Developer and operator Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas is to extend its portfolio of luxury resorts and spas across Asia, the Indian Ocean region and the Middle East to include 50 hotels in the next five years.

A total of seven new resorts in China, the Maldives, Oman, Indonesia and the UAE will open by the end of 2011.

They will include Anantara Kihavah Villas in the Maldives. Opening in January 2011, it will boast 78 over-water beach suites and a signature Anantara Spa. Also featuring the signature spa brand, Anantara Al Madina A'Zarqa Resort in Oman will be set on a peninsula in the Gulf of Oman and open in March 2011.

The group's first venture into China will be the Anantara Sanya Resort and Spa in south China, which will open in April 2011. Located on Hainan Island, the resort will be flanked by two beaches, Ziaodonghai Bay and Luhuitou Park.

On the south-western tip of Bali, the Anantara Uluwatu resort and spa will open in mid-2011 with 77 suites.

Finally, there is also the Al Barari by Anantara and The Al Yamm by Anantara, both on Sir Bani Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.