by Amy Brueckner Well, I have a lot to live up to after reading about Esther and Robyn’s first international trips.  There will be no chicken impersonations, no famous rock bands, no machine guns, and no hiking (heaven forbid!).  But there will be …

by Jamie Edwards “It rained for four years, eleven months, and two days.” — Gabriel García Márquez So wrote Gabriel García Márquez, in his Nobel Prize winning novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude and single-handedly introduced magical realism, the writing style that normalizes …

by Jamie Edwards Maybe you’ve heard the term “transformative travel.”  But what exactly does it mean?  Well…  You tell us!  Transformative travel is unique to each individual.  For some, it may be visiting a new destination that holds some “magic” like history, art, …

Open as of November 1, 2020, One&Only Mandarina, a modern architectural masterpiece of sustainable design and architecture, sits atop the lush, coastal cliffs of western Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit coastline. Between the canopy of coastal rainforest and the warm Pacific Ocean, it is a …

by Jamie Edwards What’s your vacation style?  Relaxation (give me a book, a drink and a lounge chair and I’m fine)?  Sight-seer extraordinaire (check every box; cross everything off my list)?  Or maybe you’re the Weekend Warrior type (did someone say zip line?!?!)?  …

by Amy Brueckner Author’s note:  I took this trip to Mexico in January, before any travel restrictions. But I’m happy to report that Mexico is open to Americans arriving by air, and the Grand Velas Riviera Maya is open and practicing exceptional health …

by Robyn Panaccione When Eric asked me to share the story of my first international trip, I dug up the journals I kept as a teenager.  Wow!  It brought back so many memories.  As a luxury and corporate travel planner (or a CIRE …

by Jamie Edwards The third installment in our “closer to home” city series is here!  First up was New York where we visited the hot spots in Brooklyn with CIRE luxury vacation advisor, Esther Klijn.  Next, we headed to Boston to find out …

by Esther Klijn I’ve lived abroad on a few occasions. Each experience has given me stories for a lifetime, but nothing compares to my first week living in Italy as a college student. While technically not my very first trip abroad, it was …

With travel restrictions ongoing, many of our CIRE clients are desperate for a getaway.  When we get those calls, spa and wellness vacations come up more and more often.  After months of stay-at-home orders, travelers not only want to get away, they want …