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To say that 2012 is a big year for London is perhaps an understatement. The Olympic Games are of course at the forefront of many people’s minds, but that’s not the only event which will make 2012 a special vintage for the UK capital. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations will bring an influx of extra visitors [...]
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A few weeks ago we published a photo blog about the Tune Hotel Liverpool Street under construction and were excited to then see it open ahead of schedule just before the New Year. Now the brand new budget hotel is almost fully operational and we were thrilled to visit it the other day and enjoy a tour from its friendly General Manager. We were happy to find [...]
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With another year having flown by, I thought I’d have a go at trying to work out which new trends will stick and which will sink without trace… There are some indisputably major trends – I suppose the boutique hotel has been one of the bigger trends, as well as the expansion into hotels by luxury brands such as Bulgari. [...]
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Tune Hotels has taken to Twitter to give followers an exclusive insight into the behind the scenes run-up to a hotel opening. The budget hotel chain‘s new property in the City of London, located just 500m from Liverpool Street station, has been flying up as you can see from the snaps… The hotel’s rooms are nearly [...]
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About a month ago I visited the lovely new Radisson Edwardian Guildford hotel on the day before it opened. Last week I also met the CEO of Tune Hotels, Mr Mark Lankester, who told me about the budget group’s second cheap London hotel which will shortly open in Liverpool Street. Despite the fact that each of these hotels operates in different [...]
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Tune Hotels continues its expansion in London by opening a second offering in Liverpool Street, as was exclusively first revealed on this blog. And the budget hotel chain, already famous for its rock-bottom prices, is celebrating with a spectacular sale – the chance to grab a room for just 2p! When the first hotel opened they [...]
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My review of the Tune Hotel on Westminster Bridge Road really opened my eyes to how a budget hotel chain works. It’s not as simple as it looks, because to create an economically-feasible operation you have to start right back at first principles – this is something Tune Hotels has done well, rethinking and reengineering all aspects [...]
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I remember staying in a budget hostel in Bruges with a sign on the wall as you went upstairs to bed: “When you’re asleep, this looks like the Hilton”. That’s very much true of the Tune Hotel in Westminster Bridge Road. Or perhaps they could have said “When you’re asleep this feels like the Hilton.” [...]
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A few weeks ago we were first to break the news that Tune Hotels were planning to open a second London Tune Hotel in the Liverpool Street area in early 2012 after a meeting with Tune Hotels CEO, Mr Mark Lankester. Tune has since announced a further expansion in London with a total of 15 [...]
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We’ve mentioned before on this blog how the Mayor of London is aiming for an increase in the number of London hotel rooms for people with special needs. And we’ve also looked at the best accessible London hotel rooms. So it’s encouraging to see that budget newcomer Tune Hotels – a company with ambitious expansion [...]
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Hotel jobs were traditionally almost always given to hotel professionals. The hospitality business has a well-worn training route, founded on vocational training and hotel school. This has been churning out well-qualified hoteliers for decades. And certainly when it comes to luxury hotels, this career path is still very much in place. In recent times, however, [...]
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London Hotels Insight met the CEO of Tune Hotels, Mr Mark Lankester, a few days ago at the company’s new Westminster hotel. We managed to get hold of some exclusive information on the company’s growth plans. The first of the Malaysia-based company’s London hotels is experiencing almost 100% occupancy so far and getting good early [...]
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Sometimes we only need a pillow to lay our heads – possibly on quite a limited budget. That’s where ‘no frills’ London hotels come in: an area of the market which has experienced significant innovation in recent times. What’s striking is how many new cheap hotel ideas have modelled themselves on airlines – and I’m [...]
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We recently mentioned the much-hyped London launch of Malaysia-based budget hotel chain Tune Hotels which has enjoyed a fair bit of publicity. Their first, slightly misleadingly-named “Westminster” hotel (it’s actually in Lambeth – the opposite side of the bridge!) is now up and running. The verdict of most professional reviewers has been that the company [...]
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To call the competition at the budget end of the London hotel market “vigorous” would be something of an understatement. You’ve got established budget chains like Travelodge and Premier Inn growing at breakneck speed, offering cheap promotions and decent locations aplenty – though often housed in fascinatingly “ugly” buildings. Then there are well-priced, good-quality independent [...]
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