Entries are now open for the Dutch Travel Media Awards 2026. 

Entries are now open for the second edition of the Dutch Travel Media Awards. Journalists, bloggers, photographers, videographers and other travel content creators can now submit their work. The deadline for entries is Friday 14 August 2026 5.00 pm. The nominations will be announced at the end of September.  

The Dutch Travel Media Awards recognise the best and most inspiring travel stories of the year, across five categories:

• Print publication
• Online Europe
• Online City
• Online outside Europe
• Social Media Content  

Entries will be judged on their originality, narrative quality and ability to inspire.

The Jury

Entries will be judged by an independent panel of experts:

• Hanita van der Meer – chair of the jury. Director of Marketing, Communications & Events at ANVR
• Ron Peereboom Voller – former editor of *Telegraaf Reiskrant*, former editor-in-chief of *RonReizen*
• Sara van Geloven – former editor-in-chief of Lonely Planet, currently Project Manager at Polarsteps
• Kirsten Jassies – social media and AI expert

Entries can be submitted via the Dutch Travel Media Awards website: www.travelpressentation.nl/dutch-travel-media-awards.

You can also find the terms and conditions for taking part here.

Award ceremony

The awards will be presented on Thursday 29 October 2026, immediately following TravelPressentation in Maarssen — the annual media event that brings together more than a hundred travel media professionals.

„In 2025, we wanted to give a platform to the genuine, original travel story — the story that goes beyond a list or a caption. The response exceeded our expectations: over 200 entries in the first edition. Social media content has now become a fully-fledged medium for travel reporting, and we are delighted that Kirsten Jassies — the Netherlands” leading social media expert — will be judging the entries in that category this year,” said the organisers of the Dutch Travel Media Awards.