In 24 Hours

In 24 Hours
Genre	Travel
Presented by	James Williams
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	17
Production
Production location	Varies
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company	CNN Vision [1]
Original release
Network	CNN International
Release	December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09) – August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)

In 24 Hours is a monthly travel television program on CNN International hosted by James Williams.

The program premiered on 9 December 2015 ^[2] and follows Williams spending a full day and night in a different city each episode, exploring culture, sights and unique experiences, focusing on the premium travel market. ^{[3] [4]} In many episodes, local celebrities are featured including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Anthony Bourdain. ^{[5] [6]}

Williams was a producer ^[7] and occasional presenter on long running CNN travel program CNN Business Traveller before being given his own show. ^{[4] [8]}

The first and second seasons of the program are sponsored by Qatar Airways. ^{[2] [9]} The program returned for a second season on September 7, 2016. ^[10]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	5		December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)	April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
2	12		7 September 2016 (2016-09-07)	August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)

Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Destination	Original release date
1	1	New York City, United States	December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09)
James finds out what chef Anthony Bourdain's favourite places are, a flyover of Manhattan in a Blade helicopter, explores the secrets of Grand Central Station and visits the world's most expensive penthouse. [11] [12]
2	2	Hong Kong	January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)
James gets a martial arts lesson, visits the family of acclaimed tailor Ascot Chang and goes paragliding. Jimmy Choo reveals his favourite things about Hong Kong. [13]
3	3	Buenos Aires, Argentina	February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)
James takes a helicopter ride to the Puesto Viejo polo club and learns the sport from Santiago de Astrada, goes wine tasting and gets a close shave from the most sought-after barber in the city. [14]
4	4	Sydney, Australia	March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)
In his home town [4] James goes sailing with 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winner Paul Clitheroe, visits animals at the Symbio Wildlife Park, takes a surf lesson from Stephanie Gilmore and has dinner beside the Sydney Opera House. [15]
5	5	Milan, Italy	April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)
James takes a Ferrari 488 for a spin at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit, chats to Giorgio Armani at Milan Fashion Week and searches for truffles. [16] [17]

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Destination	Original release date
6	1	Los Angeles, United States	September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07)
James takes a yoga class at the Four Seasons in Beverley Hills, discovers Moon Juice in the Silver Lake neighbourhood, takes a tour of the Warner Bros studio lot and gets a rare invite to the Academy of Magical Arts. [18]
7	2	London, UK	October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)
James takes to the All England Tennis Club with Pat Cash, has lunch with chef Jamie Oliver, heads to Old Bond Street for some shopping and takes a helicopter ride over the unique London skyline. [19]
8	3	Shanghai, China	November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)
James begins his day in Shanghai on the Jin Mao Tower Skywalk.
9	4	Atlanta, United States	December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)
James has a Southern breakfast with Hines Ward, visits the Centre for Civil and Human Rights, visits a film set of The Walking Dead and visits the Stankonia Studios. [20]
10	5	Marrakech, Morocco	January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)
James takes a hot air balloon ride over the city. [21]
11	6	Cape Town, South Africa	February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)
James takes a scenic look at sights and views in the city. [22]
12	7	Auckland, New Zealand	March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
James visits the city of sails and takes in the cuisine and culture of New Zealand as well as bungee jumping off the Auckland Harbour Bridge. [23]
13	8	Barcelona, Spain	April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)
14	9	Montreal, Canada	May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)
15	10	Bangkok, Thailand [24]	June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07)
16	11	Dublin, Ireland	July 5, 2017 (2017-07-05)
17	12	Miami, United States [25]	August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02)

References

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External links

• Official website