Travel delays are inevitable. Bad weather, maintenance issues, staffing shortages… We’ve all been there. But this past weekend, there was a perfect storm of multiple issues resulting in over 12,000 flights being canceled or delayed nationwide. When CBS Boston needed expert insight on …
8 Questions With… Anthony Utard, Travel Industry Sales Manager, Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo
Do you know someone who has an incredible zest for life? Someone who’s up for anything? An adventurous traveler, eater, and general trier-of-new-things? For us, that someone is the indefatigable Anthony Utard. We got to talking with Anthony recently when he was taking …
Navigating the Road to College
By Jamie Edwards Is anyone else out there parenting teenagers? Fun times, indeed. If you didn’t pick up on my attempt at sarcasm, let me be more clear. It’s rough on multiple levels. Grade point averages, shifting friend groups, and acne are a …
La Dolce Vita
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel It’s always around this time of year that my thoughts drift to summer vacation. The days are getting longer, the temperatures are rising, the snow is melting… And after my “8 Questions” interview last month …
8 Questions With… Stephen Houseman, Senior Leisure Sales Manager, Four Seasons Hotels UK Collection
Attention Anglophiles: LONDON CALLING! With quarantine and testing restrictions completely lifted for fully vaccinated travelers, London is ready to welcome visitors with open arms…well, maybe enthusiastic waves and elbow bumps. If you’re ready to cross the pond for a business trip, luxury vacation, …
5 Bucket List Trips to Start Planning with Your Travel Advisor Now
By Jamie Edwards Simply stated, a ‘Bucket List’ is a collection of goals, dreams, and experiences a person hopes to achieve in their lifetime. It stems from the old English idiom—kick the bucket. Understandably, there are those who shy away from this term …
Zoomed out.
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Do you remember the novelty of Zoom meetings in the early days of the pandemic? This photo is from a CIRE team Happy Hour we did on March 27, 2020. Look at me and my …
A Reset atop a Crystal Mountain in Costa Rica
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Congratulations on making it through January! How are you doing with your resolutions? Dryuary? Meh. Yeah…us, too. The long dark days of winter can be draining. Not to mention the long dark days of …
8 Questions With… Daniel Pasquali, Divisional Director of Leisure Sales, North America, Belmond
The Hotel Cipriani in Venice. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train. Rio’s Copacabana Palace. The Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg. Celebrated, iconic, renowned properties. But just the tip of the iceberg in Belmond’s 34 hotels, 7 trains, 8 boats, and 3 safari lodges on …
The Perfect Tuscan Villa
by Jamie Edwards I try to avoid the word ‘perfect’ when I write. It’s deliberate, as there really is no perfect. Perfect can set us up for failure, and often does. Whether I’m writing about a meal, a bottle of wine, or a …