By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Just off the heels of a $19 million dollar renovation, Affinia 50 is a residential retreat perfect for business and leisure travelers on extended or short stays. The upscale boutique hotel artfully captures New …
CIRE Corporate Travel Planners: Jacks of All Travel, Masters of Fun
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Business travelers travel for one reason: work. But all work and no play can make employees dull. It doesn’t take fancy human behavior studies to prove those who feel their professional contributions are appreciated …
Our Favorite Places: Viceroy Hotel Group’s Hotel Zetta In San Francisco
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel Hotel Zetta is the first new hotel to open in downtown San Francisco in five years! Five years is a long time for a city with a reputation for progression and change. Hotel Zetta …
What Business Travelers Need to Know: Global Entry & TSA Pre-Check
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel What you need to know about Global Entry What is Global Entry? It’s a program in which participants clear U.S. customs and Border patrol when returning from other countries. Currently, there are several Global …
Our Favorite Places: The Doyle Collection’s Dupont Circle Hotel In Washington D.C.
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel I love the look, and more importantly, the feel of The Doyle Collection’s Dupont Circle Hotel. This boutique hotel has a front row seat to Washington D.C.’s bustling Dupont Circle in a central neighborhood …
‘Twas the Night Before the Holidays…
And now, a brief Holiday Travel poem to lighten your spirits and help articulate how CIRE can ensure a truly magical Holiday season (as well as a killer business trip or corporate travel event!) Without further ado: ‘Twas the night before the holidays, …
CIRE Looks At 2014 Meeting Travel Trends
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel 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 …
US Airways Shuttle Now Allowing Advanced Seat Registration
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel 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 …
What To Do When Your Winter Holiday Travel Plans Go A Little – Or Terribly – Awry
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel 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. …
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 …