He stated "In traveling extensively to the world's social hot spots for many years, I realized there was a community of global nomads who hang out together.

Tennis players, who are painted as spoiled, pampered and aloof more than any other group of athletes, are the global nomads.

In a show that fills two floors of the museum, actual "new hotels for global nomads" are given surprisingly short shrift.

Who are these global nomads?

We global nomads are resourceful.

"I call them global nomads," said Tyler Brule, 29, the editor in chief of Wallpaper.

"All global nomads need toilet paper," he said.

The guest bed, Ms. Bony observed, was a perfect crash pad for Wallpaper's favorite creature, the global nomad.

She considers herself a "global nomad", having traveled to an incredible number of countries, including six continents.

Unlike traditional nomads, global nomads travel alone or in pairs rather than with a family and livestock.