Our Favorite Places: Seoul, South Korea

March 7, 2024

Seoul — the other city that never sleeps. The South Korean capital is an energetic fusion of past and present: stunning skyscrapers tower over its bustling streets, while historic palaces and tiled-roof temples are dotted throughout its districts. Seoul is creative and it's ...

Travel Advisor…or Superhero?

February 29, 2024

By Eric Hrubant Hello travelers, It’s hard to imagine, but almost every time I meet someone new and tell them about my business, I get the question, “Travel Advisors?! Do they still exist?” I always smile and start telling one of my favorite ...

8 Questions With…  June Muenzer, Business Development Executive with Star Clippers

February 23, 2024

CIRE Travel CFO Mark Pizza went on his first FAM trip back in the fall.  He had an amazing time visiting his family homeland in Italy.  But this wasn’t just any ordinary trip: Mark traveled with Star Clippers, sailing on a tall ship ...

Where is Bhutan? And Other Things To Know Before Going to the World’s Most Magical Kingdom

February 15, 2024

By Jamie Edwards I’m slightly out of breath, thanking my Pilates and Soul Cycle instructors for my current level of fitness. The climb has been hard work, but I’m prepared. I’ve had a year to get ready. A year to imagine the moment ...

Just back from: A PONANT Cruise

February 9, 2024

We know that cruising can be polarizing.  Just ask CIRE COO Amy Brueckner.  She used to be squarely in the “not-a-cruise-person” camp. But just before the holidays, she had an eye-opening journey sailing to Belize and Honduras with the luxury French cruise line, ...