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Laureles in Medellín, Colombia, has been named the coolest neighbourhood in the world right now by Time Out, the global media and hospitality brand which inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city.  Time Out’s sixth annual list of trending areas of global cities features the most exciting neighbourhoods in the world – the full list can be found here. Following hot on the heels of Laureles in Medellín, the top five includes: the home of traditional Irish music in Dublin, a hotspot for art galleries and cutting-edge creative spaces in Madrid, the city’s waterfront living room in Copenhagen and a stretch in Hong Kong where affordable dim sum sits alongside Michelin-starred dining.  Laureles took the top spot this year for its authentic balance of laid back vibes alongside some of the best nightlife in the city, while maintaining a traditional Colombian feel. As well as being home to the renowned nightlife strip La 70 and Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín’s main fútbol stadium and concert venue, there is also calm to be found in its parks, tree-lined streets, yoga studios and countless coffee shops.  Each year Time Out asks its international audience to nominate the areas of cities which have the best mix of cutting-edge culture, affordable great food and drink, street life, nightlife and community. This year, Time Out asked more than 12,000 people about the coolest neighbourhoods in their city. The selection is then narrowed down with the insight and expert

With Sushiya, Chef Peter Tempelhoff brings a brand new sushi concept exclusive to Time Out Market Cape Town, partnering with Chef Shin Takagi of two-star Michelin restaurant Zenia in Kanazawa, Japan; while Chef Hitesh Panchal will bring Indian street food with a contemporary twist to the Market with Kapoochka.   Cape Town’s vibrant culinary scene just got even more exciting with Time Out Market Cape Town set to open to the public on Friday, 17 November 2023 at 11am at the V&A Waterfront – a few steps from the harbour’s edge with spectacular views of Table Mountain.   Time Out Market is a food and cultural market that brings the best of the city together under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences. Time Out Market Cape Town – the first Time Out Market to open on the African continent – will offer across 30 000 sq ft a curated mix of 13 home-grown culinary concepts spanning many cultural influences and flavours. It’s going to be a celebration of the best local talent – from award-winning to up-coming – and guests will get a real taste of the city while coming together with family and friends to enjoy their meals, on china with flatware, at communal tables and surrounded by top chefs and their teams in action.  From Friday 17 November 2023, Time Out Market Cape Town will be open daily – opening times are: Sunday to Wednesday: 11am - 10pm Thursday to Saturday: 11am - 11pm   Time Out Market Cape Town today also reveals further additions to its all-star lineup

Time Out and British Airways Holidays are announcing their joint Christmas markets campaign, spotlighting a selection of the best cities to visit in the run-up to the festive season. The 360-degree campaign, created and delivered by Time Out’s Creative Solutions team, will feature inspiration-driving branded content - as well as a live event - with some of the best Christmas markets in Europe at the heart of everything, encouraging experience-seeking holidaymakers to visit Prague, Krakow, Cologne and Salzburg with British Airways Holidays.  This content-driven partnership will feature a cross-platform branded series that brings to life the magic of these markets. Time Out will create a content hub with key messaging around what sets British Airways Holidays apart and showing how they are the facilitators of truly magical festive experiences. Bespoke feature pages for each destination will be roadblocked with British Airways Holidays festive takeovers.  Digitally, content will feature across posts and stories on Time Out Travel’s Instagram, and via a dedicated email newsletter to subscribers. Content will be further amplified via digital display ads as well as digital and social traffic drivers running across Time Out social channels and the Time Out network with native traffic drivers.  Finally, to celebrate noël, IRL, Time Out will bring a taste of these European Christmas market destinations to London with its delicious hot cocktail event, Hotboozapalooza. Time Out's annual

