Unesco has just declared Budapest a ‘City of Design’, recognising its status as a regional leader in the creative industries. Monocle’s Guy De Launey sets out to explore its flourishing start-up scene, vibrant nightlife and the Christmas markets. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 20: Budapest

Monocle’s Nolan Giles explores Kuala Lumpur, a city with immense cultural depth and a sparkling future. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 19: Kuala Lumpur

Ethiopia has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and with civic ambitions to match, Addis Ababa is certainly a capital on the move. Zoe Flood reports. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 18: Addis Ababa

Bucharest has a turbulent but fascinating history. In recent years, the city has seen plenty of developments in business, culture and cuisine. Meet the people who know Bucharest best. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 17: Bucharest

This week we head to Jordan to visit a city that’s always been a centre of calm in a fractious region. As the area’s major cities struggle to contain a multitude of crises, we hear why business is booming in Amman. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 16: Amman

From the glamour of pre-war Shanghai to the ambition and extreme wealth of what is China's biggest city, Monocle's Justin Bergman explores what Shanghai has to offer. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 15: Shanghai

Christopher Lord jets in to sample the delights of Muscat and discover what’s in store in the next exciting phase of the city’s development. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 14: Muscat

Once known as Saigon, Vietnam’s largest city is stepping into the future while not forgetting its French-ruled past. Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 13: Ho Chi Minh City

Nairobi has had a rough ride in recent times but as we discover this week the thriving metropolis is endlessly dynamic, resilient and still the beating heart of East Africa’s economy. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 12: Nairobi

A city of many incarnations now looks to the future. Guy De Launey reports. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 11: Sarajevo

Monocle's editors and correspondents are your guide to the world's most exciting and dynamic emerging cities. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Navigate the thriving capital of the world’s fourth most populous nation with Nolan Giles. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 10: Jakarta

As the city prepares to welcome the world, Chris Lord jets in. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 9: Antalya

Naveena Kottoor brings the proud history of ‘Casa’ to life on Monocle 24. Each week Monocle 24’s travel programme takes you beyond a great city’s tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider’s view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 8: Casablanca

Your guide to this huge, bustling city is Monocle’s Aisha Speirs. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 7: Manila

Discover where porteños head for dinner, drinks and dancing. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 6: Buenos Aires

Nolan Giles welcomes you to one of Asia’s most exhilarating cities. Each week Monocle 24’s new travel programme takes you beyond a great city’s tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider’s view of the very best in local hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 5: Bangkok

Seena Rossiter reveals the secrets of Brazil’s largest city. Each week Monocle 24’s new travel programme takes you beyond a great city’s tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider’s view of the very best in local hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 4: São Paulo

Monocle’s bureau chief Christopher Lord meets some of Istanbul’s entrepreneurs. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in local hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 3: Istanbul

Between the Danube and the Sava lies Belgrade, Europe’s “new Berlin”. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in local hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 2: Belgrade

Alex Duval Smith is your guide around Mali’s capital. Each week Monocle 24's new travel programme takes you beyond a great city's tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider's view of the very best in local hospitality, culture, business and design.

Episode 1: Bamako

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