by Eric Hrubant The demand for luxury travel, group travel, corporate travel and honeymoon travel is back to pre-pandemic levels. As your trusted travel advisor, along with my team of expert travel planners, our top priority is to equip you with the knowledge …
A message from CIRE president, Eric Hrubant: This month marks 8 years since I became a small business owner, and I’m more and more grateful with each passing year. Some of you already know the story, so I’ll keep it brief for those …
By Eric Hrubant I received an email recently from one of our corporate travel clients: “I’ve been looking at airfares for different locations… Is it my imagination or does everything seem outrageously priced right now? If so, do you think this is just a …
by Eric Hrubant While it may have seemed like a mirage at first, travel advisors can’t deny that we’re seeing business travel trends ticking back up in favor of a comeback—one that may be much stronger than anticipated. First, it was vacation and …
Did you know CIRE president, Eric Hrubant, is a certified yoga instructor? Did you also know that, in addition to Madonna, Whitney, and Janet, his workout playlist includes Steely Dan and Hall & Oates? And are you aware that he is the ONLY …
I never thought I’d see a year where Esther’s banana cake recipe traveled more miles than I did. Yes, even after months of being grounded, there is much I’m grateful for and many things I’ve learned. For example, I finally learned to cook, …
CIRE Travel Corporate & Entertainment Travel Manager Robyn Panaccione recently participated in a unique test of a new digital health pass developed to promote safer travel in the time of Covid. In a global initiative to facilitate air and cross-border travel, Robyn and other …
Fellow Travelers, These are some of the most challenging times we have seen in the travel industry, and my thoughts and prayers are with the families that have been impacted by the coronavirus. The safety and wellbeing of you, our valued clients, and …
By Eric Hrubant, Owner, CIRE Travel Once upon a time, corporate travel agents were a luxury reserved for large corporations and rock stars. But for small and mid-sized businesses, having a corporate travel agency was an out-of-budget extravagance. Not anymore. With the wildly …
When we Americans think about taking a luxury vacation, rarely do our imaginations stay within the U.S. borders. No, instead our minds wander to exotic destinations where we imagine ourselves in plush surroundings. At a time when a world health crisis is clipping …
