North America will be the focus of Le Méridien‘s expansion strategy in the next few years, according to its brand parent, Starwood Hotels. The brand’s 18 existing U.S. hotels, which include recent openings in Chicago and Tampa, Fla., will be joined by four new properties over the next four months and one hotel by the end of 2015. Le Méridien continues to expand internationally, with planned openings in China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Thailand through 2015. Read the HotelNewsNow.com story here