Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to join hands with up to eight 'anchor
partners'. Starwood Hotels which owns the Sheraton, Le Meridien and other
brands, proposes to have 45 properties in the country by 2013.
ITC is a long-term partner for its luxury brands in the country. Brigade
Enterprises, which is constructing a greenfield property to be managed as
Sheraton in Bangalore, is another anchor. Brigade will also build a second
Sheraton hotel in Mysore, which is likely to be ready in 2013.
Meanwhile, Starwood is also interested in bringing its premium seven-star
brands - St Regis and the funky W to India.