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Pic: Group CEO of Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester said: “We are extremely excited with this new hotel. To us and all our guests, the new Tune Hotel klia2 is as highly anticipated as the klia2 airport itself. It is set to be the largest in the Tune Hotels platform and will be our flagship property.”
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TUNE HOTEL klia2 OPENS 9 MAY
Latest airport hotel set to be Group’s largest, flagship property
SEPANG, 1 May 2014 – After five years providing high quality yet affordable accommodation to guests at KLIA’s Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) here, the Tune Hotel KLIA-LCCT will close down effective 9 May 2014, giving way to the brand new, 400-room Tune Hotel klia2 that will open on the same day.
Tune Hotel klia2 is directly connected to the new klia2 terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge. A short 10 minute walk is all that it takes to get to the terminal, allowing easy and convenient access to check-in counters as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall.
With an annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for LCCs that replaces the current LCCT. The new airport commences commercial operations on 2 May 2014, while the AirAsia Group will move its entire operations at LCCT to the klia2 on 9 May 2014.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester said: “We are extremely excited with this new hotel. To us and all our guests, the new Tune Hotel klia2 is as highly anticipated as the klia2 airport itself. It is set to be the largest in the Tune Hotels platform and will be our flagship property.”
He said guests with a booking at the Tune Hotel KLIA-LCCT will automatically be transferred to the Tune Hotel klia2 on 9 May 2014.
“Tune Hotel KLIA-LCCT will operate until 8 May and for all bookings with dates of stay made up to 8 May, guests will remain at the current Tune Hotel KLIA-LCCT. To facilitate guest relocation, all in-house guests will be provided complimentary transfer to the klia2 terminal building and Tune Hotel klia2 on 9 May. For guests with bookings for 9 May and after, check-in will be at the Tune Hotel klia2,” Mark explained.
All affected guests will be notified by email. They can also get in touch with the Customer Care Team by emailing to enquiry@tunehotels.com or by calling 1300 88 8863 (within Malaysia) or +603 7962 5888 (from overseas).
To celebrate the opening of Tune Hotel klia2, guests will be enjoying an all-in rate from only RM98 nett per room per night. Booking can be made from 2 May up to 4 May 2014 for stays at Tune Hotel klia2 from 9 May 2014 up to 31 January 2015. The offer is exclusively for online booking at www.tunehotels.com and is on a first come, first served basis.
“We’ve really listened to our guests over the last few years and have taken into account collaborative comments made to us in terms of how we can improve what we do. As a result, we have innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the property. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay,” said Mark.
Meanwhile, guests on short transits can opt for short stay ‘Refresher Package’ that is available between 9.00 am to 6.00 pm daily, subject to availability of rooms. This option is however only available for walk-in guests.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, he said, the hotel’s spacious lobby is designed to feature a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi, and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked on the ground floor by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests. For airline passengers the lobby area features flight information displays for up-to-date information on arrivals and departures.
In terms of transport connectivity, the klia2 terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link KLIA Express train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the Express Rail link that charges just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge and walkway.
For those who drive in, Tune Hotel klia2 has 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 44 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
A few yards from the tram stop where we waited for the No.14 tram, pedale.forchetta and I spotted this young man absorbed in his laptop. Taking advantage of a wi-fi connection he had found this young man was engrossed in quite lengthy and obviously urgent web-based emailing.
Sorry I can't bring you more information about the subject of his communications. It would have meant interrupting him in what was clearly an urgent matter, and the no.14 tram arrived just as we were debating the issue.
NEC Financial Services
Ryan Kenning, Saddle Brook, NJ – Marketing Specialist
Applicable Criteria: Innovation
Reason Selected: The NEC Empowered Dealer (NED) project aimed to develop a web-based lease quote creator for NECAM telecom dealers. Since October 2013, Ryan Kenning has been the project manager for NED while continuing his regular duties. He has been a function designer, providing many ideas to improve the NED web site as well as serving as the main tester, reviewing the test-site from a user’s perspective. NED provides an easy, quick and timely lease quoting process for NECAM telecom dealers. Using the user friendly interface in NED, dealers are able to create a lease quote by themselves.
Unlike most events where mobile communication devices are asked to be turned off, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan asked that they remain on allowing people to have access to social media conversations in a continuations the National Conversation on Local and Regional Food projects and how they offer economic opportunities to local farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs. using the new web-based Know Your Food Compass, the conversation covered many aspects about food, such as infrastructure, stewardship, local meat and poultry, Healthy food access, careers in agriculture and local food knowledge. The virtual conversation took place at the White House, and Twitter was used to expand the conversation worldwide, from Washington, D.C., on Monday, March 5, 2012. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
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JAKARTA WELCOMES ITS FIRST TUNE HOTEL
Value branded hotel chain continues its expansion in Indonesia
Jakarta, 3 September 2012 – Tune Hotels, the global branded value hotel chain, continues to expand in Indonesia with the opening of its latest hotel in Pasar Baru, Jakarta. Tune Hotel Pasar Baru would represent the global brand’s third property in Indonesia, (following Tune Hotel Kuta and Legian in Bali) and the first hotel in central Jakarta, offering world-class accommodation at extremely affordable rates, providing the essentials for a good night’s sleep. Tune Hotel Pasar Baru has 168 rooms in total, 125 Doubles, 42 Twin-sharing and a special needs room. The opening of Tune Hotel Pasar Baru was attended by popular Indonesian celebrities Nicholas Saputra and Izabel Jahja.
The expansion of the Tune Hotel brand in Indonesia is spurred by the country’s strong economy, rising number of tourists and favorable business environment. Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and ranked third after Bali and Sulawesi recording the highest hotel room occupancy in Indonesia according to the Statistics Indonesia of the Republic Indonesia. Pasar Baru is one of Jakarta’s most popular tourist destination and its central location is also ideal for business activities. Known for its shopping experience, visitors can “go back in time” to take in the beauty of its Dutch influenced colonial and Chinese architecture of its buildings as one strolls along the coble stone streets.
