http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-11-22T15:43:02Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/tunehotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/11/122951/571 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/11725/pix01l.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>If you're a cost-conscious traveler with a penchant for far-off lands, adhering to your budget is about to get much easier--in about three years, which, if you're really that frugal (or broke) is about how long it takes to afford that plane ticket to Phuket anyway. <p> <a href="http://www.tunehotels.com/"><b>Tune Hotels</b></a>, the &#225; la carte budget hotelier, is currently expanding its inventory from three to about 100 hotels in the coming years, with properties planned in places like Phuket, Jakarta, Bandung and Bali. The Bali property is expected to open by 2009 and will be Tune Hotels' first property outside of Malaysia, according to <a href="http://www.tunehotels.com/images/pressRelease/210108.htm">The Edge Daily</a>, an online Malaysian business site that sat down with Tune Hotels jennm 2008-06-11T13:26:20-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/2/20/133716/124 <![CDATA[<p><i>We now present you with our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/VIP%20Hotel%20Reviewer%20Series"><b>VIP Hotel Reviewer Series</b></a> in which we hand-pick experts in the travel and media worlds and beyond to tell us what are their favorite hotels and why. Once a week, we'll feature a hotel review from said VIPs about their favorite leisure or business hotels. Pay attention: These VIPs are experts at what they do and they don't mess around when it comes to their hotels.<p> The next VIP in the series is <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/charles%20ogilvie"><b>Charles Ogilvie</b></a>, in-flight entertainment director for <a href="http://www.virginamerica.com"><b>Virgin America</b></a>. Charles is always on the go checking out new cities and new products. His latest travels have landed him in Kuala Lumpur where he stayed at the budget TuneHotels. Enjoy.</i><p><img CharlesOgilvie 2008-02-20T15:12:51-05:00 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/