On Sunday, we were lucky enough to get mogul Tony Fernandes on the phone to discuss a few things surrounding the arrival of his Air Asia X airline on US soil. He also happens to be the man behind the Kuala Lumpur-based chain of budget Tune Hotels.

While we were discussing the likelihood of the US seeing cheap flights to Southeast Asia on Air Asia X, we didn't forget to slip in a few questions regarding if Tune Hotels would come along for the ride.

And here's what Tony said... ]]> JetSetCD 2009-09-22T08:48:57-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/19/1232/74321 <![CDATA[<p><i>This week we decided to take a look at some of the newer hotels that have opened up in Malaysia and Singapore, which we know is bit of a random decision. But we're always trying to broaden our hotel coverage, so if you know of a can't-miss hotel in either country (or really, anywhere for that matter), hit us up on the <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>tipline</b></a> with your suggestions or questions.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tunehotels.png" class="imgborder"/><p>First up is <a href="http://www.tunehotels.com"><b>Tune Hotels</b></a> chain, which is expected to open next month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and with four other locations in the country expected to open by 2008.<p>The man behind Tune Hotels is Tony Fernandes who helped bring low-cost aviation to Malaysians through AirAsia. His vision juliana 2007-03-19T09:10:02-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/