SmithBucklin, an association management company, released its annual Circuit publication highlighting 20 key trends it has identified for associations and event professionals to watch and accommodate in 2018.

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and La Quinta Holdings Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Wyndham Worldwide will acquire La Quinta's hotel franchise and hotel management businesses for $1.95 billion in cash.

Greensboro has risen from a textile-based economy to taking a lead in the aerospace and defense industries.

The InterContinental San Diego is slated to open in September with 400 rooms, an 8,000-square-foot fourth-floor pool deck and an outdoor terrace.

For many, San Diego conjures an image of sunny skies and a shimmering oceanfront.