Hotelier sees 45 years of tourism boom for Sabah

Tune Hotels.Com announced here Monday the acquisition of a 168-room no-frills hotel at 1 Borneo Hypermall at RM12.6 million or RM75,000 per room.

"We are scheduled to open in January 2008," said Dennis Melka, Director and co-founder of Tune Hotels.Com.

California-hailed banker Melka together with Datuk Tony Fernandez and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, are shareholders of Tune Ventures Sdn.Bhd, which own Tune Hotels.com.

The business concept of TuneHotels.Com is a virtual carbon copy of Fernandez' no-frills airline, Air Asia.

"At the end of the day, people want a safe, clean room at a good price and don't need the frills.

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