2026 Luxury Travel Trend Outlook: Modern Currency PR Reveals The Top Trends Shaping the Future of Hospitality

Award-winning luxury travel and hospitality PR and digital media agency Modern Currency Public Relations®, today announces the release of its third annual Luxury Travel & Hospitality Trend Report Forecast for 2026, a forward-looking industry lens that examines the cultural, behavioral, and economic forces reshaping how U.S. and global travelers will...

Sonder Hotels Liquidation Exposes Limits of Tech-First Hotel Models

Sonder, once a high profile hospitality startup promising a tech enabled alternative to hotels, has entered liquidation after a failed attempt to scale an asset heavy model and a collapsed partnership with Marriott. Its downfall highlights the risks of branding operationally intensive real estate businesses as tech companies, the difficulty...

CEO Pay in Hospitality 2025

In last year’s study of CEO pay, we explored the ongoing shifts in compensation following the pandemic’s disruptive impact on the hospitality industry. This year, we turn our focus to a period defined by mounting global uncertainty, driven by political transitions, tariffs and worldwide trade deals. Amid this backdrop, reassessing...

Influencer discussions on AI bubble surge 200% on X as concerns grow over massive investments, reveals GlobalData

Discussions of the ‘AI Bubble’ among social media influencers surged in October 2025, increasing by almost 200% on platform ‘X’ compared to the previous month. This dramatic escalation was fueled by growing concerns over the sustainability of massive investments in AI versus its tangible returns, highlighting fears among influencers of...