by Amy Brueckner, COO of CIRE Travel (60 countries & counting) When the hubs and I were talking about where to go for our winter vacation, a warm-weather destination was a given, but I lobbied hard for a beach getaway. Granted, we live …
5 beach bars and restaurants to inspire your next adventure in the Caribbean
by Jamie Edwards Winter is coming. No, really. The cold weather is imminent along with shorter days and longer cold, dark nights. There’s no better time than the present to start planning a warm-weather vacation. Or perhaps to just bookmark some links so …
My First International Trip
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 …
Destination DC: 24 ways to get local in Georgetown
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 …
Questions About Travel to Costa Rica? The Daily Beast Turns to CIRE President, Eric Hrubant
Have you heard the news? Costa Rica is OPEN to some Americans! If you live in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Washington, D.C., you’re in luck…Costa Rica is ready to welcome you starting in September. …
My First (Solo) International Trip
By Esther Klijn, Award-Winning Luxury Travel Planner and Honeymoon Travel Agent 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 …
8 Questions With… Eric Hrubant, Founder and CEO of CIRE Travel
2020 has been a roller coaster of a year, to say the least, but we always try to focus on the positive. CIRE Travel turned 7-years-old this summer and who doesn’t love celebrating birthdays and anniversaries? We thought it fitting to sit down …
A Wellness & Spiritual Retreat in Mexico at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya
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 …
Summer Escape: Luxury, Adventure, and Wide-Open Space in the Utah Desert
By Jamie Edwards Knowing that our CIRE clients might be looking for vacation destinations a little closer to home these days, our luxury travel reporter, Jamie Edwards from I am Lost and Found, has been focusing on her recent US-based trips: Wyoming, Colorado …
Our Favorite Places: Top Boston Picks from the Travel Pros
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel A few months back, our honeymoon planner extraordinaire, Esther Klijn, shared her top picks and favorite haunts in her beloved Brooklyn. In our newest “closer to home” installment, we reached out to some of …