These are the nominees for the Belgian Travel Blog Awards 2026

After nine editions, the Belgian Travel Blog Awards are preparing for their final chapter. On Saturday 17 October, Belgium’s best travel bloggers and content creators will be honoured one last time at Van der Valk Sélys in Liège. The jury has now selected the nominees who are in the running to take home one of the coveted awards during this final edition. Mel Zagers leads the nominations this year with four, followed by Michiel Pieters with three. Alongside familiar faces, several new names have also made it onto this year’s shortlist: the duo behind Tasting Sunsets immediately secured two nominations. The public also gets one final say: voting for the Audience Choice Award remains open until 1 October.

The nominees were selected by a four-member professional jury consisting of Niel Van Herck (Tjoolaard), Karolien Joniaux (Libelle), Sarah Levin Weinberg (Stellar Tech) and Isabelle Jadot (Liège Tourist Office). They assessed the entries across the different categories and determined who will be in the running for one of the final Belgian Travel Blog Awards on 17 October.

Best Adventure Story – sponsored by Switzerland Tourism

• Reizen Rens with The Jordan Trail: Walking Through the Heart of Jordan with Travelbase
• Young Wild Free with Climbing Mount Toubkal in Winter: The Ultimate Hiking Guide
• Sentiers du Phoenix with Kungsleden in Winter: 5 Days of Pulka Skiing in Sweden
• Laure Wanders with Backpacking Benin: Independent Traveller’s Guide (Solo Experience)

Best Citytrip Story – sponsored by Visit Liège

• Reisvonk with Porto Through the Window of Tram 1: The Most Beautiful Ride Along the Douro
• MRJLN with Thank You, Chopin, for Helping Me Rediscover Warsaw!
• Trot Op! with Tokyo’s Most Important Neighbourhoods: A Complete Travel Guide
• Tasting Sunsets with A Three-Day Love Letter to Istanbul

Best Culinary Travel Story – sponsored by the German National Tourist Board

• Trekking et Voyage with A Hiking and Culinary Experience at Le Gastronome in Paliseul
• Tasting Sunsets with The Three Levels of Eating in Japan
• june. with Brittany: Finding the Balance Between Salty and Sweet
• Kris Kookt with That Sunday Feeling at Cyprianerhof Amid the Dolomites

Best Cultural Travel Story – sponsored by VISITWallonia

• This Human Tribe with Santa Claus: From Rovaniemi, Finland
• Op Congé met Xavier with Expedition Transnistria: A Day in a Country That Technically Doesn’t Exist
• Reporter on the Road with India: Our 12-Day Itinerary Through Rajasthan
• Reisavontuur with Semana Santa in Antigua: Guatemala’s Most Beautiful Easter Celebration

Best Family Travel Story

• Liesellove with The Eifel (and Surrounding Area) with Kids: A Family Holiday and Grieving Process in One
• De Voyageurs with From Sunny Southern Sweden to Magical Swedish Lapland: A Four-Week Road Trip
• Annelies Beleeft with South Africa with Kids
• Get Out Of Town with Mother and Son Alone in the Swiss Alps for 4 Days

Best Lifestyle Travel Story

• Op Congé met Xavier with Welcome to Kuopio: 7 Winter Activities in the Heart of Finland
• Young Wild Free with Spring in South Tyrol: Between Blossoms and Snow-Capped Peaks
• Making Miles and Memories with Paradise Koh Yao: What €800 a Night Actually Gets You
• Reisbeesten with Sleeping in an Igloo in Davos: Our Experience at Iglu-Dorf

Best Roadtrip Story – sponsored by Sunny Cars

• Pierre Charlier with Camper Road Trip in 2025: From Lake Annecy to the Wild Forests of the Jura
• Wannderful with Our North Coast 500 Adventure: Route and Stops
• Reporter on the Road with Morocco: Our 8-Day Road Trip Through the Atlas Mountains
• Trekking et Voyage with My Road Trip Through Albania with Travelbase Nomads

Best Sustainable Travel Story – sponsored by Visit Friesland

• Les Explorateurs du Monde with Hiking in Wallonia: 3 Days Between Gouvy and Aywaille
• Vanlife Voyages with My First Snowshoe Hike in the Alps
• Reisbeesten with Climate-Friendly Snoozing: Taking the Night Train to Bad Schandau
• De Campercrew with Via Limburgica: On a Pilgrimage in Belgium

Image of the Year

• Mel Zagers
• Jonathan Ramael
• Michiel Pieters
• Robin Dams

Social Post of the Year – sponsored by Red Online Marketing

• Coordinotes with A Trip Down Memory Lane: Namibia Edition
• Mel Zagers with A Trip to Lapland
• TravelTower with Fisherman Along the Li River Near Xingping
• Reizen Rens with Self Drive in Etosha

Social Video of the Year

• TravelTower with Nature in Belgium
• Mel Zagers with Vietnam
• Arthur Herbosch with Tokyo Highway
• Michiel Pieters with 2 Weeks in Japan

Video of the Year – sponsored by Visit Portugal

• Robin Dams with What Does It Mean to Live Like an Andalusian?
• Mel Zagers with Lofoten – A Summer Paradise
• Johan Lolos with Chasing Light | Patagonia
• Michiel Pieters with SWIMMING WITH WHALES IN MOOREA, French Polynesia

Audience Choice Award

In addition to the awards presented by the professional jury, the Audience Choice Award will once again be presented. For this award, the decision lies entirely in the hands of the public. Everyone can vote for their favourite Belgian travel blogger until 1 October 2026. The winner will be announced during the awards ceremony in Liège on 17 October.

Vote here for your favourite travel blogger

About the Belgian Travel Blog Awards

The Belgian Travel Blog Awards were created by Thx.agency to provide a platform for Belgian travel bloggers and content creators and to showcase high-quality travel content. Over the course of nine editions, the awards have brought Belgian travel creators and the travel industry together. On Saturday 17 October 2026, the ninth and final edition will take place at Van der Valk Sélys Liège in Liège.