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Jordan hedges bets on the Americas
Standalone destination key to strategy

Jordan is looking to alleviate fears of travelers from the America's by touting the Hashemite kingdom as a secure oasis within this troubled Middle Eastern region. The kingdom has launched a drive to isolate the kingdom from associations to the challenging political climate of neighboring countries by selling Jordan as a stand-alone travel destination.

"The problem is that we always have to explain to the people abroad that this is a country that is very safe - unlike many other countries in the region," Maha Khatib, Jordan's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities told ontheglobe.com. "Whatever happens in this region does not mean there is any kind of danger or lack of security in Jordan. So changing this perception is occupying much of our efforts."

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INDABA 2008 :: May 10-13 :: Durban [SOUTH AFRICA]
	Africa's largest and most prestigious travel trade exhibition has unlocked the latent economic and cultural value of African tourism. INDABA was developed by South African Tourism in order to effectively market the country and make the destination more accessible for the mainstream tourism market.
ASIA LUXURY TRAVEL MARKET :: June 16-19 :: Shanghai [CHINA]
	Let's start with some pertinent figures. Asia as a region accounts for half of the 80 billion USD luxury industry and today is home to over 2.3 million individuals with a net worth of over 1 million USD. These figures alone might make it pretty clear why Shanghai has become the location for the Asia Luxury Travel Market.
OTDYKH LEISURE MOSCOW :: September 23-26 :: Moscow [RUSSIA]
	It's no secret that Russia's vast oil exports have led to a rise in the income and standard of living of most Russians. As a result, analysts have watched the expansion of the country's middle class to be what is today one of the biggest consumer markets of the world today.
MIBEXPO Russia :: September 23-25 :: Moscow [RUSSIA] :: NEW
	MIBEXPO Russia creates a professional buyer-seller exchange gateway between international and Russian professionals, corporate buyers from Russia and the CIS. This market has gone on to establish itself as the finest and biggest industry event in the region featuring new business opportunities, know-how exchange.
LUXURY LEISURE MOSCOW :: September 23-25 :: Moscow [RUSSIA]
	Boasting the world's most expensive city for foreigners, a wealth of lavish landmarks and an expanding group of visible free spenders, Russia is emerging as a growing market for moneyed outbound tourism. Russia's nouveau-riche are growing in numbers, and the millionaire strata are a growing sector for luxury travel.
FITE :: September 25-28 :: Guayaquil [ECUADOR]
	An advertising campaign dubbed 'Ecuador - Life at its purest', sent a clear message of sustainable tourism for this country, as it depicts reasons to visit the diverse regions of Ecuador - and not just its crown-jewel and now endangered Galapagos Islands.
WORLD TRAVEL MARKET :: November 10-13 :: London [UK]
	With governments pointing to travel as a means of increasing growth there also comes needs for tour organizing, country image and branding schemes. The WTM, hosted at London's ExCel, will unite leading market players from six continents during four days of intensive meetings and seminars.
INTL LUXURY TRAVEL MARKET :: December 8-11 :: Cannes [FRANCE]
	From a beachfront mansion on the Maldives to a suite in Shanghai or an adventure safari in Botswana: high-end vacationers are seeking out exciting getaways that fit their taste for luxury life. The ILTM rolls out the red carpet for buyers and sellers of deluxe travel packages in the stunning setting of Cannes.
MONTE CARLO TRAVEL MARKET :: January 9-11 :: Monte Carlo [MONACO]
	The annual Monte Carlo Travel Market stands out among the many travel shows for just who the market targets: individual clients. And not just any individual. This market has been described as the place where exclusive luxury tourism and affluent lifestyles meet.
ITB BERLIN :: March 11-15 :: Berlin [GERMANY]
	ITB Berlin will be a podium for discussing many of the important challenges that the tourism industry faces. Discussion forums will debate the importance of the youth and budget travel sectors; define new needs in luxury travel, and industry leaders will also discuss the future of air travel and options in ecotourism.

