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Hotels Accused of Still Fleecing Guests on WiFi

2013-02-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Squeezed Dry by hotels

Even though most hotel guest might figure hospitality players got the negative message over ancillary charges, hidden fees, and particularly pay-for WiFi, even the biggest hotel chains did not. According to a report via The Telegraph, travel portal Gogobot performed a survey recently revealing guest displeasure with hotels still charging for Internet.

Tags: ancillary charges, fees, free WiFi, hidden charges, hidden fees, Hilton, london hotels, Tune Hotels, WiFi charges

Tune Hotels To Award Exciting Trip Along Silk Road

2012-07-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tune Hotels will sponsor a winner to explore the ancient Silk Road. Beginning August 5, 2012, and approximately 30 other explorers will begin a month-long four-wheel drive (4×4) expedition spanning over 10,000 kilometres along China’s piece of the Silk Road. The journey begins in Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in western China bordering Tajikistan and ends in the Chinese northern city of Tianjin, near Beijing.

Tags: Mark Lankester, Tune Hotels, Xinjiang Uyghur

Tune Hotels Touches Down in Bangkok, Thailand

2012-07-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Following on from the runaway success of its Pattaya and Hat Yai properties, Tune Hotels has announced the grand opening of its third hotel in Thailand, and its first in the capital city Bangkok, on October 1, 2012.

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Tune Hotels Bags TripAdvisor Awards

2012-05-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The runaway success of Tune Hotels, the world’s leading value hotel chain with properties across Southeast Asia and the UK, has been officially recognized by the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, which has just awarded it with a Certificate of Excellence for its consistently outstanding user reviews.

Tags: Certificate of Excellence, hotel reviews, Pay-As-You-Use, TripAdvisor, Tripadvisor awards, tune hotel, Tune Hotel Westminster, Tune Hotels

Tune Hotels’ Thrilla in Manila

2012-05-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Manila value hotel

The rapid expansion of Tune Hotels, the world’s leading value hotel brand, continues apace with the announcement of yet another new hotel opening, this time in the Makati district of Manila, in the Philippines.

Tags: hotel brand, Makati, Manila, Pay-As-You-Use, Philippines, Tune Hotel Makati, Tune Hotels, value hotel

Tune Hotels Comes to Jakarta

2012-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Our friends at Tune Hotels, the leading value hotel brand with properties across Southeast Asia and the UK, has just announced a further expansion – with the grand opening of Tune Hotel Pasar Baru in Jakarta, Indonesia, scheduled to take place on July 12.

Tags: Jakarta, Jakarta hotel, Pasar Baru, pay-as-you-go, Pay-as-you-go hotel, Tune Hotel Pasar Baru, Tune Hotels, value hotel

Tune Hotels Extends £9 London Room Sale

2012-04-12 by Phil Butler

Tune Hotels Kings Cross London

Tune Hotels extends their winning £9 room sale for a fourth Tune London accomidation, Tune Kings Cross. This brings Tune Hotels’ properties in London to total 4. With the Olympics at the door, Tune Hotels may have ensured 100 percent occupancy with this move. If customers repeat, Tune Hotels just unleashed a dynamite marketing strategy.

Tags: AsiaAir, budget hotels, budget London, hotels, London 2012, london hotels, London Olympics, London stays, Tune, Tune Group, Tune Hotels, UK hotels

Tune Hotel Ipoh Opens its Doors

2012-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tune Hotels, one of the leading value hotel brands in Southeast Asia and the UK, has just unveiled its 11th Malaysian property in the heart of Ipoh City, Perak, one of the country’s major tourist destinations made famous for its limestone hills, its caves and its lush green scenery.

Tags: Asia hotels, Istana Iskandariah, Malaysai, Malaysia hotels, Mark Lankaster, Pay-as-you-go hotel, Pay-as-you-use hotel, Tune Hotel Ipoh, Tune Hotel Perak, Tune Hotels, value hotel

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