When traveling for business or pleasure, what you eat can be as important as where you stay. One of our favorite brands that takes great care and pride in both gastronomy and luxury accommodations is Relais & Châteaux. CIRE COO Amy Brueckner was …
5 of my Favorite Fabulous Hotels in Los Angeles
by Eric Hrubant When people say they’re going to LA for the weekend, they’re likely not going to downtown Los Angeles (not that there’s anything wrong if they did!), but likely escaping to the prominent destinations of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, …
Botswana is the Magic Kingdom
by Jamie Edwards There is no sound I can think of that compares to that of the African bush. Silence. Almost complete silence, except for the distant (and sometimes not so distant) roar of a lion, the slow, steady, padded thump of an …
8 Questions With… Gary Stevens, Executive Director of Sales at EmpireCLS Worldwide Chauffeured Services
Our success at CIRE Travel is built on relationships: Great relationships with our loyal clients who trust us with their most important business trips, luxury vacations and honeymoons; and great, long-term relationships with our incredible partners in the travel industry. We’d like to …
My 10 Favorite Luxury Hotels in Charleston, South Carolina
by Eric Hrubant We all see Charleston continue to make many of the “best of” lists, and it’s clearly a favorite for a lot of tourists. Before Covid, the city was seeing well over seven million visitors each year, and since all of …
The Four Seasons Punta Mita is the ‘Perfect’ Resort
by Jamie Edwards I love traveling to hidden, off-the-beaten-path, inaccessible, far-flung destinations. I love hotels that are boutique in size, blend seamlessly into the environment, and whose entrances are easily passed unnoticed. The Four Seasons Punta Mita is not one of those places. …
8 Questions With… Kylie Ranger, Director of Sales & Marketing at the Hotel Emblem
CIRE president, Eric Hrubant met this month’s 8 Questions interviewee on a 2013 FAM trip to the then newly opened Hotel Zetta. FAM is short for “familiarization.” Travel advisors are invited on FAM trips so that they can personally experience hotels, airlines, and …
Private Villa and Vacation Rentals in High Demand
When you need expert travel planning support, you call CIRE Travel. When the travel pros need expert insight on travel trends, they call CIRE, too. Travel Weekly, the most influential news resource for the travel industry, recently interviewed CIRE president, Eric Hrubant, about the …
Eric Hrubant Appears on France 2 News Segment, “Tourists Étrangers, Un Été en France?”
Exciting news for international travelers and the hospitality industry! Amid an increasing number of vaccinated Americans and announcements that some EU countries will open their borders to tourists, France is reporting a rise in travel and hotel reservations. France 2 News interviewed Eric …
Summer Road Trip: New England
by Eric Hrubant Spring is in the air. Shots are in the arms. The feeling of hope is almost palpable. As your trusted travel advisor, my top priority is to equip you with the knowledge you need to travel safely, comfortably, and confidently. …