Time Out, the global media and hospitality brand which inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city, today announces that Kaylie Smith has joined as Managing Director, Time Out Media APAC. Based in Sydney and reporting to Time Out Media CEO Stacy Bettman, Kaylie will lead the Media division in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, with a focus on further evolving the brand in the region and its advertising opportunities for clients. Kaylie brings extensive experience and understanding of the different markets within APAC having held senior roles in Australia, Japan and Singapore as well as in the US. She has a successful track record driving growth, revenue, and product innovation having worked for both high-growth companies as well as global consumer tech leaders including Google and Meta.  Kaylie began her career in product management, sales and marketing for DoubleClick’s APAC business and took a broader senior role when the company was acquired by Google, leading the Google platforms business across APAC and Japan. She was MD APAC for The Rubicon Project, a series B start-up in programmatic advertising for publishers where she was instrumental in the rapid growth of the company and from 2017 to 2021, held senior roles at Meta first as Director SMB Australia & New Zealand for Facebook, tasked with growing the nascent SMB business in the region and across the broader APAC markets. Following the successful delivery, she was tasked to replicate this success fo

Time Out’s Creative Solutions team, alongside EssenceMediacom, has created a multi-platform campaign for TUI Lakes & Mountains to drive awareness for the tour operator’s offering and encourage its audience to get away from mainstream getaways and explore a new side of Europe. The bespoke campaign puts a spotlight on lakes and mountains as a travel trend, highlighting TUI Lakes & Mountains destinations such as Italy’s Lake Garda, the Austrian Alps and North Macedonia. The 360-degree partnership content taps into Time Out’s expert curation and leverages all of Time Out’s channels including branded content across timeout.com with digital features on the travel trend to enjoy a more authentic taste of Europe instead of traditional holiday hotspots, articles with expert-curated travel guides on TUI Lakes & Mountains destinations and a competition page with a chance to win a TUI Lakes & Mountains holiday. Furthermore, TUI Lakes & Mountains will be sponsoring three “48-hours in” social videos across the Time Out London and Time Out Travel Instagram channels – an inspiring video format unveiling the hidden gems of three TUI Lakes & Mountains destinations, fronted by Time Out’s local experts. All this is complemented by social traffic drivers on Instagram and Facebook as well as newsletter integrations. In addition to the digital campaign elements, Time Out has also developed a programme of Live Events featuring Time Out curated summer pop-up sessions, bringing the TUI Lakes & Mountai

Today, News 12 New York announces its new editorial partnership with Time Out New York to produce captivating content for audiences of both local New York media companies who are craving food recommendations and insights on local restaurants and chefs.  The collaboration will feature a monthly Local Eats segment hosted by Time Out New York Editor Shaye Weaver that will amplify the stories behind local restaurants by sharing how they’re serving the community, what customers should try on their menu, and more. This segment will be produced by and air exclusively on News 12 New York beginning in September. Both brands will also work together on a weekly ‘News 12 New York X Time Out Local Eats’ “Weekend Top Picks” list featuring where locals eat, airing weekends on News 12 New York. To help maximize awareness and viewership amongst both viewing audiences, News 12 New York and Time Out New York will cross-promote across their digital platforms. “News 12 New York is thrilled to be partnering with a beloved local brand like Time Out New York, highlighting great content that supports our commitment to bring the best of the best news and lifestyle content to our hyper-local viewing audiences,” said Kristin Malasapina, SVP, Chief Content Officer for News 12. “Time Out New York does a wonderful job serving up where to go and what to eat through their editorial lens, making their content a natural fit for News 12 New York’s audience who are seeking guidance on what local restaurants to s

Time Out Market – the food and cultural market bringing the best of the city together under one roof – is set to open towards the end of 2024 in the heart of Manama. It will be located on the top floor of the City Centre Bahrain, making it a key food and cultural destination in the region and fulfilling the mall’s motto of offering its communities hyper localised, joyful experiences.  With more than 35,000 sq ft, Time Out Market Bahrain will offer plenty of space to showcase an editorially curated mix of the best local and home-grown talents from award-winning chefs to up-and-coming restaurateurs and artists. There will be eleven kitchens offering a variety of cuisines, a dessert counter, a coffee shop, two bars, one exhibition space, one stage, and an al fresco rooftop. With more than 900 seats on two levels, guests will come together at communal tables in a uniquely designed space and get a true taste of Bahrain. To curate the culinary lineup, the Time Out Market team will test and taste food across the city to uncover the best talents – and then only the very best will be invited to join the Market. City Centre Bahrain – the leading shopping, leisure, and entertainment destination in Bahrain – is home to more than 340 brands and is attracting over 14.6 million visitors each year. Owned and managed by Majid Al Futtaim – a diversified lifestyle conglomerate spanning 16 countries across the Middle East, Africa and Asia – City Centre Bahrain spreads across more than 1,7 millio