According to Mark Lankester, Group CEO of Tune Hotels, “Jakarta represents a gateway for leisure travellers more often as a stop-over before continuing their journey to other popular destinations such as Bali, Medan, Yogyakarta and Surabaya. Nevertheless Jakarta also serves as a central business destination drawing frequent business travellers from the South East Asian region and domestically within Indonesia as well. Hence, the opening of Tune Hotel Pasar Baru would cater to the needs of leisure and business travellers looking for convenient, comfortable and value-for-money accommodation. “
Lankester added that more expansion plans are on the way for the Tune Hotel brand in Indonesia which includes Pekan Baru, Makassar, Solo, Palembang and Surabaya. The vast country of sprawling archipelago has much to offer; from natural beauty, historical heritage to cultural diversity. Moreover, statistics from the Travel and Tourism Competitive Index (TTCI) in 2011 ranks Indonesia as the thirteenth most attractive destination in the Asia-Pacific to commence travel and tourism business operations.
Other Tune Hotel properties in Indonesia are located in Kuta and Legian, Bali which have been a favourite among visitors to Bali. The hotels’ popularity was recognized when it was named among the Top 20 Indonesia Innovative Brands of 2011 by Indonesia’s leading marketing industry magazine, MIX. It was Tune Hotels' innovativeness to its ability to serve the practical needs of tourists by giving them the best value that garnered the attention and illustrated by Legian and Kuta hotels being ranked #3 and #7 Best Value Hotels in Bali on TripAdvisor. Tune Hotels was selected along with other global leading brands to be named on the list and the only Malaysian-originated brand.
Red Planet Hotels owns and operates the Tune Hotel Pasar Baru in close association with Tune Hotel and its Chief Executive Officer, Tim Hansing, said that this hotel was the first of many more to come in Indonesia from Red Planet as the Tune brand expands across the country.
“This is the first hotel of eight more we have under construction in Indonesia and we will have some exciting announcements about more sites we are in the midst of acquiring. We are making some significant investments in Indonesia in the budget hotel sector as we have full confidence in the potential of Indonesia and the Indonesian travel sector to grow this market” said Hansing.
Tune Hotels currently has eleven hotels in Malaysia, four in LondonUnited Kingdom, four in The Philippines and two in Thailand. Hotels in Malaysia are located in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, KLIA-LCCT Airport, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Johor Bahru, Kota Damansara, Bintulu, Kota Bharu, Kulim and Ipoh.
Hotels in Asia includes Hat Yai and Pattaya in Thailand; Angeles City, Cebu City, Ermita and Makati, Manila in The Philippines; Kuta and Legian in Bali and Pasar Baru, Jakarta in Indonesia; Westminster, Liverpool Street, Paddington and Kings Cross in London, UK. Tune Hotels has successfully pioneered a branded value hotel brand with the concept of pay-as-you-use that has become hugely popular amongst travelers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like towels & toiletries, air-conditioning, in-room Wifi and satellite TV service at selected hotels.
Calling on guests to stay connected with Tune Hotels via the social media networks Facebook and Twitter, Mark Lankester, says “More Tune Hotels are scheduled for opening in Asean, the UK, India and Australia, that will give our guests even more options for travel destinations. We encourage guests to stay tuned for Tune Hotels’ latest openings and promotions via Facebook and Twitter.”
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels or www.facebook.com/TunehotelsInd and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels or www.twitter.com/TuneHotelsID
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Group was established in 2007 with the aim of breaking down affordability barriers in various aspects of daily life – via Tune Hotels, Tune Talk and Tune Money. Tune Group seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle offering ranging from value hotel stays, personal finance solutions and affordable prepaid mobile services. Tune Group of Companies are Tune Air, Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Talk, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Tune Tones, Team Lotus, ASEAN Basketball League, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Kuala Lumpur Education City (owner of Epsom College in Malaysia).
Since Tune Hotels was first launched in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2007, over 3 million guests have stayed in its properties spread across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and the United Kingdom. It now has 25 hotels available for bookings located in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, KLIA-LCCT Airport, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kota Damansara, Bintulu, Kota Bharu and Kulim in Malaysia; Kuta and Legian in Bali and Jakarta in Indonesia; Westminister, Liverpool Street, Paddington and Kings Cross in London in the United Kingdom; Angeles City, Cebu City, Ermita and Makati in Manila, The Philippines; Hatyai and Pattaya in Thailand.
All Tune Hotel hotels feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: 5-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-saving fans. The strategically located hotels provide housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and prohibits access into the main lobby without a keycard past midnight. Through Tune Hotels’ ‘Less Waste, More Earth’ pay-as-you-use system of add-ons wi-fi, TV, laundered towels and other energy-consuming facilities and amenities, Tune Hotels aims to help guests conserve both their funds as well as the earth’s resources.
Photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media contacts:
Amanda Chong
Senior Marketing Manager – Tune Hotels
HP: +60 12 284 0004
DL: +60 3 7962 5711
Fax: +60 3 7955 5899
Email: amanda.chong@tunehotels.com
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TUNE HOTELS TO ARRIVE IN ALOR SETAR
State capital’s old quarter set for a facelift
Photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
ALOR SETAR, 2 June 2014 – Kedah’s state capital of Alor Setar will see its old city quarter undergo a facelift with the arrival of a new hotel by the international value hotel group Tune Hotels.
Bangunan HBR in Jalan Langgar here will be refurbished to house the 88-room Tune Hotel Alor Setar that is scheduled for opening by the end of November this year.
A signing ceremony was held today between HBR Group and Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Rakyat) for a RM12 million financing facility for the project.
Group CEO Khairil Akmal Hanafi signed for HBR Group while Bank Rakyat was represented by Senior Vice President for Corporate Banking Abdul Razak Abu Bakar. The ceremony was witnessed by State Executive Councillor for Tourism Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid.
HBR Group is a second generation family business founded by the late Dato’ Haji Hanafi Ramli in 1977 and now moving aggressively towards hospitality and property development business as part of the group’s transformation programme initiated by Khairil Akmal back in 2012.
