TUNE HOTELS.COM TO OPEN FIVE HOTELS

KUCHING (Malaysia), Feb 18 (Bernama) -- Tune Hotels.com is on track to open at least five new hotels, including two in Bali, Indonesia by this year.

Chief executive officer, Mark Lankester, said the hotels in Kuching (capital
city of East Malaysia Sarawak state), Penang (situated in north of Peninsular
Malaysia) and the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) would be opened by the first
quarter of this year.

"The Tune Hotels.com-Waterfront Kuching will be opened on March 2, while
Tune Hotels.com - Downtown Penang and KLIA-LCCT Airport will be in April.

"The hotels in Bali are still under construction and are expected to be
opened in November," he told a media briefing prior to the launch of its Kuching
hotel by state Urban Development and Tourism Minister, Michael Manyin,
here Tuesday.

Lankester said the company planned to open hotels in Kuantan, Kuala Lumpur
Johor Bahru and Batam in Indonesia.

"We will continue to draw up (more hotels). In Kuching, we are looking for
another site to accommodate more travellers.

Tune Hotels.com- Waterfront Kuching, the first franchised hotel, is managed
by Limar Management Services Sdn Bhd.

In conjunction with opening of the hotel, Tune Hotels.com has teamed up with
low-cost airline, AirAsia, to launch a "Tune Me Up Holidays!" promotion to offer
a 3-day 2-night return flight plus hotel packages to Kuching from as low as RM56
per person.