Four Points by Sheraton is to increase its portfolio of hotels by 13 properties in 2010.

In China, three Four Points properties are expected to open during the year, with one each in Lianyungang in the east; the port city of Taicang to the north east; and Tai'An, also in the east and home to Mount Taishan, a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage site. The company is also planning to debut in Lagos, Bangkok and the resort island of Phuket, while in Canada Four Points will be opening hotels in Niagara Falls, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Calgary, Alberta.

In the US, properties are scheduled for San Jose, California; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Memphis, Tennessee; and Long Island City, New York. Four Points currently operates 148 hotels in 24 countries, the planned expansion following a US$1bn rejuvenation of the brand with major renovations, conversions and new-build hotels.