Khairil said: “We are very pleased to be working with Tune Hotels in bringing its internationally renowned brand and expertise into Alor Setar. This is a highly anticipated project which I am sure everyone in Alor Setar and Kedah in general will be proud of. This hotel will certainly provide a boost to tourism in the state.”
Meanwhile, Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “Tune Hotel Alor Setar is a unique project for the state, HBR Group and ourselves. The art deco design of the building isn’t often found in Malaysia and we intend to preserve much of it, much in the same way many of the hotels in Miami, Florida have been realised. Naturally we will be adding all the modern conveniences and flair that you will have seen with the recent openings in Malaysia of the Tune Hotels in klia2, Taiping and imminently, Cyberjaya.”
“For our chain, we have been looking to connect Northern-most Peninsular Malaysia to Southern Thailand, where we have the Tune Hotel in Hat Yai and Phuket. This opportunity does precisely that and having hotels in both cities perfectly compliments the needs of our guests,” added Mark.
Tune Hotel Alor Setar will be the group’s second property in Kedah, after Tune Hotel Kulim in the southern part of the state. Other Tune Hotels located in the northern region include in George Town, Penang and Taiping, Perak.
Most of the rooms at Tune Hotel Alor Setar will feature an individual private garden set in a balcony overseeing the city, the first of its kind in Alor Setar.
The new Tune Hotel will be in close proximity to all the major Kedah state government offices, the new Alor Setar railway station and Pekan Rabu, the city’s popular regional product community market. Historic and iconic buildings and monuments like Masjid Zahir, Balai Seni, the Royal Museum and the 165-metre Alor Setar Tower are within a short distance from the hotel.
Kedah, located in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia bordering Thailand, is best known as the country’s rice bowl due to its vast and developed paddy plantations. Tourism has become an increasingly significant contributor to the state’s economy, which together with Penang, Perlis and northern Perak form the Northern Corridor Economic Region.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier the AirAsia Group.
There are currently 45 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Photo caption:
Photo 2a – HBR Group CEO Khairil Akmal Hanafi (left) sharing further information on Tune Hotel Alor Setar to the State Executive Councillor for Tourism Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (right) while Tune Hotels Regional Manager North Dennis Cheng (centre) looks on.
Photo 3a – HBR Group CEO Khairil Akmal Hanafi (left) exchanging documents with Bank Rakyat Senior Vice President for Corporate Banking Abdul Razak Abu Bakar (left). The signing ceremony was witnessed by State Executive Councillor for Tourism Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (centre).
Photo 4a - HBR Group CEO Khairil Akmal Hanafi (left) presenting a memento to State Executive Councillor for Tourism Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid.
Photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
SIARAN MEDIA
TUNE HOTELS BAKAL TIBA DI ALOR SETAR
Pekan lama dijangka bertukar wajah dengan pembukaan hotel baru penghujung 2014
Gambar boleh dimuat turun dari www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
ALOR SETAR, 2 Jun 2014 – Kawasan pekan lama di ibu negeri Kedah ini bakal berwajah baru apabila rangkaian hotel antarabangsa Tune Hotels membuka cawangannya di sini penghujung tahun ini.
Bangunan HBR yang terletak di Jalan Langgar di sini akan dibaik pulih untuk menempatkan Tune Hotel Alor Setar yang mempunyai 88 bilik dan dijangka memulakan operasi menjelang November kelak.
Satu majlis menandatangani perjanjian pembiayaan berjumlah RM12 juta diadakan hari ini antara Kumpulan HBR dan Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Rakyat) bagi projek tersebut.
Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan Khairil Akmal Hanafi menandatangani bagi pihak Kumpulan HBR manakala Bank Rakyat diwakili Naib Presiden Kanan Perbankan Korporat Abdul Razak Abu Bakar. Majlis dihadiri dan disaksikan oleh Exco Pelancongan Negeri Kedah Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid.
Kumpulan HBR merupakan syarikat perniagaan keluarga generasi kedua yang diasaskan Allahyarham Dato’ Haji Hanafi Ramli pada 1977. Ia sekarang bergerak agresif dalam bidang hospitaliti dan pembangunan hartanah sebagai sebahagian dari program transformasi yang diilhamkan Khairil Akmal sejak 2012.
Khairil berkata: “Kami amat gembira dapat bekerjasama dengan Tune Hotels dalam membawa masuk jenama serta kepakaran antarabangsanya ke Alor Setar. Projek ini amat ditunggu-tunggu dan pastinya menjadi kebanggan setiap penduduk Alor Setar serta rakyat Kedah keseluruhannya. Ia juga akan merancakkan lagi sector pelancongan di negeri ini.”
Sementara itu Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan Tune Hotels Mark Lankester berkata: “Tune Hotel Alor Setar merupakan projek yang sangat unik bagi negeri Kedah, Kumpulan HBR serta Tune Hotels sendiri. Rekabentuk seni deko bangunan ini amat jarang dijumpai di Malaysia dan kami berhasrat mengekalkan sebahagian besar rekabentuk ini sebagaimana yang banyak dilakukan di Miami, Florida. Kami akan menggabungkan rekabentuk lama ini dengan kemudahan-kemudahan dan unsur-unsur moden dan terbaru seperti yang dapat dilihat di hotel-hotel kami yang terbaru di Lapangan Terbang klia2, Taiping dan tidak lama lagi di Cyberjaya.”
“Bagi Tune Hotels, kami juga berhasrat mewujudkan jalinan antara wilayah utara Semenanjung dengan selatan Thailand melalui rangkaian hotel kami yang juga terdapat di Hat Yai dan Phuket. Ia berfungsi untuk saling melengkapi dalam memenuhi keperluan para pelawat dan pelancong antara kedua-dua wilayah,” tambah Mark.
Tune Hotel Alor Setar merupakan yang kedua bagi negeri Kedah, selain Kulim. Hotel-hotel lain yang terletak dalam wilayah utara termasuk di George Town, Pulau Pinang dan Taiping, Perak.
