Spain-based hospitality operator Meliá Hotels International (MHI) has announced plans for the opening of new properties in China and Vietnam as part of its growth strategy in Asia.

The 150-bedroom Meliá Danang Hotel will be the first of the two new properties to open in December 2012 in the city of Da Nang, which is located in southern Vietnam.

Meanwhile, the 419-bedroom Gran Meliá Xi'an Hotel in the New Qujiang district of Xi'an, China, will open in 2013 and will become MHI's second property in the country.

Meliá Danang Hotel will include a YHI spa, a restaurant, a bar and The Level executive floor, while Gran Meliá Xi'an Hotel will boast a YHI spa, two restaurants and a convention centre.

MHI vice president and chief executive officer Gabriel Escarrer said: "[The new hotels] will help us lay the foundations for achieving a much larger presence on the continent."

Image: Gran Meliá Xi'an Hotel