
With over 60 hotels currently and 86 new hotels in the pipeline, China is now Starwood's second largest hotel market worldwide, behind only the USA.
The group first began in China with The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel in Beijing, the country's first international branded hotel.
Currently, eight of Starwood's nine brands are operating in the country, namely Sheraton, Westin, Le Méridien, Four Points by Sheraton, The Luxury Collection, St Regis, W and Aloft.
From now through 2011, one in every three new Starwood hotels will open in China.
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