Strong demand on the back of the quick recovery of many Asian economies has made Asia Pacific the leading market for Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide (Starwood).

The region will see 40 new Starwood properties by 2011, accounting for more than half of Starwood's hotel openings for the year.

The strongest demand continues to be from Greater China, with half of the new hotel openings in Asia Pacific located there.

The group will also be expanding their portfolio in India and Thailand, and will eventually have over 220 hotels in the Asia Pacific region by end of 2011.

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