Budget hotel, Tune Hotels continues to expand its global
network with the opening of its first hotel in Scotland, Tune Hotel Haymarket, and
Edinburgh. Following previous success with four hotels in the UK, in Scotland
has retained what is offered by Tune Hotels, the international-class
accommodation with more value-effective.
Rates stay imposed ranging from 25 pounds (about U.S. $ 388
000) per night. Tune Hotel Haymarket has different looks and styles from other
Tune Hotels group and show a new style of fun and enjoyable.
"Introducing the brand Tune Hotels to Scotland is an
important step for our business. Demand for low-cost hotel offering basic
quality is good and restful night's sleep becomes important for tourist and
business travelers who influenced the price and do not want to get bad quality,
"said Group CEO of Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester at the opening of Tune
Hotel Haymarket, Tuesday (01/08/2013).
He said that Edinburgh is a gateway for trade and tourism.
Lankester also added that further development in Scotland is the next step, as
it plans to introduce Tune Hotels in several other cities in Scotland.
Tune Hotel Haymarket complete portfolio of Tune Hotels in
the UK to five hotels. Tune Hotels itself has 27 hotels in 5 countries. In
2013, the Tune Hotels plans to open hotels in Melbourne, Australia, and
Ahmedabad, India.
"Offering a variety of options for every traveler to
Scotland and Edinburgh are important. Tune Hotels offers something new that has
never existed before in this city. We hope this is a success, "said
Minister of Energy, State Enterprise and Scottish Tourism, Fergus Ewing.
Strategic location across from Haymarket, Haymarket Tune
Hotel has 179 bedrooms. Guests only pay for room rates with the option of
additional facilities such as towels and toiletries, air-conditioning (AC),
in-room wireless internet connection and satellite TV in some hotels.
During this time, the international hotel chain Tune Hotels
which manages several budget hotels in the world, more open in cities business.
However, recent Tune Hotels to expand its network in resort towns such as
island resorts and beaches, especially in Southeast Asia.
More recently, it has opened "Tune Hotel Patong"
Phuket Island, Thailand. Previously, has also opened Tune Hotel in resort towns
including Kuta and Legian in Bali, Pattaya, Thailand, and Cebu in the
Philippines.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester positive
development is linked with the growth of cross-border tourism regions. These
positive developments are happening because of easy access and affordable
housing through air travel across the islands and mainland Southeast Asia.
"A few years ago many people only dream holiday to
Phuket or Bali, but the increasing number of low-cost airlines like AirAsia has
changed some of these dreams come true. The earlier luxury in the past is now
the usual routine for many people. Even now many are able to enjoy several
trips a year, "says Mark.
Based on this background, Mark adds that the presence of
Tune Hotels is to provide a choice of accommodation that offers quality lodging
at affordable rates for tourists.
"By setting up hotels on the resort islands are famous,
we allow more people to visit these places without the burdensome cost,"
he added.
Tune Hotel Patong with a number of 144 rooms was opened on
December 28, 2012, welcoming the New Year with a high ordering of the guests.
Its location just a few minute’s walk from the famous Patong Beach.
Tune Hotel Patong is also easily accessible from other
Phuket beaches. And can be reached from the centers of attractions such as
national parks, waterfalls, golf courses and water sports facilities.
"The opening of Tune Hotel Patong, which complements
other hotels in Thailand, the Hat Yai, Pattaya and Bangkok, reflects our strong
commitment to the travel and tourism industry in the region. With a population
of over 600 million, Southeast Asia presents a huge market for us and we look
forward to welcoming them at our hotel, "said Mark.
Tune Hotels hotel brand pioneered the concept of saving
through the "pay as you use". With this concept, guests only pay for
room rates. While the choice of additional facilities charge, such as towels
and toiletries, air-conditioning (AC), in-room wireless internet connection and
satellite TV in some hotels.
Tune Hotels has served more than four million guests since
opening its first hotel in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. There are now a total of 27
Tune Hotels in Malaysia is 11, five in the UK, four in the Philippines, four in
Thailand and three in Indonesia. Ahmedabad, India, and the Melbourne
(Australia) will open in 2013.
Rooms at Haoduo Xiongmao, a panda-themed hotel in China.
China increasingly opens for travelers all over the world.
The local tourism industry was trying to show the world China's tourism is
increasingly attractive.
One of them, a Panda-themed hotel, which opened in Sichuan,
China. The overall design of the interior and exterior of the hotel according
to China Daily will be in contact with the panda-themed decorations. This makes
the hotel such as the world's first panda theme.
