Press Trips

Press Trips

Trips for bloggers and journalist to Czechia

Benelux
Press Trips
CzechTourism Benelux offers press trips for both individual journalists, bloggers, influencers, and groups. If you are interested in participating in a press trip, please don´t hesitate to contact us by e-mail amsterdam@czechtourism.com.

Group Press trips 2024

22-24 March 2024 | BLIK BLIK Festival of Light in Pilsen - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň
Media: International group, 1 place available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Plzeň

25-29 March 2024 | Night train Prague 

Organisation: CzechTourism Benelux & European Sleeper
Media: Belgium Media 
Regions: Prague

The train company European Sleeper will offer train trips to Prague from March 2024. The train stops at several stations in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Czechia. In Prague we will stay for two nights and we will discover several places in the centre. 

May | Sustainable and Green Prague 2024 - see program

Organisation: CzechTourism Agency & Prague City Tourism
Media: International group, 1 place for Belgium media 
Region: Prague & Central Bohemia

The main topic will be to present Prague in a sustainable light and show how visitors can get to know Prague responsibly. The participant travels to Prague by train. In addition to the capital, trips are also made outside the centre of Prague, such as to Dědkův mlýn.

3-5 May 2024 | Pilsen Liberation Festival  see program 

Organisation:Visit Plzeň
Media: International group, 2 places available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Plzeň

City trip to the beer capital Pilsen in combination with the celebration of the liberation of Pilsen by the US Army on May 6th 1945. The visits will include Patton Memorial Pilsen, Pilsner Urquell brewery, St. Bartholomew cathedral and the Adolf Loos interiors.

14-17 May 2024 | Gastronomy, nature and culture in Pilsen region - see program

Organisation: Pilsen Tourism and Pilsen region
Media: 1 place available for Belgium or Dutch media
Regions: Pilsen

A four day trip where you will discover the western part of the Pilsen Region. The activities include visit of brewery Chodovar, the lookout tower Čerchov in nature reserve Bohemian Forest, visit of the city of Pilsen and an unforgettable experience at a renowned beer spa. 

24-29 May 2024 | Hiking trip Hřebenovka in Bohemia

Organisation: CzechTourism Benelux and CzechTourism Scandinavia
Media: 4 places available for Belgium and Dutch media
Regions: Prague & Ústí

In Czechia, the night train will stop in Děčín, the gateway to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. This trip combines a visit to the National Park and Prague.
From NL/BE to Czechia by train in the evening on 24th of May, arrival next morning
From Prague to NL/BE by train in the evening on 28th of May, arrival next morning
From Prague to NL/BE by plane on the 28th of May

4-7 June 2024 | Active trip in Sumava - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň and Pilsen region
Media: 2 places available for Belgium and Dutch media
Regions: Pilsen

An active trip in the southern part of Pilsen region. We will visit the National Park Šumava. Activities include hikes, cycling trips and visit of wolf centre Srní, castle Kašperk and the town Sušice and it's rope park. 

12-16 June 2024 | UNESCO & Castles - see program

Organisation: CzechTourism Benelux
Media: 4 places available for Belgium and Dutch Media 
Regions: Prague, Central-Bohemia, Pardubice, Vysočina & South Moravia

A cultural trip where we will visit several cities that are placed on the UNESCO list of cultural heritage. Also we will visit some amazing castles. We will have a variety of cultural visits and some active activities, such as cycling and a short hike in one of the lesser known nature reserves of Czechia. 

Mid June 2024 | Active trip in North Bohemia 

Organisation: CzechTourism Agency
Media: International group, 1 place available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Liberec

17-20 July 2024 | Discover North Moravia and music festival Colours 

Organisation: Moravian-SilesianTourism
Media: International group, 1 place available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Regions: Moravian-Silesian

20-23 August 2024 | Baroque trip in West-Bohemia - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň and Pilsen region
Media: 2 places available for Belgium and Dutch media
Regions: Pilsen

Cultural trip with a gastronomic touch. Several historical baroque monuments will be visited, such as the monastery Plasy, Manětín chatea, Microbrewery Knížecí and a short hike around the smallest city in the central Europe.

10-13 September 2024 | History trip in Pilsen region - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň and Pilsen region
Media: 2 places available for Belgium and Dutch media
Regions: Pilsen

This trip focuses on the period from WWII to the 1990s. It will visit various places associated with the Iron Curtain, such as the Museum on the Demarcation Line in Rokycany, the Iron Curtain Museum in Rozvadov and DEPOT JAVOR 51 the only nuclear weaponry depot in the world open for public.

13-15 September 2024 |  Festival Sun in the Glass in Pilsen, microbreweries festival - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň 
Media: International group, 2 places available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Plzeň
Citytrip to the beer capital Pilsen during the microbreweries festival Sun in the Glass. We will also spend half an hour in a beer spa in the Purkmistr microbrewery. 

4-6 October 2024 | Pilsner Fest, beerfestival - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň 
Media: International group, 2 places available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Plzeň

Besides visiting Pilsen we will go to the factory of Czech sparkling wine and visit castle Radyne. 

Mid October 2024 | Agrotourism & Czech gastronomy 

Organisation: CzechTourism Agency
Media: International group, 1 place available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Regions: Vysočina & South Bohemia

6-8 December Pilsen Christmas - see program

Organisation: Visit Plzeň
Media: International group, 2 places available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Plzeň

8-12 December | Christmas train trip to four Czech cities - - see program

Organisation: CzechTourism Benelux
Media: 4 places available for Belgium or Dutch Media 
Region: Prague, Olomouc and South Moravia

Christmas is one of the most important holidays celebrated in Czechia. Enjoy the atmosphere of Czech Christmas in the centres of different towns. From the end of November there are Christmas markets in every city. This winter trip will go to the cities Prague, Olomouc, Brno and Znojmo where we will discover some interesting Czech Christmas traditions and the gastronomic delicacies of the regions and the cultural highlights.

Individual Press trips 2024

Besides group press trips we also organise individual trips for online and print media from the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The following topics are interesting for us: 
  • Family holiday
  • Camping 
  • Castles and chateaux
  • Hiking
  • Cycling
  • Traveling by train
  • 6 April 2024 | Half Marathon Prague by RunCzech
  • 5 May 2024 | Marathon Prague by RunCzech
  • 14-16 June 2024 | L'Etape Czech Republic by Tour de France
*Paid press trips are not possible
Our criteria:
  • Please contact us well in advance, preferably at least two months prior to the trip
  • You have an agreement with the invited media on publishing editorial content on Czechia
  • The article/show will be published within 12 months of the visit, or at its earliest convenience
  • The circulation/readership/viewers and advertising value are measured by an official media survey
  • The readership/viewer profile matches the target group of CzechTourism – modern, open-minded people with a high sense of social responsibility
  • You represent media from our target markets: Netherlands, Belgium or Luxembourg
  • You represent an outlet that focuses on travel, lifestyle, food or design daily/weekly newspaper, tv, film, radio or online platform
We are able to help you with the following:
  • Accurate information on regions, destinations, activities, places to stay, people to meet, etc.
  • Itinerary based on the theme of your article/show
  • Assistance with travel bookings and costs (decided case-by-case)
  • High resolution images and videos along with other materials