Tune Hotels continues expansion in PH

Red Planet Hotels Ltd., which operates Tune Hotels in the Philippines, expects to have 1,720 rooms under its portfolio by the end of 2014, cementing its position as the largest internationally owned and operated hotel brand in the country.

In a statement, Red Planet country manager Sahlee Zaldivia noted that the company would continue its aggressive expansion this year to further strengthen its confidence in and commitment to the local tourism industry.

For this year, Red Planet targets to have 10 hotels under its portfolio. It recently launched its eighth branch in the country, the 182-room Tune Hotel Ortigas.

Other hotel branches are located in Angeles City, Ermita, Makati, Cebu, Davao, Cagayan De Oro and Quezon City.

The two other Tune Hotels that will open soon will be in Aseana City (200 rooms, May 2014) and Ayala Avenue, (189 rooms, November 2014).

“Not only are we growing in numbers, we have also received a great deal of acceptance among the travelling public for the value for money that we provide,” Zaldivia said.

The said expansion will allow the company to take advantage of the 24-percent growth in tourist arrivals projected by the Department of Tourism for 2014.

“We are fully committed to helping expand, and grow with the international and domestic travel industries in the Philippines,” Zaldivia said.

Red Planet Hotels CEO Tim Hansing, meanwhile, disclosed that the company was eyeing new sites where it could build new hotels in the Philippines.