By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel 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 …
CIRE to the Rescue: Volume 1
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel You are working with the best team of travel professionals in the business. I don’t have to tell you how good our team is, but I think we could all use some happy news …
As a Luxury Travel Planner, Here are Five Things I Wish I Knew About Going to Africa Before I Went
By Esther Klijn, Award-Winning Luxury Travel Planner and Honeymoon Travel Agent CIRE Travel’s luxury travel planners, group travel agents and honeymoon travel agents in NYC, Boston, Washington, D.C., and all of our locations receive many inquiries regarding planning a dream African safari vacation. …
CIRE Claus Holiday Sweepstakes Official Rules
CIRE Claus is giving away $1,000 travel voucher. You better not pout. You better not cry. We’re telling you why. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF WINNING. THESE RULES GOVERN ALL ASPECTS OF PARTICIPATION AND …
CIRE-Tested Tips to Avoid Culture Shock While Traveling In China
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Mmm… scorpion skewers, yummy! (This writer thinks there isn’t enough Ranch dressing in the world for those.) There are two types of tourists. Those who don’t mind looking like tourists and those who’d rather …
Don’t Let These Common Travel Myths Fool You (CIRE Clients are Too Smart for That Anyway)
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel You can rely on online travel reviews for credible insights. No, no you can’t. Years before the prevalence of travel review sites, the news reported stories about hotel websites displaying manipulated images to make …
Raise Your Glass If #IOnlyTravelWithCIRE
As we mark our 5th anniversary, thank you for helping us check off our 2013 business goals. On our 5th anniversary and every day… Thank you, valued clients, for trusting the CIRE team with your travel planning. To our industry connections and partners, …
When is the Best Time to Plan a Summer Vacation? Our Travel Advisors say, “NOW!”
Some of our travel agency’s clients out west are digging out from under an unfathomable amount of snow right now. But for those in other parts of the country, it truly feels like it’s officially springtime. We’re just a few short weeks away …
Don’t Face Winter Without CIRE Travel and Veselka’s Matzo Ball Soup
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel There are two things you should never face winter without: CIRE Travel and knowing where to find the best matzo ball soup in New York City. Both can get you through the worst things …
Marge in HR Shouldn’t be Your Corporate Travel Planner
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Marge in HR is about to come unhinged. Corporate travel planning has fallen on her shoulders, and she doesn’t have time to browse hundreds of travel sites to compare prices, book and manage reservations, …