CNN International adds a new monthly travel show, World of Wonder with Richard Quest; is Business Traveller cancelled?

CNN International (DStv 401) is adding a third new programming strand presented by Richard Quest, with the new monthly travel show, Quest's World of Wonder, set to kick off on the international TV news channel on Saturday 14 July at 13:30.

Quest's World of Wonder is Richard Quest's third programming strand in addition to his weekday Quest Means Business and Quest Express, and monthly Business Traveller shows.

CNN says Business Traveller programming on CNN will continue in the future.

The first half hour episode of Quest's World of Wonder will visit Washington, D.C. in the United States, with other episodes this year that will explore Berlin, Budapest and Panama City.

"We're going to interesting places to meet fascinating people," says Richard Quest. "We're not tourists, we're travelers. It's a show about meeting people who reveal the heart of the city and help you understand what makes the place tick, leading you to that 'wow' moment when you realise you belong."

Each episode looking at what defines the essence of a city, will explore what drives a city and the people who live there. Viewers will meet larger-than-life characters who will explain how the city's past has created a unique fabric that is still evolving today.

"People are fascinated by the spirit of a city - something built up over millennia, centuries or decades that defines what the place stands for and offers its residents and visitors," says Ellana Lee, the senior vice president of CNN International.

"No-one is better at finding and telling those stories than Richard Quest - a true internationalist with vast experience in travelling the world and reporting on it. Through this new show, CNN viewers will experience a world of wonder that will inform and inspire in equal measure."

According to MultiChoice's DStv electronic programming guide provided by CNN, Quest's World of Wonder will be on Saturday on CNN International at 13:30 South African time, with repeats on Saturdays at 21:00, and Sundays at 07:30, 12:00 and 20:30.

October is Africa on CNN International as the channel dedicates the month to African programming with the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards.

To co-incide with the 20th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards that will be held on 10 October in Nairobi, Kenya, CNN International (DStv 401) is dedicating October to what it calls Africa Now" programming.

CNN International viewers have been seeing the "October is Africa" on-air promo running since September on the news channel.

The Business View (broadcast daily at 12:00 ) during October will include a new segment weekly entitled "Africa Now" that will focus on an element of African business, from innovation to workforce trends and that has an impact on the continent.

On the Road Ethiopia is a half-hour programme that will cover Ethiopia's Feast of Meskel festival.

On the Road Tanzania is a half-hour programme that will cover Tanzania's art scene and biodiversity.

Leading Women will have CNN International anchor Robyn Kriel interview the Oscar winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o.on Wednesday 28 October at 10:30 and 17:30.

Meanwhile the weekly One Square Meter in Connect the World (daily at 17:00) will focus entirely on Africa during October. Reports will include a look at the One Airport Square in Accra, Ghana as well as the Contemporary Art Museum in Cape Town, South Africa and two more stories from Ethiopia and Nigeria.

Then there's the regular programming strands Inside Africa, African Voices, CNN Marketplace Africa, Africa View and African Start-Up that will continue to cover the African continent during October.

African Voices is on CNN International every Friday at 10:30 and Saturdays at 16:30 (or watch it online at edition.cnn.com/specials/africa/africa-voices).

CNN Marketplace Africa is on CNN International every Friday and Saturday at 17:15.

During October CNN Digital will also publish a range of multi-media and social content to complement the news channel's Africa programming.

"CNN has a long-standing commitment through our five dedicated Africa programming strands - more than any other international network - to uncover vibrant stories and trends from across the continent," says Ellana Lee, the senior vice president and managing editor at CNN International.

"We are pleased to showcase the very best that Africa has to offer during a celebratory occasion of the 20th CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards."

Business show travelogue, The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future coming to CNN International from 19 June as new 9-part monthly series.

A new 9-part monthly series, The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future is coming to CNN International (DStv 401) starting Thursday 18 June at 10:30 (South African time).

The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future will explore different countries along the Silk Road and uncover how the cultural traditions and commercial trading along this iconic route between the East and the West are changing and the innovations and developments happening at various places alongside this route.

Every month CNN International correspondent Sumnima Udas will visit a different country with the first episode of the 9-part series which will visit the very start of the Silk Road: China.

The half hour episodes of The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future will look at stories of culture, business and innovation and combine the modern world with intelligent historical context that brings the region alive with colour, culture and a history of doing business.

In the first episode on 18 June, Sumnima Udas will explore modern-day silk production in the Hangzhou province, speak to China's largest e-commerce company Ali Baba about being the internet's newest "Silk Road", and see how the city of Xi'an is renovating Silk Road sites to help boost tourism along the ancient route.

In July, the second episode will focus on Kazakhstan as the series covers the Silk Road to eventually complete the journey in Northern Italy.

"The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future is where rich, historic cultural context meets modern business and trading against the backdrop of visually stunning landscapes and destinations," says Ellana Lee, the senior vice president of CNN International.

"This is an exploration of how the Silk Road remains a route to international business in the 21st century, combining centuries' old traditions with the dynamic business models of our globalised world. Part business show, part travelogue, this series will be an important part of CNN International's output."

Besides the TV show, CNN.com will also have a dedicated microsite for The Silk Road: Past, Present, Future.with additional special content.

Weekly African shows African Voices and CNN Marketplace Africa on CNN International both changing with a new on-air look, new focus.

CNN International (DStv 401) is overhauling its weekly Africa-focused shows CNN Marketplace Africa and Africa Voices.

The British-Nigerian CNN anchor Zain Asher is now the new presenter of the weekly CNN Marketplace Africa on CNN International, the show profiling leading business people and entrepreneurs and various business ventures across the continent.

African Voices on CNN International will be changing from 22 May.

African Voices, with a new look, will now focus on uncovering some of Africa's "most dazzling trendsetters, creating their own subcultures in areas such as travel, fashion, art, music, technology and architecture".

CNN International says African Voices will take CNN viewers "on a surprising journey through multiple cities and countries to showcase modern, contemporary Africa".

Personalities now featured on African Voices will "be creative, vibrant and influential on social media".

"These changes to CNN's Africa output reflect the dynamic and seismic change taking place on the continent today," says Ellana Lee, the senior vice president at CNN International.

"By bringing Zain Asher on board and completely refreshing two of our most-loved business and culture features shows we aim to uncover even more rich, vibrant and powerful stories and trends about modern Africa."

Both CNN Marketplace Africa and African Voices get a new look with new graphics but remain in their established weekly time slots on CNN International.

Besides CNN Marketplace Africa and African Voices, CNN International has the weekly Inside Africa, now in its 16th year and now presented by Soni Methu and the weekly segment African Start-Up.