By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel The global travel industry news platform, Skift, coined the term “permanxiety” to describe travelers’ current state of mind in light of natural disasters, mass shootings, passengers removed from flights and general unrest. At a …
Now, This is What We Call Corporate Wellness
Day spas outnumber Starbucks in the U.S. Apps like Soothe and Zeel deliver, on demand, a licensed massage therapist to a home, office or hotel room within an hour. A growing number of spas and hotels focus on “silence.” Wellness isn’t just for …
“Trusty travel agent,” Eric Hrubant, Credited for Bursting the Online Travel Review Bubble
Skift columnist, Colin Nagy, encourages readers to break through the travel recommendation bubble with a trusty human travel agent. Nagy credits Hrubant and his CIRE Travel team for letting him in on one of Jakarta, India’s best kept secret hotels. Not kept secret …
Where Can You Find the Best Hotel Rates?
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel We’ll give you a hint. It’s not with an online booking site. And it’s not booking directly through the hotel’s website. You can get the best hotel rate through your corporate or personal travel …
50 Shades of Savings
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Spreadsheets aren’t sexy. However, CIRE’s travel reports contain some pretty intriguing, juicy details for our corporate travel clients. Depending on your preferences and needs, our travel reports are delivered on a monthly or quarterly …
Global Entry? TSA Precheck? Both or Neither?
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel The long, winding lines themselves are testament to airport security’s screening increasing and changing processes. While air travel will never return to the shoes-on, stroll through times of the past, there are programs aimed …
How Many Airline Agents Does it Take to Change a Ticket?
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel None. Just CIRE Travel. Changing an airline ticket can be a hassle, and expensive too. Something came up. A storm is coming. The system goes down. Millions of travelers are changing their flights. All …
What To Expect As US Air And AA Loyalty Programs Merge
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Are you one of the millions of US Airways Dividend Miles members in the process of transitioning to the American’s AAdvantage program? If so, you needn’t do anything if you have a Dividend Miles …
Don’t Know Economy From Your Premium Economy Class?
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Airlines That Embrace the “Pay More, Get More” Concept with the Best Premium Economy Class Never do those larger, more comfortable first class seats look more inviting than when you’re walking past them toward …
Does Your Perfect Summer Vacation Really Exist?
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel As a whole, we’re a society of hard workers. When those precious vacation days roll around, we want to make the most of them—relaxing, making memories, reconnecting and recharging. For some, that means planning …