A mobile transceiver having selectable travel modes, a method of operation, and a non-transitory machine readable medium embodying the method are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of operating a mobile transceiver comprising: setting a travel mode defining one or more alarms, each of the alarms being defined by one or more condition parameters which, in response to being satisfied, trigger the respective alarm and one or more actions which are performed in response to the respective alarm being triggered; waking up the mobile transceiver in response to a triggered alarm in the one or more alarms defined by the travel mode; and performing one or more actions associated with the alarm.