The new signings include the first St. Regis resort in Sanya; the first St. Regis hotel in Chengdu, Sichuan; the first Sheraton hotels in Jiangyin and Dalian; and a second Sheraton resort in Huizhou, Guangdong.
Starwood said it remained on track with plans to double its footprint in China by 2011 with 50 hotels in the pipeline. It will open at least ten in 2009.
