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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…
Komodo Island officially confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature
Zurich/Switzerland: Komodo Island has been confirmed officially as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Making the announcement, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, congratulated the people of Indonesia and the fans of Komodo Island in the world for so enthusiastically backing this Finalist in the global voting campaign. "The success…
Jubilation reflected in global media coverage
The announcement of the New7Wonders of Nature was covered by media around the world. Commentary ranged from the delight expressed by the 7 named to the graceful acceptance of the result by the 21 other Finalists. Here is a sample of the global reporting: USA: "The people have spoken. Millions…
Jusuf Kalla asks Indonesians to support Komodo
Former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and a group of more than 70 businessmen, public figures and journalists are visiting Komodo Island today to support its candidacy in the New7Wonders of Nature. "If Komodo Island becomes a New Seven Wonder, it will be a great boost for the island and…
New7Wonders keeps Komodo, but removes Ministry of Culture and Tourism from official role
New7Wonders today announces the following important decisions concerning the participation of Komodo in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign: 1. Voting for Komodo continues as an authorized Finalist in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. 2. New7Wonders removes the Ministry of Culture and Tourism from its status as Official Supporting Committee for…
Important announcement concerning the status of Komodo
New7Wonders will make an important announcement on Monday, 7 February, at 12:00 midday GMT concerning the status of Komodo in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Journalists who would like to receive information from New7Wonders on this and other aspects of the campaign should send their details to …