By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Let’s be honest – nothing can quite compare to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour (we’re still recovering physically and emotionally, thanks). But if there’s one life that rivals the whirlwind, whiplash, and nonstop motion of …
By Esther Klijn, Award-Winning Luxury Travel Planner and Honeymoon Travel Agent When you think of Lapland, you probably picture blankets of snow and reindeer-drawn sleighs gliding through pine forests. But in September, Finland’s Arctic north tells a completely different story. The air is …
By Jamie Edwards, award-winning travel writer who’s visited 70+ countries on all 7 continents I love winter. Hmmmm, let me clarify. I love winter when I’m sitting by a roaring fire, hot toddy in hand, watching snowflakes float through the air outside my …
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Beginning October 2025, the European Union will launch a new Entry/Exit System (EES) that replaces manual passport stamping with a digital record of travelers entering and leaving 29 European countries. The goal is to …
If you manage travel for your company (we see you, EAs, office managers and operations leads), you know all too well that your travelers’ trips don’t fall apart at 2 p.m. They wobble in the wee hours of the morning, in a snowstorm, …
By Jamie Edwards, award-winning travel writer who’s visited 70+ countries on all 7 continents We follow a long dirt road towards the glistening sea. Colorful hand-painted signs line our path. We’ve just arrived in José Ignacio, a sliver of sand and surf on …
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Can you feel it? The shift in the air as summer gives way to fall is undeniable. The long days and warm nights are winding down, and we are all settling back into routines …
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Few places in the world combine sheer beauty, physical challenge, and utter remoteness the way Patagonia does. Stretching across the southern tip of Chile and Argentina, it’s a region where Mother Nature rules, and …
A Smarter Way to Handle Business Travel Coordinating business travel isn’t just about booking flights and hotels anymore. It’s about balancing budgets, ensuring traveler safety, and keeping teams focused on the work that matters without drowning them in logistics. For many companies, managing …
By Jamie Edwards, award-winning travel writer who’s visited 70+ countries on all 7 continents Foster picks us up at the crack of dawn. I’m not a morning person—unless I’m in Africa. Here, the magic kingdom comes alive at daybreak. Hyenas cackle, hippos grunt, …