"I hope the pandas will help people to get back to
nature and discover the simplicity and true happiness," said the manager
of the hotel told China News.
panda themed Hotel in Sichuan, China.
Meanwhile, Gbtimes.com reported that every room in the hotel
named Haoduo Xiongmao hotel was decorated with paintings, furniture, dolls, and
sculptures panda. In fact, bed, pillow, until the curtain decorated with
pandas.
Not only that, some of the hotel staff will also be dressed
as pandas to greet guests. Quoted from Reuters, the hotel will actually be
officially launched in May 2013. Room rates range from 300 to 500 yuan per
night (approximately USD 46 to USD 77).
The hotel itself is located at the foot of Mount Emei. Every
year, tourists come to the nature reserve located in southern Sichuan, a
province in China. The nature reserve is home to pandas are protected.
Rooms at Hotel Haoduo Xiongmao With panda nuances.
Kinki fish ready to eat. This fish is processed by Robata, which is baked with sand and charcoal.
Visit to Japan without enjoying the food has the country
will certainly be a loss moment. Japan besides rich in technology, it is also
rich culinary diversity delicious to eat.
Speaking of Japanese cuisine, maybe people are more familiar
with sushi, rice dishes from a rolled with fresh fish. However, many Japanese
are not known by many people, for example Robata.
Robata or Robatayaki a way with sand and charcoal grilling.
In Japan, how to bake like this come from the northern island of Hokkaido,
while the grilled seafood is coming from the waters around the island.
Robata-style cuisine served in the restaurant is mostly
seafood. There also is seafood from the waters of Japan, such as Kinki fish,
which is also one of the leading seafood at this restaurant.
Kinki fish. Typical Japanese fish that only live in cold waters in Hokkaido. Fish shape is not too big with fresh rosy skin and big eyes.
Kinki fish only live in the cold waters of Hokkaido, fresh
red skin color and big eyes. Fish shape is not too big, but the price offered
for one fish is very high, reaching more than one million dollars. In addition
because these fish can only be found in Japanese waters, fish meat texture is
very soft, unlike the usual fish.
How to cultivate fish with Robata very easily. Just like
when grilling fish on the beach, something like that technique. Fish and
stabbed with a bamboo stick on the container containing sand dune. Earlier, on
the sandbar has been burnt charcoal.
Sand used is white sand beaches are guaranteed clean, while
charcoal made from mangrove mangroves so distinct aroma when burned produces
distinctive mangrove.
The condiments were added in the fish was not much, just
sprinkled with salt fish and sprayed fluid sake. Because, says Sonya, Japanese
fish that has had its own peculiar taste, sweeter, savory, although it contains
a lot of water.
Japanese culture
As a typical Japanese restaurant, Takumi Robata & Sushi
brings visitors coming as if it is the real Japanese restaurant. Once inside,
visitors are greeted by Japanese greeting servants.
There will be one waitress who guide called "Hi! Okyaku
same goanaisimasu!" which in the Indonesian language, meaning roughly tell
when guests come. Then all the waiters in the restaurant will be answered in
unison with "Hi! Irassamase washoi!"
It will also take longer when there are visitors going home.
Guests were greeting "Hi! Okyaku same akkari desu!" and was greeted
with a "Hi! Arigatou gozaimasta!"
Another typical Japanese impression visible from the
interior of the restaurant. The walls and floor inside the restaurant made of
wood, implying elegant simplicity.
The concept of open kitchen was made, visitors can witness
the process of making dishes, ranging from processing, and materials are made,
presentation, to food hygiene.
How to processing fish Robata. Fish pierced with bamboo and baked with charcoal on top of the container that contains a sand dune.
Blue sky with white clouds into the background nicely when
collaborating with a clear stretch of coastal water in sight. The warmth was
felt when the foot touches the white sand grains directly exposed to the sun.
This is the perfect landscape that is often found in television, as elements of
decoration of films across the country.
However, you do not need to be upset because our own country
has Gili Trawangan is able to attract domestic and foreign tourists. Therefore,
do not be surprised if one day sees a lot of foreign tourists sunbathe along
the coast.
Gili Trawangan is the largest island than Gili Meno and Gili
Air. Although co-located in the northwest of Lombok, the three gili
characterized each. Trawangan is the island tend to be more crowded because often
organizes entertainment events at a time when the holiday season making it
perfect for travelers who are young at heart.
