{
  "country": "Luxembourg",
  "code": "LU",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-13",
  "source": "https://happychef.cloud/en/press-contacts/lu.html",
  "national": {
    "description": "Luxembourg's press is small, centralised in the capital, and split mainly between German-language and French-language dailies: the Luxemburger Wort and Tageblatt lead the German-language market, while Le Quotidien and the free L'essentiel lead in French. Business-and-lifestyle title Paperjam covers restaurant openings and dining trends through its 'Foodzilla' vertical, and the national HORECA federation Horesca is a direct channel into the hotel and restaurant trade itself. RTL Luxembourg (radio and TV) is the main broadcast outlet, and the City of Luxembourg's own City Magazine is an influential monthly for anything happening in the capital's dining scene.",
    "tip": "For most independent restaurants, Paperjam's Foodzilla section and City Magazine (for anything in the capital) are the best first contacts, alongside Luxemburger Wort or L'essentiel for broad daily-newspaper reach depending on your preferred language.",
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Luxemburger Wort",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.wort.lu",
        "notes": "Luxembourg's largest German-language daily; no single public editorial email found — use the newsroom contact form."
      },
      {
        "name": "Tageblatt",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": "redaktion@tageblatt.lu",
        "website": "https://www.tageblatt.lu",
        "notes": "Second-largest German-language daily, published by Editpress."
      },
      {
        "name": "Le Quotidien",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": "redaction@lequotidien.lu",
        "website": "https://lequotidien.lu",
        "notes": "Leading French-language daily, published by Lumédia."
      },
      {
        "name": "L'essentiel",
        "type": "newspaper",
        "email": "redaction@lessentiel.lu",
        "website": "https://www.lessentiel.lu",
        "notes": "Free French-language daily with the country's widest daily readership."
      },
      {
        "name": "Paperjam",
        "type": "magazine",
        "email": "presse@paperjam.lu",
        "website": "https://paperjam.lu",
        "notes": "Business & lifestyle title (Maison Moderne); pitch its 'Foodzilla' restaurant/dining vertical directly."
      },
      {
        "name": "RTL Luxembourg",
        "type": "tv",
        "email": null,
        "website": "https://www.rtl.lu",
        "notes": "National radio and TV broadcaster; no public newsroom email found, use the site's contact form."
      },
      {
        "name": "Horesca",
        "type": "trade",
        "email": "secretariat@horesca.lu",
        "website": "https://www.horesca.lu",
        "notes": "National federation of hotels, restaurants and cafés (~2,900 member businesses); publishes trade communications and a member magazine."
      }
    ]
  },
  "regions": [
    {
      "id": "luxembourg-city",
      "name": "Luxembourg City",
      "nativeName": "Ville de Luxembourg",
      "description": "As the capital and by far the country's densest dining scene, Luxembourg City has its own dedicated outlets on top of the national press: the city's own City Magazine, the English-language digital title Luxtimes, and public broadcaster Radio 100,7.",
      "tip": "City Magazine is the natural first stop for any restaurant news specifically in the capital, since it's published by the City of Luxembourg itself and closely followed by residents.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "City Magazine Luxembourg",
          "type": "magazine",
          "email": "admcommunale@vdl.lu",
          "website": "https://citymag.lu",
          "notes": "Official monthly lifestyle magazine of the City of Luxembourg; covers restaurant openings and dining events in the capital."
        },
        {
          "name": "Luxtimes",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.luxtimes.lu",
          "notes": "English-language digital daily (Mediahuis Luxembourg group), popular with the capital's large international/expat population."
        },
        {
          "name": "Radio 100,7",
          "type": "radio",
          "email": null,
          "website": "https://www.100komma7.lu",
          "notes": "Luxembourg's public radio broadcaster, based in the capital; culture and lifestyle programming."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rest-of-the-country",
      "name": "Rest of the Country",
      "nativeName": "Reste du pays",
      "description": "Outside the capital, Luxembourg has no separate regional press comparable to larger countries — Tageblatt and Le Quotidien, both headquartered in Esch-sur-Alzette in the south, come closest to a 'regional' voice and give the strongest coverage of restaurants and hospitality news beyond the capital.",
      "tip": "Tageblatt and Le Quotidien are the best contacts for restaurant news outside Luxembourg City, particularly in the southern Minett region where both are based.",
      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "Tageblatt",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": "redaktion@tageblatt.lu",
          "website": "https://www.tageblatt.lu",
          "notes": "Headquartered in Esch-sur-Alzette (south); strong community/local desk."
        },
        {
          "name": "Le Quotidien",
          "type": "newspaper",
          "email": "redaction@lequotidien.lu",
          "website": "https://lequotidien.lu",
          "notes": "Also based in Esch-sur-Alzette/Belval; covers areas outside the capital closely."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}