New7Wonders of Nature status

Posted by Sudiarsa on 7th February, 2013

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 Nusa Tenggara Tourism, Art and Culture Agency head Abraham Klakik, told The Jakarta Post. “The local administration is upbeat that the number will increase in the second semester,” he added.

To meet its targets, the regional administration aims to expand the local infrastructure, including the airport, restaurants and hotels.
Meanwhile, The Jarkarta Globe reports that Indonesia’s Vice President Boediono

compared the country’s thriving economy to the famous Komodo dragon. “It is meant to characterize an economy that is resilient, buoyant and surprisingly agile,’ he said of the dragon in his keynote speech at the Wharton Alumni Forum 2012, “But yes, the Komodo also bites,” he added.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Vietnam’s Halong Bay had benefitted from the New7Wonders effect in the form of a rise in cruise visitor numbers, and the Great Wall of China experienced record visitor growth since being voted one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.

Last changed: 8th February, 2013 at 1:44 PM

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