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Chain’s 1000th locale a Sheraton resort in China
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has opened its 1000th hotel and resort, the 250-key Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort in China.
“We are delighted to welcome our 1000th hotel, and the fact that it is a Sheraton in China seems pre-destined,” said Frits van Paasschen, Starwood's president and ceo. “This hotel is emblematic of both our history and our bright future. As Starwood's largest and most global brand, Sheraton provided us early footholds in emerging markets, including China in the early 1980s when we were the first international hotel there. Today, Starwood is the world's most global hotel company – with plans to open 300 hotels in the next three to four years – and for the first time we have more hotels outside the U.S. than inside. And there is no more fertile ground to grow than in China where we plan to double our footprint to 100 hotels by 2012.”
Miguel Ko, chairman and president of Starwood's Asia Pacific Division said the new Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort “is symbolic of the diversity of Starwood's portfolio across nearly 100 countries. Our portfolio includes some of the world's oldest, most famed hotels dating back centuries and also nearly 200 brand new hotels opened in the last two years, many of which are fast becoming icons of their own.”
The new hotel resort will also house the first Shine Spa by Sheraton in greater China. That wellness retreat is slated to open in August 2010.
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