Eric Hrubant is president and founder of CIRE Travel, an affiliate of First in Service Travel. Eric, a 20-plus-year veteran of the travel industry, is recognized for his passionate approach to working with clients.  

While attending school for social work, Eric took a part-time job at a travel agency. Flash forward 15 years and he bought that agency from the retiring owner and re-branded it as CIRE (Eric backwards; a hat-tip to Oprah Winfrey’s company, Harpo). Eric now uses his social work skills to take the stress out of the travel process – making travel easier and more enjoyable for his clients at CIRE Travel. He and his team of handpicked travel advisors strive to serve clients like the concierge whose name you’ll never forget. CIRE is known for its never-say-never problem solving—from getting change fees waived to preemptively rebooking flights when weather, or other emergency situations, could be a problem for travelers.

Eric is frequently quoted in consumer and trade press as an industry expert and was featured in a television commercial for Visa Small Business. He is also a dynamic public speaker, speaking at colleges and universities, as well as hosting “lunch & learn” sessions for clients, sharing tips and insight from his decades in the travel business.

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Washington DC, and Kennebunkport, Maine, CIRE Travel is a concierge-style travel agency serving clients across the country and around the world.  CIRE Travel specializes in corporate travel for small to mid-sized businesses, meetings and group travel, luxury honeymoons, and once-in-a-lifetime, bucket-list vacations. To learn more about Eric and CIRE Travel, please visit www.CIREtravel.com.