RED Planet Hotels has become the largest international hotel chain owner and operator in the Philippines with the opening of its sixth Tune Hotel in the archipelago, the 140-room Tune Hotel Quezon City, on October 8.
Red Planet’s CEO, Tim Hansing, said: “We are proud of our significant achievement in the Philippines, and with more Tune hotels to come in the country, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan…we are very much looking forward to securing the brand’s position as Asia’s leading value-for-money accommodation.”
The first Tune Hotel in Angeles City opened its doors in February 2012. The other four are in Cebu, Makati, Ermita and Cagayan De Oro.
Red Planet will open a further four hotels under the Tune banner in Davao and Ortigas (November 2013), Aseana City (April 2014) and Ayala Avenue (May 2014), taking its Philippine portfolio to 10 hotels and 1,724 rooms.
Red Planet now owns and operates 14 Tune Hotels with 2,186 rooms in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, and will soon expand the brand in South Korea and Taiwan.
Red Planet is Tune Hotels’ largest global franchise partner and has a 17 per cent ownership stake in Tune Hotels.
There are also Tune Hotels in Malaysia, England, Scotland and the first in Australia will open next month in Melbourne.
