The year 2011 has been a big one for the overwater bungalow and water villa industry, with nearly a dozen new resorts having opened or having added brand new overwater rooms. Not surprisingly, the year 2012 looks to be shaping up at least as big with a wide variety of highly anticipated projects opening or reopening.
Among the more notable openings in 2011 have been the massive Golden Palm Tree Resort just south of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, with nearly 400 water villas.
In the Maldives it's been extremely busy with successful openings by the Six Senses Laamu, the Jumeirah Vittaveli, the Jumeirah Dhevanafushi, the Dholhiyadhoo Resort and Spa, and recently the Ayada Maldives, among others.