Starwood Hotels & Resorts is on track to continue growth in India and South Asia. The company, which currently operates 34 hotels with 24 hotels in the pipeline in the region, is targeting 100 hotels under management and development by 2015.
In 2012, Starwood signed 10 new deals in India, Bangladesh, and its first property in Sri Lanka. Scheduled openings for 2013 include the Westin Chennai Velachery, Aloft Ahmedabad SG Road and Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park, Le Méridien Mahabaleshwar Resort & Spa, and Sheraton Chandigarh Hotel. Meanwhile, renovations are slated for Le Méridien Bangalore, Le Méridien Jaipur, and Le Méridien Kochi.
Furthermore, the W brand will arrive in India in 2014 with the opening of the W Retreat & Spa Goa followed by the W Mumbai, W Noida-Delhi NCR, and W Gurgaon WTC, Delhi-NCR. In addition, Starwood is expanding its Four Points by Sheraton and Aloft brands into mid-markets.
