The Hague, The Netherlands — The Dutch Travel Media Awards (DTMA) will be presented for the second time on October 29, 2026, in Maarssen, the Netherlands, recognizing excellence in Dutch-language travel journalism and content creation across five categories.
The awards were launched in 2025 by Dutch travel PR agencies Baltus Communications and CommuniGate PR & Marketing to give original, well-crafted travel stories a stage of their own — at a time when much online travel content is reduced to lists and clicks.
“Good travel writing takes time and craft, and that’s what tends to get lost in a media landscape built for speed,” says Agnes van Duffelen, Managing Director of Baltus Communications. “With the Dutch Travel Media Awards, we want to put that craft back in the spotlight.”
An independent jury judges five categories of travel storytelling:
- Best Print Article (text and photography)
- Best Online Europe Story (text with photos or video)
- Best Online City Story (text with photos or video)
- Best Online Story Outside Europe (text with photos or video)
- Best Social Media Content (story series, reel, short-form video)
The jury consists of:
- Hanita van der Meer, Head of Communications at ANVR, the Dutch umbrella organization for travel professionals
- Ron Peereboom Voller, former chief travel editor of De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest daily newspaper
- Sara van Geloven, former chief editor of Lonely Planet Netherlands, now project manager at travel app Polarsteps
- Kirsten Jassies, social media specialist and author, and one of the Netherlands’ leading voices on social media strategy
Submissions must be written in Dutch and are open until August 14, 2026, with nominees to be announced on September 18. Entries can be submitted via www.travelpressentation.nl/dutch-travel-media-awards.
Winners in each category receive a Dutch Travel Media Award and a luggage set from Swedish luggage brand Thule.
The 2026 edition is supported by Red Online Marketing, Media Info Groep and PR-Dashboard.
The awards ceremony follows Travelpressentation, an annual meeting event connecting destinations and travel brands with Dutch and Belgian travel media, held the same week in Antwerp and Maarssen.
About Baltus Communications
Baltus Communications is a boutique PR agency based in The Hague, specializing exclusively in travel and lifestyle communications. www.baltuscommunications.com
About CommuniGate PR & Marketing
CommuniGate PR & Marketing is a Hague-based communications agency working with feel-good brands across the travel and lifestyle sector. www.communigate.nl
