New Tune Hotel Opens; Group Eliminates Admin Fee

Tune Hotels is celebrating the opening of its latest property by permanently eliminating the administration fee for room reservations across all of its existing 12 hotels.

“The New Year comes with good news for our guests as Tune Hotels is removing the RM10.90 admin fee across our entire chain - for good. Guests now only pay for the room and opt for our special comfort package to enjoy greater savings. As we open more hotels we experience better economies of scale and become more cost efficient. We eventually found the admin fee no longer relevant and are delighted to be in a position to pass on the savings to our guests,” said Tune Hotels Group CEO Mark Lankester.

The new 101-room Tune Hotel Bintulu, is located in central Sarawak. Bintulu is connected by air to Kuala Lumpur, Kuching as well other towns, and sits on the Trans-Borneo highway trail that links Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Bintulu is also an important access point to Bakun, one of Southeast Asia’s largest hydroelectric dams. The Similajau National Park, which is just 30 minutes away, offers nature lovers activities like jungle trekking, canopy walk and a wealth of flora and fauna. With various tribal ethnics inhibiting the Bintulu area like the Iban, Orang Ulu and Melanau, visitors will also discover a myriad of traditional and ancient cultures that are well preserved in the many villages and longhouses.

Commenting on the Tune Hotel Bintulu opening, Mr Lankester said, “Tune Hotel Bintulu is testimony to our commitment to Sarawak and we hope it will further promote and develop the state’s tourism and travel industry, in particular within the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). The opening of Tune Hotel Bintulu will not only provide more convenience and comfort to tourists and holidaymakers to the ‘Gas Town’ but also those on business trips there. As we anticipate more corporate guests from the oil and gas industry, rooms at the Tune Hotel Bintulu are designed for longer stays and more living space.”

The hotel is Tune Hotels’ second property in Sarawak, making it the only state other than Selangor to have more than one Tune Hotel. The first Tune Hotel in Sarawak opened at the Kuching Waterfront in 2009.

The rapidly expanding group will grow its portfolio even more on 23 January 2011 when it opens the 173-room Tune Hotel Kota Bharu in Kelantan.

The opening of Bintulu and Kota Bharu brings Tune Hotels’ number of operating properties in Malaysia to 9, and 12 globally. Tune Hotels’ existing hotels in Malaysia are located in Kuala Lumpur, KLIA-LCCT Airport, Kota Damansara, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu; Kuta and Legian in Bali, Indonesia and London, England.

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