Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced plans to increase its portfolio of hotel spas at Sheraton and Westin properties across Asia and the Middle East.

Sheraton is set to expand its spa portfolio by nearly 50%, with ten openings this year including Shine Spa for Sheraton's debut at the Sheraton Yantai Golden Beach Resort, Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel, Sheraton Beijing Dongcheng Hotel and six other properties across Asia.

The wellness brand will also open this year at the Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel in Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Westin will add six spas in 2011, increasing the Heavenly Spa portfolio by almost 20%, with the opening of the Heavenly Spa by Westin at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa and four hotels across China including The Westin Wuhan Wuchang. 

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