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Machu Picchu: 40 years as a natural protected area

Peru’s New 7 Wonder of the World, Machu Picchu, celebrated its 40th anniversary as a natural protected area in January. The recognition was made by…

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By: Luisina Marchetti

Jeju Island launches an app for tracing COVID-19

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and blockchain company Iconloop are implementing the ‘Jeju Safety Code’ app for COVID-19 contact tracing for the 15 million annual visitors…

Jeju Island

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

Beijing seeks to boost travel consumption in 2021

“Tourism will go from full business resumption to full consumption recovery,” claimed the China Tourism Academy president Dai Bin in a statement after attending the…

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

Chichén Itzá: Gradual increase in visitors brings hope for 2021

The volume of tourists who visited the archaeological zone of this New 7 Wonder of the World increased gradually, after five months of closure due…

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

Foz do Iguaçu to be considered the “Brazilian Miami”

The city that hosts the Brazilian side of the Iguazu Falls, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, will open new duty-free stores with…

Business

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

‘International travel bubbles’ open for foreign tourists in Philippines

The country that hosts Puerto Princesa Underground River, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, is open for neighbouring countries to kickstart international tourism.…

Philippines

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

200 new tourism villages to support Labuan Bajo, Komodo´s “gateway”

The Indonesian government plans to set up 200 tourism villages in West Manggarai to support Labuan Bajo, the entry gate to the world famous Komodo,…

Indonesia

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

Colosseum arena will be reconstructed with a retractable floor

The Italian government is planning to add a retractable floor to the New 7 Wonders of the World, so that the arena’s long-disintegrated floor will…

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

Iguazú National Park receives 7,323 visitors during the first 10 days of 2021

Opened for tourists since last December 19th, the Argentinian side of Iguazú Falls, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature, reached a good number…

Argentina

January 12, 2021January 18, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

‘Discover Vietnam’, a programme launched to promote Vietnamese tourism on YouTube

Aiming to advertise Vietnam as a safe and attractive destination for visitors, ‘Di De Yeu’ (Discover Vietnam) campaign was launched on YouTube on January 7.…

Vietnam

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

UNWTO Carbon neutral certification for Machu Picchu in 2021

The Carbon Neutral Initiative is a project that seeks to turn the New 7 Wonders of the World into the first tourist destination in Peru…

Uncategorized

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021By: Anastasia Geoghegan

Wonder Effect: the answer to the tourism drop

The latest travel report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) discovered that international arrivals fell by 72% in 2020, showing that tourism has returned to…

New 7 Wonders of the World

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By: Luisina Marchetti