When it comes to trends, the fashion industry has Fashion Week. Advertising has its Pantone Color of the Year. We corporate travel planners have a crystal ball. Not really, but being entrenched in group travel and meeting planning as we are, we do …
US Airways Shuttle Now Allowing Advanced Seat Registration
Starting today, November 13, 2013, seats can be reserved in advance when flying US Airways Shuttle. Seats can be chosen at booking, during check-in or any time in between by managing reservations online. Shuttle flights will also have ChoiceSeats available for purchase – mostly …
What To Do When Your Winter Holiday Travel Plans Go A Little – Or Terribly – Awry
Last winter, an up and coming librarian (let’s call her Brenda) was thrilled to be giving her first national presentation at a convention in Washington D.C. Her departure day came… and went without her. As often happens during the winter months, a snowstorm …
Cruises Offering Nearly Free Rides
This complete article was originally released by The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch on September 16, and features quotes from CIRE Travel President Eric Hrubant. It hasn’t been smooth sailing for Carnival recently, between the infamous “poop cruise” in February, when a ship lost power and …
Room Service in 2013: A Bag of Groceries
Complete article originally released by The Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch on September 11 featuring quotes from CIRE President Eric Hrubant. As anyone who’s ever put on a few pounds while traveling knows, it’s hard to find convenient, healthy food when you’re staying in a hotel, …
10 Qualities to Look for in a Perfect Corporate Travel Agent
If you’ve lived long enough, then you remember the days when corporate travel agents held the keys to the travel kingdom, so to speak. Only through group or corporate travel agencies could you book flights and make hotel reservations, and only a select …
CIRE Travel President Eric Hrubant cited in WSJ article
“…not everyone wants to cook while traveling.” x CIRE Travel President and founder Eric Hrubant was cited in a September 11th story by The Wall Streeet Journal. The Market Watch article highlighted changes in hotel room service as travelers look for healthier dining …
CIRE Travel: A New Look, Name and Leader.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. We suppose this is true as we officially roll out our new agency brand, name and website. A lot of the changes have taken place behind the scenes. Others will be more obvious …
Three Reasons Why Small and Mid-sized Businesses are Turning to Corporate Travel Planners
Once upon a time, small to mid-sized businesses considered corporate travel planners as an extravagance better afforded by larger corporations and rock stars. Not anymore. With the cost of travel increasing across the board and the influx of travel planning technology, small and …
CIRE Travel in the News: Travel Weekly, the National Newspaper of the Travel Industry, Turns to Eric Hrubant
Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the travel industry, turned to CIRE Travel’s Eric Hrubant for his views on 2013 summer travel trends. The article states that 2013 may be one of the busiest vacation travel summers in recent years. Eric Hrubant, with …