Latest Article | May 4, 2015
Zurich / Beijing: New7Wonders today announces the successful completion of the first of its N7W VII programmes , designed to evaluate the status of each of the voted New7Wonders. The programme includes an on-site visit, information gathering, reporting, analysis and a series of recommendations for improvement where necessary. China Great…
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…
First New7Wonders Global Network Summit held in Bali
The first New7Wonders Global Network Summit was held at the weekend in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Participants included delegates from New Wonders host countries, the "W20": Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Suriname, Venezuela and Viet Nam. The New7Wonders…
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…
The Great Wall of China: record visitors since being voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the World
Voted as one of the Official New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007, the Great Wall of China is now only five years later one of the world's most popular tourist attractions. In fact, the increase in visitor numbers has reached such levels that the authorities in…
Spectacular fireworks display marks inauguration of Halong Bay
The second ceremony in the Official Inauguration of Halong Bay as one of the New7Wonders of Nature was accompanied by a spectacular fireworks display that lit up the night sky over Halong City, the capital of Quang Ninh province in Vietnam. The event marked the climax of the annual Halong…
First TV images of sensational Sirenia fossil find in the Philippines shown on CCTV
China Central Television , the national TV station of the People's Republic of China, has presented exclusive images of the fossil remains of a sea cow species that lived 20 million years ago in the Philippines. The discovery of the Sirenia fossils in limestone rock above the waters of the…
Canto-pop stars to sing the praises of the Great Barrier Reef in China
Gillian Chung and Charlene Choi have been picked by Tourism Tropical North Queensland to promote the region's beauty to Australia's fastest-growing tourist market: China. The two megastars, known in Asia as the "Twins", of Canto-pop will appear in social media and TV campaigns promoting the Great Barrier Reef, one of…
Shanghai during World Expo 2010 – insights and views from Bernard Weber
During his visit in Shanghai New7Wonders Founder Bernard Weber sums up what he likes about this city, the country and its people and about the World Expo 2010.