Social Media Contest
As part of the River Cruise Expo, we are hosting a social media contest open to all travel advisors. Two winners will be selected. Each winner will receive one (1) free registration to attend the 2026 ASTA River Cruise Expo. Additionally, the winner of the Judge's Pick - Best Reel or TikTok category will receive a free sailing on the President's Cruise, immediately following the conclusion of the 2026 ASTA River Cruise Expo.
CONTEST OVERVIEW & RULES
The Contest encourages entrants to post on social media about their experience attending the Expo. This includes, but is not limited to, sharing any element of their stay onboard a ship during the Expo or a post-Expo sailing, participating in Expo activities, and time spent exploring Vienna or other destinations visited during a post-Expo sailing.
Eligible social media platforms for the contest are the following: Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Posts must be the entrant's own original content. Posts which share a link to a media/news source, or use another individual’s original or copyrighted content, will not be eligible to win. Trending audio, music, special effects, emojis, GIFs and artwork available to users on a social media platform are acceptable to incorporate in the entrant's post.
HOW TO ENTER
1. Share a photo, video, Reel (Facebook/Instagram) or TikTok video on a personal or professional social media account (the post must be set to Public and not Private) showing your experience at the Expo and/or any of its related activities.
2. Include the hashtags #RCE25 and #astacontest in your post.
Posts that do not include both hashtags will not be eligible to win.
CONTEST DURATION
The contest is active March 12-30, 2025. ASTA staff will review all eligible entries to determine the winner in each of the categories described below.
CATEGORIES
The contest includes two categories:
1. Most Liked Social Post
The public post with the most likes/reactions on any of the contest's eligible social platforms. This includes any combination of the Thumbs Up, Love, Haha and Wow reactions to a single post. The number of Shares a post may receive is not considered in this instance.
2. Judges' Pick - Best Reel or TikTok
The public Reel (Facebook/Instagram) or TikTok video selected by a panel of ASTA judges for its excellence in creativity and appeal in promoting river cruising. There is no minimum or maximum time length, video editing style or theme, or reaction count, for the Reel or TikTok video to be eligible. Rewarding overall creativity and imagination is the intent of this category.
View complete contest rules and eligibility
