CIRE Travel

06/20/2024

Our favorite places to stay, eat and play in Mexico City! This week's article is up!

Our travel experts' top picks on where to stay, eat, and play in CDMX, Mexico's vibrant capital city!

06/18/2024

"Keep close to Nature's heart...and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." - John Muir

If you need a wellness re-set, Rancho La Puerta is a renowned fitness and spa retreat near San Diego, California. Escape from life’s stress and distractions on a healthy vacation that empowers your true self. Our expert team can help you plan a healing vacation that's stress-free from beginning to end.

06/16/2024

So proud of our award-winning vacation and honeymoon planning expert, Melissa Chaquea, for being tapped by The Zoe Report for an article on Mallorca, Spain!

While Ibiza is often at the top of most bucket lists, Spanish island of Mallorca also is worthy of bookmarking, thanks to its pristine beaches, rich culture, and delicious cuisine.

06/13/2024

CIRE COO Amy and CFO Mark had a lovely lunch with Ellyn Gerstel-Kuck of AIC Hotel Group. AIC is a collection of luxury properties in the US, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Many resorts in the collection are all-inclusive which makes them ideal for corporate meetings and incentive travel. In fact, one of our CIRE corporate clients is having their 2025 president's club sales incentive trip at one of Ellyn's amazing hotels! Looking for help with your next big company off-site? You know who to call!

06/12/2024

Want to join our ** at CIRE Travel? (**Yes, we're biased.) We're looking for an experienced Leisure Travel Advisor to assist with planning the most amazing honeymoons and epic vacations for our luxury travel clients. Must have industry experience and working knowledge of Sabre. Qualified candidates can apply via the LinkedIn posting below.

06/10/2024

We are excited to welcome Ella Edwards as our CIRE summer intern! After taking a gap year to volunteer around the world, Ella started at the University of Washington last fall, majoring in Environmental Science and Journalism. Ella is a seasoned traveler, having visited 55 countries on 6 continents (with 10 of those during her gap year). Here she is sailing the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa. We're looking forward to the perspective and enthusiasm she'll bring to our team. Welcome, Ella!

06/10/2024

😃Happy clients make us happy! 😃

“The trip was all we had hoped it would be and we are still buzzing! THANK YOU again for all of your help and expertise in planning and with the ex*****on of our ‘Italian Adventure.’ We had such a good time! We learned so much, met many wonderful people, and made memories that will last a lifetime! You can count on me recommending CIRE Travel to my friends who may be considering their next vacation destination! And you can bet we’ll be reaching out again when it’s time to plan our next adventure!”

06/08/2024

What is and is it for you? Check out our latest article: https://tinyurl.com/CIREquietluxury

06/07/2024

Is your travel style? Take our quiz to find out.

I am Lost and Found

Have you heard about the ‘quiet luxury’ trend? You may have seen it in action on the hit TV show "Succession" but quiet luxury is also taking the travel world be storm.

06/05/2024

Our own Amy Fronczkiewicz enjoyed the royal treatment at the stunning Shangri-La Paris. A delightful lunch with an Eiffel Tower view in the private garden and a journey through the exquisite details of a late 18th-century palace made for an enchanting day. Merci, Timothee Lardy and team, for the exceptional hospitality!

06/04/2024

Summertime = Vacation Time! Call us if you need ideas or help planning your next epic vacation.

06/02/2024

If you think all we do at travel conferences is laugh and have fun, you’re right. That’s exactly what we do! But we do it with our longtime friends, colleagues, and partners in the industry, strengthening the relationships that enable us to provide our clients with the best travel experiences possible.

First in Service Travel

06/01/2024

Luxurious smaller ships. Hyper-localized experiences on-board and off. And they're the official cruise line of the James Beard Foundation! Intrigued? Learn more about Windstar Cruises from our partner and friend, Meg Daly. (Photo with the CIRE team from this past Thursday!)
https://tinyurl.com/CIRE8qWindstar






Windstar Cruises

05/31/2024

That's a wrap! Mark, Amy, Eric, Esther and Jason had an amazing few days at the spectacular Conrad Orlando, meeting with hundreds of travel industry partners and colleagues. Can't wait to share all the exciting things we learned with our CIRE clients!

First in Service Travel

05/29/2024

When you grow up smack dab in the middle of the country, more than one thousand miles from the nearest ocean, does that make you less or more likely to work in the cruise industry? For this month’s 8 Questions subject, the answer is most definitely the latter! We’re thrilled to introduce you to a veteran of the travel and luxury cruising industry, Meg Daly with Windstar Cruises!