Satu pembaharuan unik yang akan dilakukan di Tune Hotel Alor Setar nanti ialah apabila kebanyakan biliknya akan memaparkan taman kecil yang terletak di balkoni bagi setiap bilik.
Tune Hotel yang baru ini nanti terletak berdekatan dengan pejabat-pejabat pentadbiran kerajaan, stesen keretapi baru Alor Setar dan Pekan Rabu yang amat popular di kalangan pengunjung. Bangunan-bangunan bersejarah seperti Masjid Zahir, Balai Seni, Muzium Di-Raja serta Menara Alor Setar yang setinggi 165 meter juga berhampiran.
Negeri Kedah yang terletak di utara Semenanjung Malaysia dan bersempadan dengan Thailand terkenal sebagai Jelapang Padi Malaysia. Sektor pelancongan sedang berkembang pesat dan menjadi penyumbang penting kepada ekonomi negeri yang juga menganggotai Willayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara (NCER).
Tune Hotels adalah sebahagian daripada Tune Group, sebuah konglomerat perniagaan berasaskan gaya hidup yang diasaskan oleh Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, yang juga merupakan Pengerusi Eksekutif Kumpulan AirAsia dan Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan.
Secara keseluruhan terdapat 45 buah Tune Hotel yang sedia untuk ditempah di Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Filipina, England, Scotland, Australia, India dan Jepun.
Maklumat terkini dan kadar promosi boleh diperolehi melalui laman Facebook Tune Hotels di www.facebook.com/tunehotels atau Twitter di www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
Untuk tempahan serta maklumat lanjut, sila lawati www.tunehotels.com atau melalui telefon bebas tol 1300 8888 63. Tetamu juga boleh terus ke hotel untuk menempah.
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Mengenai Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels adalah sebahagian daripada konglomerat perniagaan berasaskan gaya hidup, Tune Group, yang diasaskan Tan Sri Tony Fernandes dan Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels memaparkan kemudahan asas penginapan yang berkualiti tinggi pada harga terjangkau. Syarikat-syarikat Tune Group terdiri daripada Tune Air (pemegang saham utama AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, Program Kesetiaan AirAsia BIG, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Kelap Bolasepak Queens Park Rangers (QPR) dan Kolej Epsom di Malaysia.
Keterangan gambar:
Photo 2a – Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan HBR Khairil Akmal Hanafi (kiri) menerangkan mengenai bangunan Tune Hotel Alor Setar kepada Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan Negeri Kedah Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (kanan) sambil diperhatikan Dennis Cheng, Pengurus Wilayah Utara Tune Hotels (tengah).
Photo 3a – Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan HBR Khairil Akmal Hanafi (kiri) bertukar dokumen perjanjian pembiayaan untuk Tune Hotel Alor Setar dengan Naib Presiden Kanan Perbankan Korporat Bank Rakyat Abdul Razak Abu Bakar sambil disaksikan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan Negeri Kedah Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid (tengah).
Photo 4a - Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan HBR Khairil Akmal Hanafi (kiri) menyampaikan cenderahati kepada Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan Negeri Kedah Dato’ Mohd Rawi Abd Hamid.
Gambar boleh dimuat turun dari www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Pertanyaan media:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Pic: Guests at the Pyjama Party.
For more photos of the event, please click: www.dropbox.com/sh/c153zaj0i6dmlc1/AAAmC01NNnPqsjrCBTW4CgDYa
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TUNE HOTELS WINNERS TAKE OVER AND PARTY AT klia2 NEW HOTEL
Overwhelming response to Tune Hotel klia2 since 9 May opening
SEPANG, 5 June 2014 – Over 200 winners descended upon the brand new Tune Hotel klia2 and enjoyed a fun-filled evening as the hotel organised a ‘Pyjama Party’ to celebrate its recent opening last weekend.
Ten individual winners of the Tune Hotels’ #RoomerHasIt Facebook campaign were able to invite family and friends to enjoy a further 10 complimentary double rooms for a sleepover at Tune Hotel klia2 and join in for the celebration in their sleeping garb.
Award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot, YouTube sensation Elizabeth Tan and Tune Hotels’ very own Eugene See entertained with performances of their own hit songs and popular interpretations.
International journalists and bloggers from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan were also flown in courtesy of AirAsia and AirAsia X. The event was also made possible by partner-sponsors including Tune Talk Mobile Prepaid, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Doof The World Sdn Bhd and TripAdvisor, whose mascot Ollie the Owl made a special appearance.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We are thrilled with the opening of Tune Hotel klia2 which has already received an overwhelming response and very strong forward bookings from travellers around the region. Through the #RoomerHasIt social media campaign we wanted to introduce and create further awareness of our latest design and fit-out to previous guests as well as the fantastic facilities at klia2, the world’s largest purpose-built airport for low cost carriers. There’s no better way to do that than have them immersed in the hotel itself.”
He said with Tune Hotel klia2, guests now have a superior accommodation option that is not only great value for money but also features improvements to its international-standard offerings. With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) Terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and more convenient access as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall. For ultimate convenience, the hotel features AirAsia self check-in kiosks in the lobby.
“Much has been said about the huge size of the new klia2 Terminal and it is impressively large. By hosting these winners and their guests at the Tune Hotel klia2, we want to illustrate just how convenient it is to have a great sleep or enjoy the services within the hotel while waiting for their next flight, and the convenience of strolling over to the terminal without rushing and with time on your side. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on connecting flight extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay, with more amenities,” said Lankester.
On top of that, he said, guests at Tune Hotel klia2 enjoy great connectivity to KL city and its surrounding suburbs as the klia2 Terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link (ERL) train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the ERL that costs just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge.
“As you can see, from klia2 guests and travellers can easily connect and enjoy our hotel service network depending on their preferences and travel purpose. In the heart of KL city they will find the hugely popular Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur that is right smack in the centre and in the surroundings we have the Tune Hotel Kota Damansara as well as the soon-to-open Tune Hotel DPulze Cyberjaya, not to mention excellent flight connectivity, direct and indirect, to key cities and destinations in Malaysia and the whole region including Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Japan and even as far as England and Scotland, all destinations where the Tune Hotels network is present,” he added.
