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Exploring Brazil by train may not be the first thing to come to mind, but the distances are long and a train may just be the ticket, read more here.

Brazil is now the first country in Latin America to offer a luxury rail cruise, which starts in Curitiba and goes almost all the way to the famous, unique Iguassu Falls. Don’t miss this great new opportunity to join us on an unforgettable trip in this great country!

South Africa is definitely on the wish list to visit, so now you have a guide to find some great bargains for your trip.  Flights from NY to Cape Town are $1,300 on Mobissimo, so save up and check it out.

The inhabited world seems to peter out at Noordhoek Beach, a five-mile strip of white sand bordered by verdant cliffs, on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula 15 miles southwest of Cape Town. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, with a pale sun shining weakly through an overcast sky, a friend and I followed a trail on horseback through dunes and wetlands leading to the coast. A long-billed Hadeda ibis and a pair of Egyptian geese waded in a freshwater stream swollen with recent rains.

Not everyone lives in a major market like New York or San Francisco.  Sometimes you live in a place like Reno, NV and flying in and out of this city can be difficult due to times and pricing, here's a list of the most expensive airports via Forbes.

Back in the 1960s there were a number of disturbing sightings in the woods outside Point Pleasant, W.Va. Hundreds of locals reported seeing a 7-foot-tall monster with glowing red eyes and giant moth-like wings. The "Mothman" was blamed for the mutilation of dozens of dogs and for the collapse of the Silver Bridge in December 1967, which killed 46 people.

If a flight's delayed, it's nice to know on the fly, or via your mobile which is even better.  Basically everyone has a mobile, so what better way to get flight data?

Based on Eyeline's patent-pending technology, ArrivedOK.mobi goes far beyond existing mobile text flight alert services by providing its subscribers with unique flight tracking and messaging features.

www.ArrivedOK.mobi works by detecting its subscriber's mobile phone in a destination GSM network when the user switches it on upon arrival. The service allows users to notify others about his or her safe landing by SMS or email. When the passenger's cell phone is tracked in the destination airport, ArrivedOK?instantly?sends text or email messages?to the list of recipients the subscriber created online.

There is no doubt that global warming is happening, it is only a matter of time before some destinations are gone forever.  Take some time off and see these now before they are gone forever.

Scientists expect some great travel spots to be altered or ruined by global climate change.

Some of the changes are already taking place. Others are expected to be seen in coming decades.

There are two ways to look at this: Either stay home (which might be less depressing and won't add more airline emissions) or get a move on it and see the hot spots you just can't miss.

For those who want to head out, CNN got advice on the best pre-warming travel destinations from Bob Henson, author of "The Rough Guide to Climate Change" and a writer at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.

A list of places you'd like to visit is always a good thing, check this destination out in exotic South Africa.

Where is it?

This 620-mile range of mountains is in eastern South Africa.
Why is it special?

The scenery, especially in the north, is considered the most spectacular in South Africa, a sublime medley of rugged peaks, scarps, pinnacles, forest, waterfalls and rivers. It also has over 22,000 examples of San rock art at 600 sites, many probably at least 40,000 years old.

No surprise here, as the world gets smaller and businesses more global, the need to be there and close the deal means more travel for business travelers.  Read more here.

More and more people are going to be travelling further afield on business over the next 10 years, predicts Barclaycard Business.Research for the company suggests long-haul air and rail services will see the most growth with business travel around the world likely to rise.

Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher good for a $198 round-trip ticket to one of 198 select U.S. destinations or $298 round-trip to Canada and Mexico. There’s a $99 discount offered off current airfares to/from Alaska or Hawaii. (These "base" fares do not include taxes and any applicable fees.)  For participating hotels and full details go to www.holidayinn.com/staytofly.
Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher redeemable for a $198*(plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket between 198 select U.S. destinations or a $298* (plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket to Canada and Mexico.

You have three months to book your travel and can travel anytime within six months of booking. That means there’s plenty of time to plan your dream vacation. Spend a weekend in the sun. Enjoy a week on the slopes. Or take in a game at your favorite ballpark. The choice is yours.