Angola: The Spirit of Angola
	ontheglobe.com visited the sub-Saharan African Republic of Angola. The country was celebrating 30 years of independence, having emerged from a long period of internal conflict. ontheglobe.com visited a country that is rich in resources, culturally diverse, and now faces its future in peace.
Brazil: Bitter-sweet contrasts
	The waves were imposing enough to know that before us was a vast ocean. I didn't have to look far to find palm trees, exotic fruit or curious animals, although there was plenty of all three. I was in a beautiful Brazilian landscape. Strangely a peculiar odor emanated from the paradise of Rio de Janeiro.
Canada: Bridging the Divide
	They are stories of euphoria and disappointment, heroism and foolishness, togetherness and separation. ontheglobe.com presents Bridging the Divide, a mosaic of vividly crafted memories of Hungary's failed revolution of 1956, based on recollections of those who lived the tumultuous events.
China: The colours of China
	While China and its vast territories offer an array of contrast, they remain very much a mystery to many, from the traditional province of Sichuan to mystical Tibetan lands. Beijing and Shanghai, meanwhile, are immense, modern and ever-expanding. Let us take you on a visual journey of modern-day China.
Croatia: Turning the page
	The skies were grey on that cloudy afternoon at the main train station in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. In what felt like a sudden déja-vu, I noticed a small group of youth manning a protest booth voicing their anger at light sentences that had been produced by the UN tribunal in The Hague just days earlier.
Ecuador: Walking gently in paradise
	In the fall of 2006, ontheglobe.com was invited by the FITE to undertake a country awarness project in the South American nation of Ecuador. The visit included a trip to the port city of Guayaquil, the famous Galápagos island of San Cristóbal, and the nation's capital, Quito.
Greece: Winning over the creative class
	He is youthful, suave and presents an ambitious agenda for his constituency. He is the recently anointed Tourism Minister of Greece Aris Spiliotopoulos who put forward his transformative agenda of this country's tourism sector at the opening the Philoxenia International Tourism Fair in Thessaloniki.
Hungary: Frommers Budapest and the best of Hungary
	ontheglobe.com principal has covered the travel and tourism, culture and political topics from Hungary for several years. Notably, Andrew Princz is the author of the destination guide Frommers Budapest and the best of Hungary, published by the leading US publisher Wiley Publishing.
India: Empires of yesterday and tomorrow
	From the architectural wonders left by the powerful Mughal Emperors to the early temples of Orissa, India is not emerging. It is re-emerging. ontheglobe.com travelled on a whirlwind tour taking us to New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Bhubaneshawarar, Puri and Konark.
Ireland: Green horizon
	An aerial view of Ireland reveals the one thing Irish people seem to cherish most: their ever-so-lush, yet rugged land. It also shows some many of the dualities that have made the recent history of this nation so successful, including the scars of a difficult history that this very success was built upon.
Israel: Where history is all pervasive
	In Israel history is all pervasive, with vestiges of ancient cultures wherever you go. Our visit began in the young city of Tel Aviv, nearby Jaffa, the ancient city of Caesarea, the port city of Haifa, Acre, Tiberias, Mount of the Beatitudes, the remnants of Capernaum and Bet She'an, the Dead Sea and Jerusalem.
Jordan: Petra and the worlds beyond :: NEW
	Jordan has been following a strategy of selling this desert-country as a standalone destination. In early 2008, ontheglobe.com visited Jordan: from the mysterious Nabatean city of Petra, to the vast desert of Wadi Rum. From the sprawling capital of Amman, to the port city of Aqeba.
Kyrgyzstan: Her story... a history
	“A person cannot be freed of their roots,” said Marta Meszaros during the final days of shooting of her upcoming feature film Little Vilma: The last diary. Largely set in Kyrgyzstan, on the very site where the filmaker spent her early childhood, it was here where Meszaros was orphaned.
Monaco: Monaco Dance Forum
	On the streets of the Paris suburbs to the tail-end of a digital shadow in the outskirts of Tel Aviv; in the depths of Southern Africa or on the streets of urban India: these are just some of the inspirational sources of dance creators who attended the Monaco Dance Forum, a unique biannual cultural think-tank.
Nigeria: The Abuja Carnival
	ontheglobe.com undertook a country awareness mission to the most populous sub-Saharan African country, Nigeria. We attended the first Abuja Carnival in the Nigerian capital, an event that celebrated the true diversity of the country that constitutes over 140 million inhabitants, hundreds of tribes and ethnic groups.