Windstar Cruises

Want to learn more about what it's like to sail with Windstar Cruises? It's like a luxury, boutique floating hotel! Learn more from Meg Daly.

05/28/2024

We're on our way! Excited to spend some time quality time with our colleagues, partners and friends at the F1S Summit in Orlando!

05/26/2024

Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the United States with over 60 museums, 600 parks, and nearly 9000 acres of green space. Chicago has 28 miles of lakefront, 24 beaches, over 7000 restaurants, and almost 200 breweries. Chicago has all this and more within its 234 square miles. Intrigued? Read more about the iconic Windy City in this week's article: https://tinyurl.com/CIREchicago

05/24/2024

Happy MDW fellow travelers! Are you heading to the beach this weekend? Or hanging by the pool? Perhaps a picnic in the park! A weekend in Chicago has all of that and more! Check out our latest article with our favorite places to stay, eat and play in the Windy City.

Headed to Chicago for a weekend of fun? Our expert team has recommendations for the best places to stay, eat, and play in the Windy City!

05/23/2024

Awwww shucks... Honored to be included on this list from Travel Market Report.

These Instagram accounts are bursting with beautiful photos, insider travel and marketing tips, and more.

05/22/2024

Who do you call when the $%@! hits the fan? For our CIRE clients, the answer is a no brainer...

Yesterday, we had a client traveling on the Amtrak Acela. Well, nature called, and our client GOT LOCKED IN THE BATHROOM! Frantic and unable to open the door, what did they do? Why, call CIRE, of course! Our team immediately called our Amtrak rep, who called Amtrak police, who went to the train car and got the door open. Just goes to show you, no matter the circumstances, when you work with CIRE, !

05/19/2024

In addition to award-winning honeymoons and incredible family vacations, our team can also help with epic girls trips! But you don't just have to take our word for it. Our client Jen's full Yelp! review:

“It was amazing working with Esther Klijn and the team. When we started planning our trip to Portugal and Morocco, we had no idea what we wanted to do. Our friend had worked with Esther before and suggested we engage her. That might have been the best decision ever made. Esther had so many suggestions and really culled an incredible vacation for all of us from activities to day trips to wine tasting, cooking classes, car services and so much more. She was our guardian angel and was so proactive- the day before we were supposed to leave, she decided we should change our flight due to an impending strike in Paris and she did it so quickly. She is a joy to talk to and so knowledgeable. There are not enough words to describe the experience. Thank you, Esther. Cannot wait for the next trip.”

05/18/2024

Do your teens like high-adrenaline activities like ziplining and canyoneering? Are they into manga and animé? Do they like beach days filled with surfing or sunbathing? We've got teen-tested, teen-approved ideas for your next family vacation in this week's article: https://tinyurl.com/CIREteentravel

05/16/2024

Looking for vacation ideas to please the adults AND teens in your family? Here are five recommendations and a few tips, too. This week's article is up!

Looking for vacation ideas to please the adults and teens in your family? Here are five ideas and a few important things to know.

05/14/2024

Esther, Melissa and YinYin got an insider's tour of the colorful and vibrant Warren Street Hotel in Manhattan from our wonderful partner Emily Barker. A fun and hip downtown hotel option!

Firmdale Hotels

05/12/2024

Happy Mother's Day! Especially to all the CIRE moms...our first (and best) travel buddy!

05/11/2024

A Tale of Two Podcasts starring Travel Expert and Entrepreneur, Eric Hrubant: https://tinyurl.com/CIREpodcasts

05/10/2024

HOT OFF THE PRESSES! CIRE president, Eric Hrubant, is quoted in Forbes about sending our luxury travel clients to various cities on Taylor's European tour. We've got several in Paris right now!

Taylor Swift’s 18-city European leg of her Eras tour may spur economic uplift in host cities—with the potential for inflation.

05/08/2024

CIRE president and founder, Eric Hrubant was recently a guest on two podcasts: one spotlighting his personal story and the other focusing on his business success and growth. Take a listen for the complete, extended-cut history of CIRE Travel plus a class on how to run a successful small business!

No Wrong Choices Small Business Big World

An inside look at the story of CIRE Travel, from the New York travel agency's origin story to its growth and success today to a global firm.

05/06/2024

Alaska in summer or winter? By land or by sea? Whenever or however you visit The Last Frontier, make our award-winning vacation planning team your first call.