The five-part series will be supported online by pages on the BBC's international website, BBC.com. It will feature video clips and information on each of the cities from new and previous series.
A branded widget will also feature on the BBC.com homepage for the duration of the show's transmission.
The series will include visits to Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Beirut, Rome and Washington,D.C. Well-known local personalities will guide viewers around the cities taking them to places often not shown in guide books.
It is the first time that the programmes will be distributed on BBC America. It will be available to 74 million weekly BBC World News viewers around the globe, as well as online users at BBC.com.
.jpg)
.jpg)