Enjoy Sunset in Gili Trawangan
"Back then, we started the journey from Mataram to
arrive in Port Ward with long travel about two hours," said Albertus who
just ended a short vacation in Lombok in February. The travel time is not long
enough will be tiring for the reassuring landscape presented along the way.
On arrival at Port Ward, travelers using boat transport
modes (public boat) with a capacity of 30 people to cross over to Gili
Trawangan with a rate of $ 1, 25 each person. You will be on the road for 30
minutes while enjoying the wind and the waves are calm.
Activities that are often a favorite when exploring
Trawangan is scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, and surfing. Another option is
to relax on the porch of the hotel, cafes, and restaurants are arranged
uniquely. Enjoy the charm of the beach from far away it can give the sensation
of serenity itself.
Treat the visual beauty is also supported by the air pollution-free
because there is no passing vehicles. Bicycles and horse-drawn carriage cidomo
(wagon type) is a mode of transportation that you can use to move around
corners Gili Trawangan.
"This is the largest aquarium in the world," said
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, the owner Genting Group and Resorts World Sentosa.
Aquarium opened to the public on 22 November last year was built in the Resort
World Sentosa (RWS), the integrated tourism area in Sentosa Island, Singapore.
Aquarium called South East Asia (SEA) Aquarium offers
underwater scenery packed in glass panels. SEA Aquarium is one of the
attractions that are part of the water rides c (MLP) in RWS.
MLP also offer other objects, the Adventure Cove Waterpark
or water playground with various types of swimming pools and water slides.
"That way, visitors can choose the type of water by wet or dry," said
Tan Hee Teck, Chief Executive Officer and President of the RWS Genting
Singapore PLC Venue.
About 200 journalists from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Thailand, Russia, and Singapore, which invited RWS management during
the inauguration of the tourist area, late last year, had the opportunity to
see the splendor of SEA Aquarium.
Each group of journalists from each country like a group of
tourists accompanied by two guides assigned to explain a wide range of marine
life in the aquarium. There are 20 touch screen panel contains information
about marine animals and their habitats.
By paying 29 Singapore dollars (equivalent to USD 225 000),
visitors can enjoy the beauty of the sea in the company of a guide. So, what
makes this aquarium is different?
At the outset, enters SEA Aquarium is like a visit to Sea
World in the tourist area of Ancol, Jakarta. However, how to package and
technologies offered by these places is much more classy.
The main attraction is the Aquarium SEA giant glass panels
with a length of 36 meters and height of 8.3 meters. In the glass thickness of
70 centimeters, there are manta rays that flicker charming, beauty napoleon
fish, passing the giant grouper, and hundreds of small fish chasing.
"It's so peaceful to see the underwater sights like
this," said Nath (33), tourists from Thailand, who is on holiday in
Singapore with his wife and son.
The giant glass panels weighing 250 tons or the equivalent
of three stacked double-decker bus. In general, visitors are always using the
moment in the glass panel to take photos.
In addition to the giant panels, at the aquarium tunnel
there are also giant glass contains about 200 sharks from 12 different species,
such as hammerhead sharks, black fin reef sharks and nurse sharks.
On the other there are also glass panels containing small
endemic marine life such as crab’s Japanese living in cool temperate waters,
moray eels, and a wide range of coral reefs.
Hotels in aquarium
About 100,000 of the 800 species of marine life in the
aquarium's water comes from ten zones covering 49 different habitats, ranging
from open sea in Asia, the Arabian Gulf, to the freshwater lake in eastern
Africa.
"Most are from Southeast Asian countries such as
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines," said Joanna, one of
the guides SEA Aquarium.
Biodiversity is the main attraction for visitors discover
the beauty of the underwater world without having been to the area of origin
biota.
If not satisfied simply enjoy the beauty of the surrounding
underwater aquarium, visitors can also stay in a deluxe room which directly
overlooks the largest glass dome at the aquarium. This is called creative work
by Tan Hee Teck.
There is a hotel with 11 suites with views of the open ocean
is priced at 2400 Singapore dollars each night. Facilities that surpass
five-star hotel are intended for the millionaire who had the pleasure of going
to the underwater world.
In addition to hotel rooms, there is also a place to eat
called The Ocean Restaurant aquarium surrounded by glass panels from the wall
up to the roof. This area is still in the SEA Aquarium.
In addition to rake in tourist groups and families, the SEA
Aquarium also offers educational packages to attract students. They work
together with the school who want to visit the aquarium through a variety of
learning programs for students to understand the underwater world and its
conservation efforts.
