Latest Article | May 31, 2022
This weekend, two South East Asian Wonder Markers were unveiled at Expo 2020 Dubai in honour of Komodo Island and Ha Long Bay. On February 11, 2022, the Wonder Marker for Komodo Island was revealed on the outdoor stage of the Indonesia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Komodo Island was declared…
Let’s talk about Komodo dragons!
An interview with Professor Bryan Fry, a biochemist, molecular biologist and Komodo dragon expert Professor Bryan Fry’s reason for relocating to Australia from the USA is perhaps not the most common. Instead of the lure of the country’s enticing waters and beachside cocktails, it was the number of venomous creatures that…
7 Wonders Day 2021 celebrated across the world with “signs across the Wonders”
Zurich, Switzerland 7 July 2021 Like every year, 7 July is the official global 7 Wonders Day, and this year the new "Signs Across the Wonders" initiative united the world of New7Wonders in a simple and powerful way. Bernard Weber, President and Founder of New7Wonders said, "Everyone was connected celebrating #7WondersDay and…
Google Doodle celebrates Komodo National Park
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 37th Anniversary of Komodo National Park, which was elected one of the New7Wonders of Nature on 11 November 2011. The search engine is also offering an interactive quiz to test people's knowledge about the park's most famous inhabitant: the Komodo dragon. The quiz is highlighted…
Indonesia celebrates Official Inauguration of Komodo
DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA: Komodo National Park has been officially inaugurated as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. The colourful ceremony was attended by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono; the former vice president of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla, the Founder-President of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, members…
Presentation of Komodo plaque in Jakarta
During a banquet in Jakarta to celebrate the final New7Wonders of Nature Official Inauguration ceremony, the specially-designed plaque listing Komodo National Park in the "canon of 7" was presented by Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, to Jusuf Kalla, former Vice President of Indonesia and Chief Ambassador and Head of the…
New7Wonders announces Official Inauguration of Komodo as one of the New7Wonders of Nature
ZURICH: 6 August 2013: The Official Inauguration of Komodo as one of the New7Wonders of Nature will be celebrated in Indonesia in September at events in the capital, Jakarta, and at Labuan Bajo, in the Nusa Tenggara region, near Komodo Island, home of the famous dragons. The Jakarta event will…
Visit7Wonders: a new global tourism platform for the New7Wonders of Nature
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…
Komodo sees immediate gains from its New7Wonders of Nature status
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…