New7Wonders celebrates the World Cup
Billions of people will be watching football for the next four weeks as 32 teams battle each other in Brazil for the World Cup trophy. New7Wonders is celebrating this global festival, too, and we'll be using our social media channels to highlight the participating teams that are connected to our…
One month to go in New7Wonders Cities countdown: It’s all moving!
With only one month left to the end of the first finalist phase of the global vote to choose the New7Wonders Cities — when the 28 participating cities will become 21 — the latest snapshot from the New7Wonders analytics department shows a lot of movement in the positions of the…
Jordan, Peru, Philippines, Vietnam: New7Wonders central to development of new airports
Petra is Jordan's greatest tourist attraction. Carved into sheer rock more than 2,000 years ago by the Nabataeans, the city was an important junction on the silk and spice trade routes that linked China, India and Arabia with Greece and Rome. In 2007, Petra was elected as one of the…
New7Wonders Cities candidates on the Guardian Cities brand list
Eight of the 28 cities in the current phase of the New7Wonders Cities campaign are included in the new Guardian Cities brand list, which ranks global cities using a range of metrics, from weather to transport to crime and social 'buzz'.
In alphabetical order, the eight are: Bangkok, Barcelona, Chicago,…
New7Wonders official visit to the Great Wall of China
New7Wonders Founder Bernard Weber and New7Wonders Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente conducted an official visit to the Great Wall of China earlier this week. The visit included a site tour at the Badaling point, meetings with local and national representatives and in-depth consultations with the Official Support Committee of…