A New7Wonders delegation led by N7W President and Founder Bernard Weber and N7W Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente met with Her Excellency Dr. Haifa Abu Gazaleh, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Jordan.
During these meetings the strategy for the Dead Sea campaign in the New7Wonders of Nature was discussed,…
RLabs becomes first member of GVPP
Reconstructed Living Labs , a South African social enterprise that provides organisations and communities with communication and social media solutions, has become the first-ever member of the New7Wonders Global Voting Participation Programme .
RLabs is based in Cape Town, and its social enterprise aims include creating an environment…
SMS voting now live for Komodo Island
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,…
Lord of the Dance on the Edge of the World
Irish-American dancing star Michael Flatley is putting his best foot forward to help place the Cliffs of Moher on top of the world.
The so-called "Lord of the Dance" wants to see the Atlantic cliffs listed as of the New7Wonders of Nature. To help the Irish campaign, Flatley's "Lord of the…
300,000 on Facebook, 10,000 on Twitter
The New7Wonders of Nature campaign is today celebrating the reaching of two social media milestones: 300,000 fans on Facebook and 10,000 followers on Twitter. The achievement depicts how the campaign is utilizing the two services as information and engagement tools.
"Facebook and Twitter are so much more than just tools for…
Introducing the Global Voting Participation Programme
N7W today announces the soft launch of its Global Voting Participation Programme, designed to promote online empowerment around the world.
The powerful stimulus of participating in the New7Wonders of Nature is enabling previously offline communities to become part of the internet, thus opening up all the opportunities that the online…
Over and under Iguazu Falls with the BBC
When BBC reporter Amandeep Bhangu went on a trip to New7Wonders of Nature Finalist Iguazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina, she got some very personal perspectives on the roaring water.
"I can't believe I'm literally standing on the tip of a waterfall and the sound is…
Green restaurant in Black Forest
What is being called Europe's "first green restaurant" serves traditional German food in a magnificent natural setting high above the tall conifer trees of the Black Forest, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature.
The Rappenecker Hütte is a 350-year-old farm house in southern Germany that generates…
Astérix and Obélix on the Cliffs of Moher
Scenes from the fourth instalment of the Astérix and Obélix series, God Save Britannia, will be shot in Ireland in early September. The film will feature a battle between opposing Roman and Norman armies fought against the backdrop of the Cliffs of Moher, one of the 28 Finalists in…
My Linh to sing for Halong and Jeju in Hanoi
The title of "Honorary Tourism Ambassador for South Korea in Vietnam" will be conferred on Vietnamese pop singer My Linh in Hanoi tonight, the Asia News Network reports. The conferring will be held in conjunction with a ceremony to encourage votes for Vietnam's Halong Bay and South Korea's Jeju Island…