To receive your $250 travel credit:

• Your video or slideshow must be 7 minutes or more in length
• Your video must be a NEW video or slideshow (not one that has been previously submitted)
• Your video or slideshow must be from an Overseas Adventure Travel or Grand Circle Travel trip
• Your video must be submitted within 90 days your departure
• Your video must have audio or music throughout
• Your video must be no larger than 2 GB
• Your video must either be MP4 or MOV file format
• Your video must be no longer than 60 minutes

Your $250 travel credit will be issued within 30 days of your submission and is limited to one video/slideshow per household per trip. Travel credits are valid for two years after submission date.

• Windows Movie Maker is a free video editing software for Windows on your PC.
• iMovie is a video editing software on macOS and IOS devices.
• If you have specific questions on the software or editing techniques, a quick web search should render a tutorial video on YouTube.
• Since iMovie is an Apple Product, Apple also has nice documentation on how to complete certain tasks on their support website. The same can be said for Microsoft and their documentation for Movie Maker.
• For a more professional video editing software, Adobe has Adobe Premiere Pro which works with both macOS and Windows. For around $30 a month (annual membership), you can have access to professional editing software.
• Adobe products are supported by a great user network that makes at-home tutorials on YouTube, which you can find in a quick web search.
• The Adobe website also has some beginners guides and tutorials:
  https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/how-to/beginner-tips-premiere-pro.html
• Creative Cow is a great resource for addressing technical issues that previous users have experienced, including suggestions on how to resolve them: https://library.creativecow.net/

• When capturing videos, always shoot with the screen at a horizontal orientation—and watch for unintended tilting.
• Video file should be in MP4 or MPG format; MKV files are incompatible with our video uploader.
• Hold the camera on the subject for at least ten seconds.
• Do not walk or move while capturing video—this will make the video shaky. Try resting the camera on a steady object nearby, like a table, bench, or roof of a parked car.
• Select the desired zoom level before shooting—do not adjust during your shot.
• Do not pan or tilt the camera during your shot.
• For objects in motion or people in profile, leave space in the frame in front of the motion or face.

• When shooting local people, the rule of thumb is to ask permission, as many societies have cultural or religious taboos about capturing someone’s image. Even if you don’t speak the language, try to make your subject comfortable.
• Lighting is one of the most important compositional elements of photography and videography. The best time of day for photography and videography is in the early morning just after the sun rises, or in the evening just before it sets.
• Images of smiling people posed stiffly in front of an iconic landmark are ubiquitous—so why not try to capture a moment that makes the viewer laugh? Photos or videos that have a sense of humor, such as a funny or unique expression, are more interesting for the viewer.
• A simple change of perspective can make an otherwise typical photograph or video memorable, so try placing your camera at unusual angles and avoid the temptation to always center your subject in the frame.

There are a few ways to submit videos or photos. Before going to My Planner, choose how you want to upload the video or slideshow you’d like to submit—either directly from your computer, smart phone, or tablet, or from a social media site like Facebook or Instagram.

Once you’re logged into My Planner, click on “Travel History.” Then:

1. Depending on the type of media you’re uploading, either click the “Add Your Photos” or “Add Your Video” button next to the name of the trip you’re submitting for.
2. Provide a comment about the video or slideshow you are submitting. Tell us which locations are featured, and what the video or slideshow means to you.
3. Click submit.
4. After submitting, you’ll have the option to upload another video or slideshow, or return to the Travel History page.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of images and videos that we collect, we are unable to contact each person when their images or videos have been added to the website. Please check back frequently to see new images and videos.

Videos are reviewed by associates to ensure they are appropriate for the website. Once reviewed, the video can take up to a few months to appear in the “Traveler Videos” section of the video gallery for the trip featured in your submission.

In order to provide the best experience to our travelers, we ask that you log into My Planner, which allows us to access your past travel history. We use your travel history to review the photos and videos you are submitting, and then associate them to the correct trip featured. This ensures that we are showing the correct information about each trip when other travelers are viewing your photos or videos.

Make sure your video file does not exceed 2GB and is either MP4 or .MOV file type. MKV files are not compatible with the uploader. Videos shot in high definition should not negatively impact your uploading experience.

Please email [email protected] if you experience issues uploading content. If you can, try to include any information that could help us troubleshoot your issue: error messages or even screenshots go a long way.

You can submit photos from past trips that you have taken with Grand Circle Travel, Grand Circle Cruise Line, or Overseas Adventure Travel. We are looking for the moments that really spoke to you—the moment that highlights why you leave home and travel far to expand your worldwide horizons. Images of people, places, wildlife, and landmarks are welcome. Future travelers want to see your experience on our trip through another traveler’s eyes.

Your comments, suggestions, and information are important to us. With respect to any content you submit or make available to Grand Circle or on the Site, including but not limited to your biography, comments, reviews, endorsements, testimonials, pictures, videos, and other content, you grant, and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Grand Circle a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, non-exclusive license to use, copy, distribute, publicly display, modify, create derivative works, commercialize, and sublicense such content, in whole or in part, in any media, now or hereafter known or developed for all purposes, without any additional consideration due to you. We do not prescreen content posted by users and cannot guarantee the Site will be free from content that is inaccurate, deceptive, offensive, defamatory, unlawful, or otherwise objectionable. You acknowledge that we are acting only as a passive channel for such distribution. We have no liability relating to any user content or activities of users on the Site. Even in the event we choose to monitor any user content, we assume no responsibility for, or any obligation to monitor or remove such user content.

Images and videos you submit may be used across our websites to share your travel experiences. We may also be interested in using your images and videos on Facebook, in our emails, and even in our print catalogs. Keep an eye out to see if yours or your friend’s photos are used.

When you submit photos, they are automatically entered into our yearly photo contest for a chance to win a free trip for two.

Please email [email protected] regarding questions about the photo contest.

There is a size restriction on how large your photos and videos can be. For photos, the size should be no larger than 5 MB. For videos, the size should be no larger than 2 GB.

To share your photo or video from the website, click on the image. It will open a new window. In the bottom right-hand corner of that window, you will see a Facebook icon and an email icon. Click on one of these icons to begin the sharing process.

Please email [email protected] and request the video be removed. For photos, please contact [email protected]. In your email request, please tell us your first and last name, your Customer Number, and the trip the image was associated with.