by CNNGo
With companies like Virgin Galactic and Space Expedition Curaçao promising the first flights to outer space sometime around 2014, spave travel is almost a reality.
But if it's amazing new experiences you desire, don’t write off Earth just yet.
Some upcoming new destinations include an underwater hotel in the desert, a huge al fresco extension to Las Vegas and a private island Marlon Brando kept to himself for more than 40 years.
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1. Marlon Brando resort, Tetiaroa, Tahiti
Star power and sustainability at The Brando.