Tune Hotels has innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the Tune Hotel klia2.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby features a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks and klia2’s flight information displays are provided within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests.
The hotel also features 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
With a projected annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport commenced commercial operations on 2 May 2014.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 45 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
-ENDS-
About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Pic: Performance by award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot.
For more photos of the event, please click: www.dropbox.com/sh/c153zaj0i6dmlc1/AAAmC01NNnPqsjrCBTW4CgDYa
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS WINNERS TAKE OVER AND PARTY AT klia2 NEW HOTEL
Overwhelming response to Tune Hotel klia2 since 9 May opening
SEPANG, 5 June 2014 – Over 200 winners descended upon the brand new Tune Hotel klia2 and enjoyed a fun-filled evening as the hotel organised a ‘Pyjama Party’ to celebrate its recent opening last weekend.
Ten individual winners of the Tune Hotels’ #RoomerHasIt Facebook campaign were able to invite family and friends to enjoy a further 10 complimentary double rooms for a sleepover at Tune Hotel klia2 and join in for the celebration in their sleeping garb.
Award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot, YouTube sensation Elizabeth Tan and Tune Hotels’ very own Eugene See entertained with performances of their own hit songs and popular interpretations.
International journalists and bloggers from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan were also flown in courtesy of AirAsia and AirAsia X. The event was also made possible by partner-sponsors including Tune Talk Mobile Prepaid, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Doof The World Sdn Bhd and TripAdvisor, whose mascot Ollie the Owl made a special appearance.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We are thrilled with the opening of Tune Hotel klia2 which has already received an overwhelming response and very strong forward bookings from travellers around the region. Through the #RoomerHasIt social media campaign we wanted to introduce and create further awareness of our latest design and fit-out to previous guests as well as the fantastic facilities at klia2, the world’s largest purpose-built airport for low cost carriers. There’s no better way to do that than have them immersed in the hotel itself.”
He said with Tune Hotel klia2, guests now have a superior accommodation option that is not only great value for money but also features improvements to its international-standard offerings. With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) Terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and more convenient access as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall. For ultimate convenience, the hotel features AirAsia self check-in kiosks in the lobby.
“Much has been said about the huge size of the new klia2 Terminal and it is impressively large. By hosting these winners and their guests at the Tune Hotel klia2, we want to illustrate just how convenient it is to have a great sleep or enjoy the services within the hotel while waiting for their next flight, and the convenience of strolling over to the terminal without rushing and with time on your side. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on connecting flight extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay, with more amenities,” said Lankester.
On top of that, he said, guests at Tune Hotel klia2 enjoy great connectivity to KL city and its surrounding suburbs as the klia2 Terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link (ERL) train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the ERL that costs just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge.
“As you can see, from klia2 guests and travellers can easily connect and enjoy our hotel service network depending on their preferences and travel purpose. In the heart of KL city they will find the hugely popular Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur that is right smack in the centre and in the surroundings we have the Tune Hotel Kota Damansara as well as the soon-to-open Tune Hotel DPulze Cyberjaya, not to mention excellent flight connectivity, direct and indirect, to key cities and destinations in Malaysia and the whole region including Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Japan and even as far as England and Scotland, all destinations where the Tune Hotels network is present,” he added.
Tune Hotels has innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the Tune Hotel klia2.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby features a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks and klia2’s flight information displays are provided within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests.
The hotel also features 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
With a projected annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport commenced commercial operations on 2 May 2014.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 45 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
-ENDS-
About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
ANOREXIA TABLEAU
Damselfly Chair
Reassembled, carved and wood-burned chair bones; mirror platform
Spill
Beaded bracelets created by college students and family members in Kansas, Minnesota, and Illinois
Haunted
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: No One Could Make Me Eat, Frightened to Death, Ana Wants
A skeletal, distressed, cut up wooden chair personifies the painful emptiness experienced by victims of eating disorders.
Spilled on the floor are hundreds of intestine-like, blood red, white and blue beaded bracelets, like those sometimes worn by “Pro-Ana” or “Pro-Mia” members. Fueled by the Internet and social media, this disturbing ‘secret society’ trend presents eating disorders as desirable behavior and simply a “lifestyle choice.” Along with virtual communities, these web-based groups provide effective starvation technique tips and post ‘thinspiration’ images of anorexic celebrities and models. They encourage those battling eating disorders to ‘stick with it,’ and can trigger relapse for those in recovery.
Anorexia is the most deadly mental illness. A person with the disease has a dangerously low body weight and thinks about food constantly, but limits the amount eaten to gain a sense of control over their lives. 12% of people who develop anorexia will die from complications. The mortality rate for eating disorders is 12 times higher than that of all other illnesses for females 15-24 years old. 85% of anorexics and bulimics are female, but the incidence in males is growing. Only one in ten people with an eating disorder receives treatment.
epiFlection.epiclectic.com - The Album
Twisted graphic enhancements of mostly found life form images captured from the web-based world, courtesy of the epiPhone camera, Photoshop and the warped mind of the epiclectic.
Disclaimer - If anyone objects to me reprocessing one of their images, please drop me a flickr mail and I will be more than happy to provide a link to your original image - or remove it from my public photo stream.
Call for Images - If you have a photograph you would like to submit for an official epiFlection treatment, send me a flickr mail with a link to your photo. Once posted, you will get credit, a link to your photo, and a great photo for downloading, printing, framing and giving as a wonderful gift to loved ones in your close circle of friends.
Photo caption:
From left - Nathan Copsey - GM of Tune Hotel Melbourne; Mark Lankester - Group CEO of Tune Hotels; Dr Denis Napthine - Premier of Victoria; Datuk Dr Mohd Rameez Yahaya - Consul-General of Malaysia to Victoria at the Grand Opening of Tune Hotel Melbourne Friday, 8 Nov 2013.
