Earn increasing cash rewards—up to a FREE trip—by referring your friends and family. Plus, when you inspire new travelers to join us, they’ll save $100 instantly on their first trip.
Please note: Our Vacation Ambassador Referral Sweepstakes has officially closed. Winning entries will be chosen at random by February 15, 2026, and winners will be contacted by March 2, 2026.
3,000
Free Trips Awarded
180,000
New Travelers
$35,500,000
In Total Rewards
But don’t take our word for it—watch Vacation Ambassadors reveal, in their own words, why they choose to share their love of travel with others.
But don’t take our word for it—watch Vacation Ambassadors reveal, in their own words, why they choose to share their love of travel with others.
It’s easy to start enjoying the benefits—here’s how:
Refer new travelers and they will instantly receive $100 in travel credits when they mention your name and Customer Number, whether they travel with you or not.
You’ll earn $100 CASH when your first friend reserves, and up to $7,900 for eight referrals.
Each time another friend reserves, you’ll earn more CASH—it’s unlimited.
| Number of Friends Referred | Rewards You Earn With Each New Referral* | Total Reward Value |
| 8 | FREE TRIP or $6,500 CASH | $7,900 |
| 7 | $200 CASH or credit | $1,400 |
| 6 | $200 CASH or credit | $1,200 |
| 5 | $200 CASH or credit | $1,000 |
| 4 | $500 CASH or credit | $800 |
| 3 | $100 CASH or credit | $300 |
| 2 | $100 CASH or credit | $200 |
| 1 | $100 CASH or credit | $100 |
*If your referrals depart within the same calendar year, you will earn $500 for your 4th traveler and $200 each for your 5th-7th travelers. You will earn $100 each for referrals departing over multiple calendar years. Your $6,500 to use towards a trip, or $6,500 cash, can be earned for referrals departing over multiple calendar years beginning with referrals who departed after 1/1/13. If you choose travel credits instead of cash rewards, you have two years to apply your credits.
Print your own referral cards so you’ll always have some handy. Help your friends save $100 on their first trip.
Print our FREE referral kit today and share your love of travel. Your guide to earning a FREE TRIP through our Vacation Ambassador Referral Program.
With O.A.T. and Grand Circle, we get a wonderful value and unique activities. We try to post photos on Facebook while we’re traveling and we also write a newsletter when we return from a trip that we send to 40-50 of our friends.
Carroll and Basil M.
16-time travelers and 17-time Vacation Ambassadors from Ruidoso, NM
First we referred my sister and our neighbors… Then, we referred my cousin, and she thanked us for her discount. We were surprised how quickly we earned a free trip!
Barbara & Raymond G.
12-time travelers and 18-time Vacation Ambassadors from Green Valley, AZ
By Nancy Bennison, 14-time traveler and 20-time Vacation Ambassador from Amherst, NH
18-time travelers Ann and Jack Donoghue are among some of our top Vacation Ambassadors.
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*Please note: Vacation Ambassador Rewards can only be earned for referring New Travelers. A New Traveler is a person who has never traveled with Grand Circle or Overseas Adventure Travel and does not have a current departure reserved with Grand Circle or O.A.T. The new traveler must provide the referring customer’s name and Customer Number when they reserve their first trip. To earn CASH rewards shown above for your first 7 referrals, your friends must depart in the same calendar year. To earn $6,500 to use towards a trip or $6,500 in cash, 8 friends must have departed since 1/1/13. As a loyalty benefit, once you’ve taken ten O.A.T. or Grand Circle trips, you will receive an ADDITIONAL $100 for each friend you refer.