Stay at Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express the next time you travel. Because the more you stay, the more places you can go. It’s that easy.

Book your stay today and get your ticket to fly away.

Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher good for a $198 round-trip ticket to one of 198 select U.S. destinations or $298 round-trip to Canada and Mexico. There’s a $99 discount offered off current airfares to/from Alaska or Hawaii. (These "base" fares do not include taxes and any applicable fees.)  For participating hotels and full details go to www.holidayinn.com/staytofly.
Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher redeemable for a $198*(plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket between 198 select U.S. destinations or a $298* (plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket to Canada and Mexico.

You have three months to book your travel and can travel anytime within six months of booking. That means there’s plenty of time to plan your dream vacation. Spend a weekend in the sun. Enjoy a week on the slopes. Or take in a game at your favorite ballpark. The choice is yours.

Stay at Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express the next time you travel. Because the more you stay, the more places you can go. It’s that easy.

Book your stay today and get your ticket to fly away.

High in the Andean foothills lies Mendoza.  A rustic town that is home to the Argentine grape Malbec, hearty, robust.  Thinking of visiting?  Read this first.

The last person I expected to sit next to on the plane is a rancher from Idaho. But here he is, with his 1970s-style handlebar moustache and cowboy boots. Intrigued, I ask what brings him to Mendoza, a wine region on the eastern flank of the Andes that's almost as big as his northwestern home state. "It's the land, darling," he says. "Very cheap land." After years spent herding cattle to greener pastures, his retirement game plan is to find a vast tract of earth where, from his house to the horizon, he won't be able to see a soul—and where he can dabble in the dream of bottling his own wine. The fact that he knows little about viniculture doesn't deter him for a second.

As we've said many times here on Mobissimo, low-cost airlines have shaken up the industry and provide a much needed service for travelers for all income levels.  While the economic slowdown has affected many airlines, perhaps now is the time to find the value of low-costs, and as always, we search the most, click here for the video.

Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher good for a $198 round-trip ticket to one of 198 select U.S. destinations or $298 round-trip to Canada and Mexico. There’s a $99 discount offered off current airfares to/from Alaska or Hawaii. (These "base" fares do not include taxes and any applicable fees.)  For participating hotels and full details go to www.holidayinn.com/staytofly.

Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher redeemable for a $198*(plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket between 198 select U.S. destinations or a $298* (plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket to Canada and Mexico.

You have three months to book your travel and can travel anytime within six months of booking. That means there’s plenty of time to plan your dream vacation. Spend a weekend in the sun. Enjoy a week on the slopes. Or take in a game at your favorite ballpark. The choice is yours.

Stay at Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express the next time you travel. Because the more you stay, the more places you can go. It’s that easy.

Book your stay today and get your ticket to fly away.

The life of a hotelier is not easy.  You are constantly trying please people who can be very demanding.  Read more here about nightmares via Concierge.com

Thank goodness for famous divas and rock 'n' roll train wrecks. They're the sort of hotel clients who make us feel better about ourselves after we've pestered the concierge for last-minute Broadway tickets or complained about too-firm pillows. You see, we're not high maintenance: The brouhaha brought to London's Dorchester Hotel by Christian Bale and his family affair—that's high maintenance.

Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher good for a $198 round-trip ticket to one of 198 select U.S. destinations or $298 round-trip to Canada and Mexico. There’s a $99 discount offered off current airfares to/from Alaska or Hawaii. (These "base" fares do not include taxes and any applicable fees.)  For participating hotels and full details go to www.holidayinn.com/staytofly.
Simply book the Stay to Fly Rate at participating hotels and stay anytime now through February 28, 2009 and you qualify to get a flight voucher redeemable for a $198*(plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket between 198 select U.S. destinations or a $298* (plus taxes and fees) round-trip ticket to Canada and Mexico.

You have three months to book your travel and can travel anytime within six months of booking. That means there’s plenty of time to plan your dream vacation. Spend a weekend in the sun. Enjoy a week on the slopes. Or take in a game at your favorite ballpark. The choice is yours.

Stay at Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express the next time you travel. Because the more you stay, the more places you can go. It’s that easy.

Book your stay today and get your ticket to fly away.