Trekking your way through China – with the Great Wall, the world’s largest population and approximately half of all bicycles on the planet – is much easier with the help of some insider knowledge. CIRE’s own Esther Klijn recently traveled to Shanghai and …
CIRE-Tested Tips to Avoid Culture Shock While Traveling In China
Mmm… scorpion skewers, yummy! (This writer thinks there isn’t enough Ranch dressing in the world for those.) There are two types of tourists. Those who don’t mind looking like tourists and those who’d rather eat scorpions than look like a tourist. Even for …
Oh, the Places CIRE Travel Agents Went in 2018
No amount of internet research or scrolling through countless online travel reviews compares to firsthand knowledge of a vacation or honeymoon destination. Even a business trip can be elevated to vacation-like status with the right accommodation. Being your personal source for travel destinations …
Don’t Let These Common Travel Myths Fool You (CIRE Clients are Too Smart for That Anyway)
You can rely on online travel reviews for credible insights. No, no you can’t. Years before the prevalence of travel review sites, the news reported stories about hotel websites displaying manipulated images to make the property look more appealing than it really was …
Domino’s “These Are the Places Top Travel Agents Say You Absolutely Must Visit” Features CIRE Travel
Domino, an ultimate guide for a stylish life and home, curates market and on-trend products to provide its readers with a blueprint to design an authentic, high vibrational life. The print magazine and online content publisher talked to CIRE Travel agents to get …
The Zoe Report Takes CIRE Travel Experts’ Recommendations for Fall Mountain Vacations
Autumn, falling in between the hectic back-to-school routine and the busy holiday season, is the perfect time to plan an extraordinary getaway. For out-of-the-box destination ideas, The Zoe Report turned to CIRE Travel experts to get their personal recommendations for an exotic adventure …
HuffPost Turns to Travel Experts, Like CIRE’s Eric Hrubant, for Insights on Why Portugal is Blowing Up Instagram
Picturesque Portugal is a natural fit for the visually-oriented Instagram platform, which is currently exploding with drool-worthy vacation photos posted by jet-setting travelers. But as HuffPost (and Instagrammers) have noted recently, Portugal is receiving its fair share of the Instagram spotlight. Portugal has …
Raise Your Glass If #IOnlyTravelWithCIRE
As we mark our 5th anniversary, thank you for helping us check off our 2013 business goals. On our 5th anniversary and every day… Thank you, valued clients, for trusting the CIRE team with your travel planning. To our industry connections and partners, …
CIRE Travel Opens a New Office in Boston Led by Travel Industry Veteran, Terri O’Brien
NEW YORK, NY (May 22, 2018) – Manhattan-based CIRE Travel announced today that it will open a new office in Boston to be led by travel industry veteran Terri O’Brien. CIRE Travel, an affiliate of First in Service Travel, focuses on concierge-style planning …
When is the Best Time to Plan a Summer Vacation? Our Travel Advisors say, “NOW!”
Some of our travel agency’s clients out west are digging out from under an unfathomable amount of snow right now. But for those in other parts of the country, it truly feels like it’s officially springtime. We’re just a few short weeks away …