Do something, nothing, or everything, in St Lucia

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?!?!)?  …

The Luxury All-Inclusive Resort: NOT an Oxymoron

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 …

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 …

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 …