NO FLOATING VOTERS!
 Under the slogan "The Deepest Wonder of the World", the English-language website, which will shortly be available in Russian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and Korean, will link to the campaign voting pages and serves as an information resource about the region and the Dead Sea"s candidacy in the global New7Wonders of Nature campaign. Visitors to the site can access information on the natural, religious, historical and cultural sites in the area, health and wellness tourism, tourism accommodation and attractions, as well as a monthly newsletter and detailed information on the New7Wonders campaign and voting. The website, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages will be constantly updated with news and information about the latest Dead Sea rankings in the campaign, events, festivals, promotions, competitions etc.    Â Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov, head of the Official Supporting Committee of the Dead Sea campaign, noted that the new global online campaign will bring the wonders of the Dead Sea to the awareness of millions around the world. "The Dead Sea, one of Israel"s natural and tourism treasures, offers visitors a unique experience rich in history, archaeology and wellness. With this online campaign, we invite veteran fans and supporters of the Dead Sea , and those who are discovering it for the first time, to visit and vote for it in the campaign.."  Â
 The Dead Sea has consistently remained among the top 14 of the 28 finalists since the final stage of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign began in July 2009. Other finalists include the Amazon River, the Galapagos Islands, the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef and the Maldives. About a billion votes are expected to be cast before campaign ends on 11.11.11 and it is estimated that the winning seven finalists will need to secure about 300-400 million votes.   Â
 The Dead Sea is one of Israel"s most popular tourism sites, with approximately 45% of all incoming tourists visiting the lowest point on earth. The tourism industry includes 15 hotels along the shoreline, an additional 19 guest houses in the region"s kibbutzim and villages and many businesses, all of which employ some 4500 workers.   Â
   Voting for Dead Sea - under the slogan "No floating voters! Vote for the Dead Sea as one of the New7Wonders of Nature - is available:
 ð€×     via the Tourism Ministry"s websites ( www.votedeadsea.com)
 ð€×   via SMS from Israeli mobile phones only by sending the words Dead Sea in English, Hebrew or Arabic to 2244 . Multiple SMS votes are possible at a cost of NIS 1 each.
 ð€×     facebook.com/votedeadsea
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