Biswajit Guha, Director of Education, Conservation and
Research MLP, explains most of the marine life in the Aquarium SEA imported
directly from the open ocean, partly obtained from the supplier.
To decide what kind of species are combined in a single pane
of glass or not, the MLP has a research facility Marine Aquaculture and
Research Center (MARC). In addition to research, the facility is also used for
fish farming.
The entire biota quarantined advance in a separate pool in
MARC before being placed in the aquarium. It is intended that the species be
able to adapt to the new environment.
Biswajit added, handling key biota Aquarium SEA is a regular
feeding and changing water regularly so as not to stress the animal. Aquarium
SEA has a team which monitors the condition of each biota intensively.
Investment
In addition to SEA Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark,
RWS also has a Universal Studios Singapore, the six-star hotel with a capacity
of 1500 rooms, 60 restaurants, a casino, and a meeting room that can
accommodate 12,000 guests. The resort area of 49 acres on Sentosa Island is
worth the investment of 7 billion Singapore dollars.
With such a variety of attractions, Tan Sri Lim targets to
bring in 17 million tourists to the RWS in 2013. RWS will "force"
tourists extend their stay by leveraging Singapore's position as a transit
country.
"We are confident that the target can be realized.
Moreover, with the increasing number of flights that stop over to Singapore,
"said Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay.
To achieve these targets, Robin Goh, Assistant Director of
Communications RWS, admitted his side work with local tourism agencies in
Indonesia, Malaysia, and China became the largest contributor to the presence
of tourists in the country covering an area of 710 square kilometers.
Inviting the media from a number of countries, recognized Goh, also became
effective promotional event.
At the opening of RWS premiere on December 7, 2012,
presented a variety of attractions, such as fireworks, renowned soprano Sarah
Brightman, and orchestra performances. RWS also attended the opening party of
the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong.
RWS is a big dream of Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay to realize a
world-class integrated tourism area in Singapore that can be seeded in Asia.
Tan Sri Lim, a businessman from Malaysia, is also the owner of Genting Highland
Resorts, "neighbor country".
RWS management a challenge for Indonesia. Satisfaction
visitors looked at thousands of marine life at SEA Aquarium certainly not
comparable when looking directly manta rays and green turtles Derawan Islands,
East Kalimantan, or the coral reefs in Raja Ampat, Papua.
If Tan Sri Lim dared to set a target of 17 million tourists
in 2013, mostly foreign tourists, to visit the artificial tourism, what about
Indonesia, which has a variety of natural attractions. Of course, this depends
on the seriousness of the government.
Implementation of the soccer universal stay another year. As host, Brazil did not want to disappoint. For pampering wisatawannya, Samba District is currently fixing city facilities, including hotels sex.
The next few years, Brazil would be inundated tourists. Not only as host in the 2014 World Cup, Brazil is also going to be a place dihelatnya 2016 Olympics. One area that is going crowded coastal elite Leblon, Rio de Janeiro.
Previously, this area is very famous for her sex motel. Do not want to make wisatawannya home disappointed, Brazil will conjure simple motels into a real hotel. Of the 60 sex motel there, Shalimar is one of them. This motel is renovating 30 rooms of 62 rooms available.
City Investment Promotion Office of Rio de Janeiro, Rio Negocios said more than USD 100 million has been allocated to renovate the motel room 3500 of 6500. Even some of the motel plan would be a hotel. Later, the motel clerk would be given training in order to serve the guests like the hotel.
All was done to meet the needs of the number of hotel rooms in Rio. Inevitably, sex motel must be used to accommodate tourists.
"We have 16 thousand rooms, or twice that we promised to the International Olympic Committee. We will even use a sex motel. This is something new. This could be an adventure for lovers, an opportunity for new experiences," said Mayor City of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes.
Rio de Janeiro is a metropolitan city with 6 million inhabitants. Currently, the fourth largest city in the world has 32,436 rooms, consisting of 20 414 hotel rooms and the rest are motel rooms, apartments, inns and hostels. Even in 2015, the target was 47 788 rooms are available in Rio de Janeiro.
"Motel will be an option for those who come to Rio," the president said Brazilian Hotel Industry Association (AbiH-RJ), Alfredo Lopes.
Usually, when the implementation of a specific event such as a carnival, new year, the Earth Summit in 1992, and visit the late Pope John Paul II in 1997, sex motel in Rio de Janeiro crowded visited by tourists. So at the World Cup 2014, it is not impossible sex motels and hotels in Brazil will be crowded.