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTEL MELBOURNE OFFICIALLY OPENS!
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BECKON
First hotel in Australia officially opened by Premier Denis Napthine
MELBOURNE, 8 November 2013 – International value hotel group Tune Hotels has stamped its first footprint in Australia with the official opening of the Tune Hotel Melbourne. The Group has plans to expand this footprint within the Australasia region and Melbourne will be its operational hub.
The 225-room property was officially launched today during a ceremony attended by Premier of Victoria Dr Denis Napthine, Malaysia’s Consul-General in Melbourne Datuk Dr Mohamad Rameez Yahaya and Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester.
Premier Napthine said: “Tune Hotels Group’s decision to open its first Australian hotel and base its operations here in Melbourne will create more than 100 direct and indirect local jobs. This decision by Tune Hotels Group is a major vote of confidence in Victoria and our economy. Tune Hotel Melbourne brings a new model of accommodation to Australia, and I am very proud that Melbourne is at the forefront of this new tourism concept. As Australia's events capital, Melbourne offers visitors access to world-class sporting and cultural events.”
The official opening came just a couple of days after Melbourne’s biggest social event, the Melbourne Cup Spring Racing Carnival on Tuesday. Tune Hotel Melbourne had soft-opened for business on 21 October, two weeks ahead of its 1 November scheduled date and celebrated that with a super low launch rate of just A$50 a night - one of the most affordable room rates seen in central Melbourne for years!
Located at 609 Swanston Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Tune Hotel Melbourne is conveniently located next to the University of Melbourne and a stroll to RMIT University, just two streets away from the popular eateries of Lygon Street, around the corner from Queen Victoria Market and minutes to Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD) via the trams which stop outside the hotel.
The hotel features an indoor open air courtyard, a recreational lounge, a restaurant, café, luggage storage, self-service launderette and free Internet desks on the ground floor. In addition the hotel is equipped with basement car parks - something unusual for city centre hotels in Australia.
Melbourne will also be the location for Tune Hotels’ operational headquarters overseeing Australia and New Zealand operations, working in conjunction with the corporate office in Kuala Lumpur and creating up to 100 jobs.
“We are very excited to have finally established our first hotel in Australia right here in Melbourne, giving business and leisure visitors to this amazing city a truly compelling choice of accommodation alternative. As Australia’s events capital, Melbourne is a great market for Tune Hotels, as it boasts a rich calendar of theatre, sporting and arts and cultural events, and we have experienced strong forward bookings since announcing our entry into the market in June,” Lankester said.
“We would like to thank the Victorian Government, Tourism Victoria, Tourism Australia as well as the City of Melbourne for their invaluable and continued support of Tune Hotels. Given our long term plans for this region, the Tune Hotel Melbourne is just the beginning for what we have planned for the Tune Hotels concept in Australia and New Zealand and travellers can expect to see more hotels opening in the region in the coming years.”
Tune Hotel Melbourne is the 34th property for Tune Hotels, which has pioneered a “pay-as-you-use” concept that has become hugely popular among smart travellers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like towels and toiletries, in-room Wi-Fi and satellite TV service to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.
Apart from Tune Hotel Melbourne, the group has eleven hotels in operation and available for booking in in Malaysia, eight in the Philippines, six in Indonesia, five in the UK, four in Thailand and one each in India and Japan.
Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation at central locations and focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates.
All Tune Hotels feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: 5-star beds and powerful hot showers. The strategically located hotels provide housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, extensive CCTV systems, and no access into the main lobby without a keycard past midnight for extra security.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotelsAUS and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
-ENDS-
About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
More photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
AUSTRALIA
Brenton Gibbs
Tel: +614 1982 8440
Email: brenton@crookgroup.com.au
INTERNATIONAL
Cymantha Sothiar
Tel: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
My 'internet in a box'. The Mac Mini have VM Ware on it, and I've got a library of web tools on the hard drives. There's a router sitting on top of the Mini, and the services are available to the people using my network even if we don't have a solid internet connection. My favourite service to run is DimDim, which does web based video conferencing and chat.
I'm using JumpBox systems, and having a great time with them.
www.jumpbox.com/go/virtualization
The whole system fits inside the yellow Pelican Case
ANOREXIA TABLEAU
Damselfly Chair
Reassembled, carved and wood-burned chair bones; mirror platform
Spill
Beaded bracelets created by college students and family members in Kansas, Minnesota, and Illinois
Haunted
Headphones; audio recordings and sound compositions: No One Could Make Me Eat, Frightened to Death, Ana Wants
A skeletal, distressed, cut up wooden chair personifies the painful emptiness experienced by victims of eating disorders.
Spilled on the floor are hundreds of intestine-like, blood red, white and blue beaded bracelets, like those sometimes worn by “Pro-Ana” or “Pro-Mia” members. Fueled by the Internet and social media, this disturbing ‘secret society’ trend presents eating disorders as desirable behavior and simply a “lifestyle choice.” Along with virtual communities, these web-based groups provide effective starvation technique tips and post ‘thinspiration’ images of anorexic celebrities and models. They encourage those battling eating disorders to ‘stick with it,’ and can trigger relapse for those in recovery.
Anorexia is the most deadly mental illness. A person with the disease has a dangerously low body weight and thinks about food constantly, but limits the amount eaten to gain a sense of control over their lives. 12% of people who develop anorexia will die from complications. The mortality rate for eating disorders is 12 times higher than that of all other illnesses for females 15-24 years old. 85% of anorexics and bulimics are female, but the incidence in males is growing. Only one in ten people with an eating disorder receives treatment.
Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Cathy Kelley were invited to cover the 39th Annual Gracie Awards, (The Gracies) Honoring Exemplary Women in Media. The event was hosted by Aisha Tyler and was held in the Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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The Gracies are presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Alliance for Women that supports educational programs, charitable activities, public service campaigns and scholarships to benefit the public and women in media. The Gracie Awards, established in 1975, honor programming and individuals of the highest caliber in all facets of radio, television, cable and web-based media, including news, drama, comedy, public services, documentary and sports. www.thegracies.org
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The car will be driven by David Heinemeier Hansson in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge. While the PNR team is new to IMSA GT3 Cup, the personnel running the operation have decades of successful sports car racing experience. The effort is led by PNR Team Principal Ron Barnaba, winning Team Manager and Crew Chief Tim Olsen, and accomplished Race Engineer Marc Manning. Hansson is also working with top American Porsche driver Patrick Long as his driver coach for the second consecutive year.
The IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama features semi-professional and emerging drivers racing head to head in Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race cars. The series is broken into two classes, with the Platinum Cup class featuring newer and more powerful Porsche GT3s and the Gold Cup class for 2005½ to 2009 specification GT3s.
Following test and practice sessions today and Wednesday, Thursday features IMSA GT3 Cup qualifying at 12:15 p.m. and the first of the week’s two 45-minute sprints at 5:05 p.m. The second sprint race will close the IMSA GT3 Cup’s opening race week at 4:20 p.m. on Friday.
ABOUT 37signals: 37signals specializes in web-based collaboration apps and millions of entrepreneurs, freelancers, small businesses and departments inside big organizations rely on their products Basecamp, Highrise, Backpack and Campfire to increase productivity. 37signals is also behind the popular web-development framework Ruby on Rails – used by Twitter, Groupon and more – and the New York Times best-selling business book “REWORK”
ABOUT PORSCHE NAPLETON RACING (PNR): Porsche Napleton Racing (PNR) is the performance and competition division of the Chicago-area auto dealership Napleton Porsche of Westmont. Although the team joins driver David Heinemeier Hansson in their first full season in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama in 2011, PNR is an established and full-service racing division and prep shop specializing in amateur and beginner-level competition, on up to entry-level professional racing series. The PNR group is also one of the top teams in the Cayman Interseries, winning several races with Hansson in that championship last year. The performance-focused PNR operation is just one division within Napleton Porsche of Westmont, which is the Ed Napleton Automotive Group’s flagship Porsche dealership.
The Gasboy web-based Fleet Head Office Software not only consolidates data from multiple sites and generates superior fuel management and fleet management reports, it provides an information backbone that helps keep your fleet running more efficiently.View the original image.
Pic: Performance by award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot.
For more photos of the event, please click: www.dropbox.com/sh/c153zaj0i6dmlc1/AAAmC01NNnPqsjrCBTW4CgDYa
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS WINNERS TAKE OVER AND PARTY AT klia2 NEW HOTEL
Overwhelming response to Tune Hotel klia2 since 9 May opening
SEPANG, 5 June 2014 – Over 200 winners descended upon the brand new Tune Hotel klia2 and enjoyed a fun-filled evening as the hotel organised a ‘Pyjama Party’ to celebrate its recent opening last weekend.
Ten individual winners of the Tune Hotels’ #RoomerHasIt Facebook campaign were able to invite family and friends to enjoy a further 10 complimentary double rooms for a sleepover at Tune Hotel klia2 and join in for the celebration in their sleeping garb.
Award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot, YouTube sensation Elizabeth Tan and Tune Hotels’ very own Eugene See entertained with performances of their own hit songs and popular interpretations.
International journalists and bloggers from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan were also flown in courtesy of AirAsia and AirAsia X. The event was also made possible by partner-sponsors including Tune Talk Mobile Prepaid, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Doof The World Sdn Bhd and TripAdvisor, whose mascot Ollie the Owl made a special appearance.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We are thrilled with the opening of Tune Hotel klia2 which has already received an overwhelming response and very strong forward bookings from travellers around the region. Through the #RoomerHasIt social media campaign we wanted to introduce and create further awareness of our latest design and fit-out to previous guests as well as the fantastic facilities at klia2, the world’s largest purpose-built airport for low cost carriers. There’s no better way to do that than have them immersed in the hotel itself.”
He said with Tune Hotel klia2, guests now have a superior accommodation option that is not only great value for money but also features improvements to its international-standard offerings. With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) Terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and more convenient access as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall. For ultimate convenience, the hotel features AirAsia self check-in kiosks in the lobby.
“Much has been said about the huge size of the new klia2 Terminal and it is impressively large. By hosting these winners and their guests at the Tune Hotel klia2, we want to illustrate just how convenient it is to have a great sleep or enjoy the services within the hotel while waiting for their next flight, and the convenience of strolling over to the terminal without rushing and with time on your side. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on connecting flight extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay, with more amenities,” said Lankester.
On top of that, he said, guests at Tune Hotel klia2 enjoy great connectivity to KL city and its surrounding suburbs as the klia2 Terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link (ERL) train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the ERL that costs just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge.
“As you can see, from klia2 guests and travellers can easily connect and enjoy our hotel service network depending on their preferences and travel purpose. In the heart of KL city they will find the hugely popular Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur that is right smack in the centre and in the surroundings we have the Tune Hotel Kota Damansara as well as the soon-to-open Tune Hotel DPulze Cyberjaya, not to mention excellent flight connectivity, direct and indirect, to key cities and destinations in Malaysia and the whole region including Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Japan and even as far as England and Scotland, all destinations where the Tune Hotels network is present,” he added.
Tune Hotels has innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the Tune Hotel klia2.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby features a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks and klia2’s flight information displays are provided within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests.
The hotel also features 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
With a projected annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport commenced commercial operations on 2 May 2014.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 45 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
-ENDS-
About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Come celebrate with the ONAC community during the ONE PDX launch event and learn more about the Oregon Native Enterprise (ONE) Program at this free event!\nThe ONE Coalition has developed a business development series utilizing the voices of our community and representing our collective wisdom in support of business development and ownership for Native American entrepreneurs across Oregon & SW Washington. We invite you to learn more about this exciting new program and the StartUpOregon Platform as it supports Economic Development opportunities by leveraging web-based technologies to expand your reach.\nONAC is dedicated to working with all members of the community to advance the educational and economic opportunities for Native Americans in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We look forward to having our partners and community advocates come together during this event. Thank you! copyright © 2018 sean dreilinger
Photo caption:
Tune Hotels Area Manager Northern Region Dennis Cheng (standing, right) with roadshow promoters inside the “Room on Wheels” when it made a stop at Tune Hotel Ipoh.
