VDRJ Media Awards 2026 – Applications for Travel Journalism Awards
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The Association of German Travel Journalists is once again awarding the only independent media prizes for travel journalism in German-speaking countries.
Journalists Entries for 2025 can now be submitted.
The Association of German Travel Journalists (VDRJ) will once again award its coveted media prizes in 2026 for outstanding journalistic achievements in the field of travel and tourism.
The awards are considered the only independent prizes of their kind in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Categories for Excellence
The VDRJ Media Prizes are awarded in the categories of text, audio, and film. For each category, a separate expert jury evaluates the submitted works based solely on journalistic criteria.
The juries for the Award They consist of experienced journalists from leading media outlets as well as established freelance colleagues.
One main prize in each category is a Gebeco travel voucher worth €1.000. In addition, up to three further non-monetary awards may be given in each category.
Independence without compromise
The independence of the awarding of prizes is a central concern of the VDRJ.
Sponsors from the tourism industry support the voluntary jury work with prizes and services, but have no influence on the decisions.
There is no registration fee for participation.
Submit these entries
All contributions that were first published in German media or on German-language websites in 2025 are eligible to participate.
This includes print and online articles, podcasts, blogs, and audiovisual productions.
Both editorial teams and individual authors and producers are welcome to submit their work.
Contact and further information
Interested parties should contact the respective expert juries:
– Text Prize: Jennifer Latuperisa-Andresen (textpreis@vdrj.de).
– Audio Prize: Rüdiger Edelmann (audiopreis@vdrj.de) .
– Film Prize: Thomas Radler (filmpreis@vdrj.de).
All details regarding submission deadlines and conditions of participation can be found on the VDRJ website at vdrj.de.
VDRJ
The Association of German Travel Journalists represents around 230 active members from all media sectors – from print and online to radio and TV to journalistic blogs.
Media professionals from PR and press work in the tourism sector also belong to the professional association.
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