Sheraton News
Global Pioneer Sheraton Opening 20 Hotels In 2012
Stamford, Conn. – February 23, 2012 – Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that its global powerhouse Sheraton
Hotels will be a key force in the company’s growth in 2012 with the opening of
20 new hotels. Sheraton will also widen Starwood’s lead as the largest global
hotel operator in China, with 12 new Sheraton hotels slated to open across this
fast-growing market by year’s end driven by strong demand in second and third
tier cities. In North America and Europe, Sheraton expects to grow its
portfolio by capturing more than its fair share of conversion
opportunities.
“Sheraton’s impressive global pipeline is being fueled by phenomenal demand in
China and India as well as by a surge in high-quality conversions in developed
markets,” said Simon Turner, President of Global Development for
Starwood. “In Europe, there is a large landscape of independent hotels
ripe for flags, and we’re also keenly focused on an expected uptick in
portfolio transaction activity in North America which should lead to even more
conversion opportunities.”
Sheraton Picks up Momentum in China
Sheraton is slated to open 12 new hotels across China in 2012, reaching a total
of nearly 80 hotels there by 2015. Nearly 40% of all future Starwood hotels
opening in China will fly the Sheraton flag, building on the brand’s 30-year
legacy in this fast-growing market. The Sheraton brand’s rapid growth is also
moving Starwood closer to its goal of opening its 100th hotel in
China later this year.
“Sheraton has successfully leveraged its first-mover advantage in China, where
we have more hotels in development than any other Starwood brand. Meanwhile,
Sheraton is widening Starwood’s lead as the largest operator of five star
hotels in India,” said Hoyt Harper, Global Brand Leader for Sheraton Hotels
& Resorts. “We are also reaping the rewards of our multi-billion dollar
investment to enhance the Sheraton brand over the past several years, an effort
that has resulted in record-high guest satisfaction scores and phenomenal
global growth.”
Sheraton Set to Open the Brand’s Largest Hotel in the World – Sheraton
Macao
The iconic brand will mark a milestone later this year with the opening of the
nearly 4,000-room Sheraton Macao, which will be the largest Sheraton, as well
as the largest Starwood hotel in the world. Offering three restaurants with
poolside cafes, 140,000 square feet of meeting space and two outdoor swimming
pools, Sheraton Macao is a highly anticipated addition to Cotai Strip, also
known as the “Las Vegas of Asia.”
Eight New Sheraton Resorts Slated to Open in 2012
Sheraton will expand its global resorts portfolio in 2012 with the opening of
eight new resorts in sought-after locations including Bali, Indonesia.
The development boom in China has fueled a surge of new Sheraton resort
openings throughout China in locations like Huzhou, Changbaishan and Xiangshan.
Sheraton will also open a new flagship resort in Bali, Indonesia and its second
resort in Huizhou.
Global Powerhouse Expands Footprint in Other Emerging
Markets
Adding to its current portfolio of 18 hotels in the Middle East, Sheraton will
open its fourth hotel in Saudi Arabia in 2012 – Sheraton Medina Hotel. That
opening will be followed by a new Sheraton in Dubai in 2013 and two hotels in
Pakistan in 2014.
Another hot growth market is Eastern Europe, where Sheraton will make its debut
in the Ukraine in 2013 with the upcoming opening of Sheraton Kiev Olympiysky
Hotel followed by the brand’s second hotel in Russia: Sheraton
Rostov-On-Don Hotel.
Starwood has spent the last few years renovating and rebuilding one of the
hotel industry’s most iconic brands and Sheraton now stands better than ever
with the strongest portfolio in its history. The brand is gaining market
share, RevPAR continues to rise, guest satisfaction scores are the highest in
the brand’s history and likelihood to return, likelihood to recommend and
meeting planner and associate engagement scores are also at all-time highs –
signaling that guests are taking notice and rediscovering the new Sheraton, and
increasing the brand’s appeal to owners and developers.
About Sheraton Hotels & Resorts
Sheraton helps guests make connections at more than 400 properties in 70
countries around the world and recently completed a $6 billion global
revitalization and is now in the midst of a $5 billion global expansion over
the next three years. Sheraton is owned by and is the largest and most global
brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. one of the leading hotel
and leisure companies in the world with 1090 properties in 100 countries and
territories with 154,000 employees at its owned and managed properties.
Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels,
resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St.
Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four
Points® by Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element SM. The company boasts one of
the industry’s leading loyalty programs, Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG),
allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays, room upgrades and
flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation
Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality
vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
Article Publish Date : 02/23/2012