Chef Peter Tempelhoff ‘s Ramenhead, Chefs Anwar Abdullatief and Yolani Abraham’s new concept Barakat, Matt Manning’s Culture Wine Bar, and Eugene Smith’s YARD pizza confirmed to join Time Out Market Cape Town.   Time Out Market Cape Town – the food and cultural market – has today revealed the latest additions to its impressive lineup of local culinary talents. Set to open later this year at the V&A Waterfront, Time Out Market Cape Town will bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best food, drinks and cultural experiences. Time Out Market Cape Town will feature 13 home-grown and local chefs and restaurateurs, three bars and one stage when it opens its doors to locals and guests from across the country and the world visiting the Mother City. Gathering around communal tables, guests will get to enjoy a curated mix of authentic, proudly South African and global cuisine – all served by award-winning, celebrated and much-loved chefs and restaurateurs calling Cape Town their home and reflecting the city’s vibrant culinary scene.  The latest culinary additions announced today will complement Time Out Market Cape Town’s stellar roster and serve a diverse range of cuisines – all by the city’s best home-grown talent:   The team behind The World’s 50 Best nominated restaurant, FYN, brings a Ramenhead branch to Time Out Market Cape Town Ramen lovers will rejoice as they will get to slurp silky noodles and umami-rich broth from Ramenhead, brought to Time Out Market Cape To

For the Love Thy Neighbourhood podcast series, Time Out London editor Joe Mackertich invites famous Londoners to show him around their favourite bit of the city and to share their tales and anecdotes about the spots they love. Time Out London has announced the launch of its first podcast series on 1 August. The podcast series called Love thy Neighbourhood will feature 12 weekly episodes with each celebrating a London neighbourhood seen through the eyes of famous Londoners, picked by Time Out London’s editorial team. This will not be a sit-down-in-a-studio kind of podcast, instead each guest will take Time Out’s London Editor and podcast host Joe Mackertich on a walking tour of their favourite bit of the city, popping into shops, restaurants, parks and pubs that hold a special place in their hearts. The podcast series opens with drag icon Bimini showing Time Out around Bankside, followed by other well-known talents such as actor, comedian and rapper Doc Brown for a stroll through Kilburn, and comedian Chloe Petts sharing tales and anecdotes about Streatham. FREENOW – the mobility super app – are the launch sponsor for the podcast series with pre, mid and post roll presenter reads in each episode and a bespoke multi-platform campaign developed by Time Out’s Creative Solutions Team to complement the audio activity. The campaign spans Time Out London digital channels including social video and posts, digital features and CRM, showing how FREENOW facilitates mobility across London

Time Out has teamed up with luxury ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs for the return of London’s first and only floating cinema Movies on the River, which will set sail on the River Thames once again this summer. Launched in 2017, Movies on the River is a cinema experience like no other. Guests will enjoy a sunset cruise along the Thames past sights such as The Shard, the Tower of London, the Tate Modern, the Houses of Parliament and Tower Bridge. Once the sun has gone down, they will be seated on the top deck, ready to watch an iconic movie on a huge open-air screen with London’s incredible landmarks as a backdrop and their favourite Häagen-Dazs flavour to choose from. The partnership with Häagen-Dazs to bring back the flagship summer event is part of a wider bespoke multi-platform campaign for the ice cream brand, developed and shaped by global media agency, Mindshare UK in collaboration with the Time Out Creative Solutions team. The campaign will include the Movies on the River live events, with a feel-good film programme curated by Time Out’s expert editors. The event will run for four weeks over the summer, with five events per week.  Häagen-Dazs’ headline sponsorship will see the Ice Cream of Ice Creams join the al fresco fun and offer a selection of indulgent delights, including its hugely popular Salted Caramel flavour, for guests to enjoy. Alongside multiple sampling touchpoints on board, there will also be a Häagen-Dazs photo booth and pre-roll ads on screen. This will be