Showing posts with label 7 Wonders of The World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7 Wonders of The World. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

Komodo Island tourists has surged dramatically

Her's a good news about komodo island national park, Indonesia, that currently the number of domestic and foreign tourists who visited the komodo island being dramatically, after one of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, was nominated in the international election Komodo Island is the new 7 wonders of the world 2011



From Facilities Director Promotion and Tourism Ministry and Culture said, in the year 2008 the number of visitors as many as 21,762 people Komodo Island, or 7.78% of total visitor attractions in Indonesia. Then after the entry into one of the candidates, the number of visitors shot so 36,534 people or 40.43% of total visitor attractions in Indonesia.

"After the entry into one of the contestants, the number of visitors increased dramatically," he said when met at the office of Coordinating Minister for Econom Esthy states, the amount, visitors ranked the largest foreign tourists with a number of 34,954 persons, while foreign tourists in 2008 reached 20,814 people.

For domestic visitors, up Esthy, in the year 2009 stood at 1580 people, that number increased rapidly over the previous year that only 948 people. While in 2007, the number of domestic tourists only 762 visitors. This number decreased from 2006 that as many as 1114 visitors. As for international tourists, always increased every year since 2006.

Today, Komodo Island is at the lowest position 3 compared 27 other nominations. Deputy Coordinating Minister for Economy Edy Putra Irawady rate, if confirmed as the Komodo Island New 7 Wonders of the World, it can increase the interest of travelers, investors, managers and world events to make Indonesia as a destination for trade, investment, and tourism.

Komodo Island domestic and foreign tourists has surged dramatically.

Komodo Island Indonesia had protected by the law

Komodo Island is one of the tourist areas in Indonesia, The small island that located between Sumbawa and Flores islands famous for its giant lizards that called komodo dragons, and considered the last of their kind remaining in the world today, the Komodo dragon. Called "ora" by the local people, Komodo "Dragon" [Varanus Komodoensis] is actually a giant monitor lizard. Growing up to 3-4 meters in length, its ancestors roamed the earth up to about half a million years ago on the earcth

Komodo Dragons live on goats, deer, and even the carcasses of its own kind. And the only human population on the island is at the fishing village called Komodo who supplement their income-breeding goats, which are used to feed the lizards. The Komodo had protected by the law and although they are considered harmless, it is advisable to keep them at a distance. Komodo Island is now a nature reserve, home to a number of rare bird species, deer, and wild pigs, which are prey to the giant lizards as well.

Well today we give vote for komodo island in the new7wonders competition entitled "Komodo Island is the NEW 7 Wonders of The World"

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Komodo Island is the New 7 Wonders of The World

Komodo Island is the New 7 Wonders of The World, I open this topic again, I wrote this new article to update my previous post that entitled "I Vote For Komodo Island is the new 7". I go back to the story because according to the latest information I got that Komodo Island has been removed from 7 wonders of the world finalists list. However, our commitment to the komodo island will continue to run and support for tourism destination in Indonesia, Well, we still assume that the island of komodo indeed deserve to get the title as a part of 7 wonders of the world

Komodo Island is the New 7 Wonders of The World Controversy


There were interesting controversial issues about why the Komodo Island refused to be a part of the New 7 Wonders of The World Campaign. I quote the following from several sources and I have posted here
komodo dragond cartoon design character

Komodo Island, Indonesia, The Nature Conservancy - Video

But finally, according to the latest information I got today that, Komodo Island not be crossed out from the 28 Finalists of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. The President's New 7 Wonders committee, Bernard Weber, He has cancel to remove the name of Komodo Island, as threatened by Indonesia's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, that this case will be brought to justice, because Indonesia hasn't officially made ​​a contract for organizing the new 7 wonders event, but only a promise.

Komodo Island is the New 7 Wonders of The World

I am, cool blogger, with this blogspot I write the post entitled "Komodo island is the new 7 wonders of the world" that is in order to support and promote the komodo island and its dragons, and in general to participate in the 2011 indonesia’s tourist promotion.

"Komodo Island is the New 7 Wonders of The World, by free 7 blogger