The DSTNCMP-Award – for those who just do it.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT

JUST DO IT: Have you implemented a cool project that all tourism professionals in the German-speaking region should know about? Have you identified an opportunity, solved a problem, or pursued a dream? Then this is your award!

JUST PARTICIPATE: Tell us your story – what did you do and why? What concerns did you cast aside, and what hurdles did you overcome? The application takes no longer than 10 minutes – we promise!

JUST WIN: Together with a panel of experts, we’ll select the 3 favorites from all entries, who will attend netzvitamineABEND DSTNCMP netzvitamineABEND ²⁷ to present their ideas and pitch for the prize.

The jury and the participants, via audience voting, will then decide on the placement live on site.

The winners²⁶

The Final Teams²⁶

THESE WERE OUR TOP 4! VOTING FOR THESE PROJECTS TOOK PLACE ON-SITE IN BRIXEN, SOUTH TYROL.

The 4 final teams pitched on the third evening of DSTNCMP, getting the opportunity to convince you of their approach. Afterwards, the winning project was chosen through a joint evaluation by the audience (50.1%) and our "jurors" as the on-site expert jury (49.9%).

FASHION MEETS
DESTINATION

LINKING BRANDS

MOSEL WINE
NIGHT MARKET

Tourist Information
Traben-Trarbach

HÆDI
FESTIVAL

Tourism Center
St. Peter-Ording

ACCESSIBLE
ACTION WEEK

Western
Lake Constance

THE PRIZE

In addition to their presence at the netzvitamineEVENING on Day 3 of DSTNCMP²⁶ , the winning teams received fame, honor, a huge challenge cup, and extensive coverage of their project in WERKSCHAU.

Additionally, our sponsors DIE ZEIT and the CMR Cross Media Redaktion presented a total of 4 prize packages:

1st PLACE

a strip advertisement in the travel market URLAUBSKOMPASS (Discover section) from DIE ZEIT worth €8,559.20
a premium entry in the "Kommst Du mit?-Newsletter" from DIE ZEIT worth €4,825
a ticket for DSTNCMP²⁷
the DSTNCMP challenge cup for one year

2nd PLACE

a Native Article on zeit.de worth €12,000
a voucher for the netzvitamineAKADEMIE²⁷ weeks worth €798

3rd PLACE

Annual license including layout adaptation and implementation for a digital magazine based on an existing printed magazine from CMR cross media redaktion valued at 12,000 €
a voucher for the netzvitamineAKADEMIE²⁷-Wochen valued at 798 €

4th Place

a voucher for the netzvitamineAKADEMIE²⁷-Wochen valued at 798 €

^{DIE ZEIT reserves the right to shift ad placements.}

THE JURY²⁶

ON SITE, THE AUDIENCE AND OUR JURY DECIDED WHICH FINAL PROJECT WINS THE DSTNCMP²⁶-AWARD!

THE JURY²⁶ FOR THE PRELIMINARY DECISION

OUR EXPERTS HAVE EVALUATED ALL SUBMITTED PROJECTS AND SELECTED THE FINAL TEAMS!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION

DSTNCMP Award

Application Deadline

Applications can be submitted online from February 4th to March 15th, 2026, 11:59 PM. Applications submitted after this deadline will not be considered.

Competition Procedure

From all the entries, we'll select the top favorites, which will be featured on netzvitamineABEND at the DSTNCMP²⁶ . In this final round, a panel of experts (“jury”) and the live audience will vote to select the winning team.

COSTS

For the finalist teams, the requirement for participating in the pitch on netzvitamineABEND is the purchase of a full-price ticket to participate in the DSTNCMP(per person pitching for the prize).

The application itself (submission of an idea) and general participation in the competition are free of charge. Ticket purchase is only required if the submitted project is invited to the final.

Copyrights

The copyrights for the submitted contribution remain with the participant. The participant is obliged to grant netzvitamine GmbH all rights necessary for publications within the scope of the competition, the award ceremony, and reporting.

Liability & Data Protection

The award ceremony takes place exclusively within the framework of DSTNCMP. There is no entitlement to the nomination of top favorites – netzvitamine GmbH may also present less favored contributions. Any liability or compensation is excluded.

The provisions of our Privacy Policy apply. By participating, personal data will be processed for the purpose of conducting the competition.