Antoine Bittar: Capturing an impression in time
	The scenes represented in Antoine Bittar's work become secondary as strength in expressing the essential emerges. His fascination for mystery and moments difficult to capture gives his art a unique flavor. This artist has participated in many solo and group exhibitions throughout art galleries in Canada.
Fritz Brandtner: Pioneer in Canadian abstraction
	Fritz Brandtner never chose one approach over another. Oscillating between the representational and abstraction, he employed both methods of representation and their various stylistic approaches. He also experimented with different techniques in an attempt to make art democratic, seeing art as an essential tool for social change.
George M. Cohen: The New Chicago School
	As an artist and professor, George M. Cohen was part of the "New Chicago School" in the mid-1950s, which included artists Leon Golub, June Leaf and Cosmo Campoli. Our work, "Who May Be Called Man" was composed in 1956, and the large-scale abstract piece is an important work of the artist.
István Csik: Memory
	Hungarian contemporary artist who studied under notable local artists János Kmetty, Gyula Pap and Gyula Hincz. He is the recipient of the Munkácsy. His works are largely geometric, and evoke a constructivist world. Nevertheless, his compositions hark back to landscape, or the natural world, much like many of the early cubists.
Paul Daxhelet: Les boxeurs
	Born of a family of artists, Paul Daxhelet studied at the Acad�mie Royale des Beaux-Arts of his native city of Liege, where he saw early success. He takes a keen interest in depicting movement in sports, as in our work, with boxers taking shots at one-another. He even took up the sport himself.
Tamás Galambos: His ironic universe
	Tam�s Galambos has created an ironic universe that leaves viewers reflecting on the grounded realities of our world, all while spiraling into his own creative universe. Meticulously crafted, his works are sometimes labeled the 'pop of the east', touching on themes as diverse as the environment, religious imagery and even the macabre.
Pierre Huot: Creatures of the night
	Pierre Huot embraces portraiture, still life, nudes and jazzy nightclub scenes. He has experimented with an abstract and figurative mix, marrying both the subconscious and conscious. This has results in a more twisted and exaggerated view of people with multiple personalities that split as day turns into night.
Samuelie Keeleemeeoomee: Serpent bird
	Keeleemeeoomee's works are found in numerous public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and the Inuit Cultural Institute. She was one of a family of artists. She was born in Qingu, and moved to Cape Dorset around 1966.
Marian Scott : Structured movement
	Marian Scott studied at the �cole des beaux-arts in Montreal, and subsequently the Slade School of Art in London. She painted landscapes, plants and designs for theatre. In 1935-38, she taught at the Children's Art Centre set up by Norman Bethune, and joined the Contemporary Arts Society in 1939.
Jori Smith: The passion of living
	In the 1930s, Joris Smith lived in Charlevoix County. She documented her experiences from that isolated area in her book “Charlevoix County, 1930”. Her portraits of children, and documentation of rural Québec life from that period captured a moment in time, as an ethnographer of a people.
Rose Wiselberg: Secrets worth hiding
	Rose Wiselberg was a Montreal-based artist, a wealthy woman who had two sisters, also artists. When Rose died, I remember the estate consisted of an extensive collection of jewels. Paintings, drawings and all sorts of works of art were found everywhere in the artists home; under beds, in closets, in the damp basement.