The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has announced plans to accelerate its expansion to bring the total number of properties in its global portfolio to 100 hotels and resorts by 2016.

The plans will see the addition of 20 hotels in destinations ranging from Morocco to Japan and Israel to India.

Six new Ritz-Carlton hotels are scheduled to open in the last quarter of this year, including two properties in China; The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu and The Ritz-Carlton, Tianjin; The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba in the Caribbean. The brand is also set to open in three new countries with The Ritz-Carlton, Herzliya, Israel; The Ritz-Carlton, Almaty in Kazakhstan and The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore in India.

Herve Humler, president and COO said: “We are delighted at the company’s continued positive growth. Across the globe, and especially in Asia and the Middle East, we will be the undisputed top-tier luxury hospitality brand by 2016.”

The 2014 schedule includes new openings in Kyoto, Japan; Nanjing, China; Rabat, Morocco; Cairo, Egypt; Manesar, India and Bali, Indonesia.

By 2015, the brand plans to open hotels and resorts in Cabo San Lucas; Oman, Muscat; Bali, Indonesia; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Tunis, Tunisia and Haikou, China.

In the last 12 months, The Ritz-Carlton has opened three properties, including Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Puerto Rico, The Ritz-Carlton, Abu Dhabi a beachfront resort in the capital city of UAE, and the brand’s first hotel in Vienna, Austria.