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hospitality industry

Tune Hotels’ first facility in Africa to
open by June 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya

By Fred Ndung’u

Messrs Tan Sri Tony Fernades Limited; Imba Ltd was represented at Eastern Africa Community (EAC)
and Datuk Kamarudin the event by UK-based Queensway region have the capacity for the best
Meranun founded AirAsia Group’s MD Naushad Jivraj. leisure and travel experiences.

in 2006 with only two planes; keen With the mantra ‘Jambo Kenya’, Focussing on high quality basics of

to pioneer a low-cost air travel the Nairobi Tune hotel is currently 5-star beds with all accompanying

business model, they served only under construction. benefits and power showers, the

coffee and tea on board. hotels provide international class

The Group envisions to eventually accommodation with clean and safe

Today, the airline, the AirAsia environment in central locations.

group, has grown to become one Based on a business model akin to

of Asia’s largest low cost carrier that that of the low cost AirAsia, the

also allows travellers the benefit hotels offer guest great savings

of choice. As the Group CEO and for high quality and are especially

Executive Chairman respectively, attractive to business travellers.

they later advanced their plans

and founded the Tune Group, a The Nairobi Tune hotel shall

lifestyle business conglomerate. In provide 290 rooms in 12 storeys

2007, the gentlemen went ahead that shall suit local landscape and

to found Tune Hotels and opened travellers’ requirements including

the first Tune Hotels facility in a serviced restaurant and rooftop

Kuala Lampar, Malaysia. bar for great convenience in

addition to 24-hour security,

The gentlemen and their team secure parking lots and shuttle

have a background in music and services to-and-from the airport

strongly believe in the universal and other popular tourist

nicety, harmony and inspiration destinations.

of music. Essentially, they are Mark Lankester CEO Tune Hotels

committed to providing the best Great accommodation

hospitality services and products developing 15 hotels in eastern at affordable prices:

that reflect and reproduce the Africa in addition to its global The Tune Hotels business model

comfort and awesome wonder akin network of works to reduce high energy

to the finesse of music and all its consumption (this ultimately leads

wonders. 45 hotels in place in 9 countries to high accommodation costs)

that include the 11 in Malaysia; 8 in by using energy-efficient lighting

In a recent Press briefing in Indonesia; 5 in United Kingdom; 4 (mainly LED),LED light sensors that

Nairobi, Kenya, the international in Thailand; 8 in Philippines; and a switch off un-necessary lights, and

value hotel group through the hotel in India, Japan and Australia energy-efficient laundry and air

Tunes Hotels Group CEO MarK respectively. All these provide conditioners.

Lankester, announced the founding fantastic five-star accommodation

of a partnership for expansion into and family leisure. By 2016, The It urges all its clients to help in saving

Eastern Africa that shall lead to Group aspires to have established energy by switching off un-necessary

the establishment of the first Tune ownership of 100 hotels all over the lighting and use of electric devices.

Hotels hotel in Africa scheduled world. Its hotel in Malaysia has already won

to open doors by June 2015 in recognition from UNIDO for energy

Nairobi’s Westlands suburb along The Tune Hotels founders believe cost-effectiveness and sustainability.

Rhapta Road. in the power of people (both

employees and guests), friendly The Group believes in providing

 48 The Group is partnering in a service, great locations and adequate the greatest customer care and
consortium with Imba Investments 24 hours security; that Kenya and keenly listens to the market to

Commerce & Industry October/ November Issue 2014