Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc has announced that its Sheraton brand will open five more hotels in China before the end of this year. In addition to these new openings, seven new Sheraton hotels and resorts debuted in the region this year in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Zhenjiang, Hainan and Jinzhou. With the addition of these 12 hotels, Sheraton will grow its portfolio to 46 hotels in Greater China by year's end, moving Starwood closer to its goal of operating 100 hotels in Greater China by the end of 2012. In the next two years, nearly half of all new Starwood hotels slated to open in China will fly the Sheraton flag. This fall, Sheraton will open its first hotel in Hangzhou and Daqing, its second hotel in Xi'an and two hotels in Changzhou.

International hotel operator Accor has announced plans to establish ten new hotels in Malaysia as part of its robust expansion plan in the country. The ten hotels announced together with their forecast date of completion are: Pullman Kuala Lumpur, 513 rooms (2012); Pullman Port Dickson, 318 rooms (2014); Novotel Melaka, 320 rooms (2013); Novotel Klang Valley 1Gateway, 187 rooms (2013); Ibis Styles Fraser Business Park Kuala Lumpur, 500 rooms (2012); Ibis Styles Cheras, 156 rooms (2012); Ibis Styles Johor Bahru, 179 rooms (2013); Ibis Styles Kota Kinabalu Inanam, 165 rooms (2013); Ibis Styles Lahad Datu, 108 rooms (2013); and Ibis Styles Ipoh, 118 rooms (2013).