NEWS RELEASE
CATCH TUNE HOTELS’ ROOM ON WHEELS THIS SCHOOL HOLIDAY
Caravan presents new room design as it travels across Peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 May 2013 – Tune Hotels, which currently has 29 hotels in operations across six countries, has taken its newly rebranded hotel room design to the public via a caravan roadshow that would cover at least 32 destinations across major cities in the Peninsula this school holiday.
The specially-designed caravan truck carrying Tune Hotels’ room replica that bears its new brand standard, kicked off its journey from Petaling Jaya last Friday heading up north with stops at various spots in Ipoh, Penang and Alor Setar.
Tune Hotels’ Room on Wheels would then proceed to Kuantan, Johor Bahru, Melaka, LCCT Sepang, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya throughout the two-week school holidays. It will also be making stops at popular rest and relaxation (R&R) areas along the highways.
“Tune Hotels’ Room on Wheels is another of our innovative effort to bring the unique concept of our hotel to the public. We have adopted a vigorously-rebranded room design for our newer hotels including the recently refurbished Tune Hotel Downtown KL and we would like to invite everyone to experience our quality and comfort,” said Mark Lankester, Group CEO of Tune Hotels.
Visitors stand a chance to win exclusive Tune Hotels merchandise including T-shirts, caps, key rings and car stickers.
“We would like to invite more and more people to experience the Tune Hotels hospitality as we pursue a conscious policy of being environmental-friendly by optimising use of available resources, reduction of waste and by introducing processes that save on energy consumption. We are very pleased that our guests have endorsed our operations that encourage lifestyles that protect the environment,” added Mark.
Tune Hotels currently has 11 hotels in operation in Malaysia, five in the UK, four each in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines with the latest addition being Tune Hotel Ahmedabad that has just opened this month in Gujarat, India. Tune Hotels is set to open properties in Japan and Australia this year while future projects are also coming up in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Providing international standard, high quality accommodation by focusing on key essentials but minus the generally underutilised facilities commonly found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums, Tune Hotels keeps its operating costs low and savings are passed on to guests in the form of super low rates.
Tune Hotels has received almost five million guests since the opening of its first hotel in Downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2007.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity.
All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security.
Tune Group’s companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money (holding company of Tune Insurance), Tune Talk, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Tune Tones, Caterham F1 Team, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Educ8 Group (owner of Epsom College in Malaysia).
More photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
For media enquiries please contact:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Fax: +603 7955 5899
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS STRENGTHENS FOOTHOLD IN PHILIPPINES
Latest hotel opening in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao
Tune Hotel Cagayan de Oro located on C. M. Recto Avenue.
Hi-res photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels
MANILA, July 18, 2013 – International hotel group Tune Hotels has widened its presence in the Philippines with the opening of its first hotel in the southern island of Mindanao at Cagayan de Oro City.
Tune Hotels Group CEO Mark Lankester said: “Tune Hotels is really proud to be in CDO, our fifth footprint in the Philippines. Thanks to the booming Philippine economy and its very healthy tourist arrivals, we are very pleased with our performance here since we opened our very first Philippine hotel at Angeles City, Pampanga more than two years ago. At least five more Tune Hotels are scheduled for opening in the Philippines over the next 18 months, including in Davao City in Mindanao and Quezon City in Manila later this year.”
Welcoming its first guests this Friday (July 19, 2013), the 159-room Tune Hotel Cagayan de Oro is Tune Hotels’ fifth property in the Philippines, after Angeles City, Ermita and Makati in Manila, and Cebu City.
Conveniently located on C. M. Recto Avenue along the highway to Iligan and Butuan, Tune Hotel CDO is right in the heart of the Lapasan Central Business District and walking distance to the Limketkai Center and Centrio Mall. While the Mindanao University of Science and Technology campus is also nearby, food and shopping establishments are all within the vicinity.
Cagayan de Oro or CDO as it is widely known, is the 10th largest city in the Philippines and is the capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in Mindanao.
Particularly famous for its whitewater rafting and kayaking adventures, CDO also offers a host of other extreme water sports activities such as water tubing and river trekking. Historical tours and shopping are also part of the must-do list when in CDO.
“The Philippines is a priority market for Tune Hotels. With the rise of budget travel packages from airlines and increase in business travels, there’s a high demand for value hotels that provide affordable, safe, clean, convenient and comfortable accommodations and that’s precisely what Tune Hotels is all about,” added Mark.
“Our focused business model of providing the quality basic essentials to travelers so that they are guaranteed a comfortable 5-star bed and a great shower means that we can make our room rates as attractive as possible, consistently. By eliminating services that they do not need, we allow people to save more so they can stay in tune to what matters most when they travel.”
Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation which focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates. Its pay-as-you-use concept lets travellers choose and pay only for amenities that they require to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.
The group has received almost five million guests since the opening of its first hotel in Downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2007. With the opening of CDO, Tune Hotels how has five hotels in the Philippines, 11 in Malaysia, five in the UK, four each in Thailand and Indonesia, and one in India. The company is set to open another property in Japan and Australia this year while future projects are planned in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotelsAUS and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money (holding company of Tune Insurance), Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Tune Tones, Caterham F1 Team, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Educ8 Group (owner of Epsom College in Malaysia).
Photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Pic: (From left) Tune Hotels' Group CEO Mark Lankester, CFO Mitul Lakhani and a guest at the Pyjama Party.
For more photos of the event, please click: www.dropbox.com/sh/c153zaj0i6dmlc1/AAAmC01NNnPqsjrCBTW4CgDYa
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS WINNERS TAKE OVER AND PARTY AT klia2 NEW HOTEL
Overwhelming response to Tune Hotel klia2 since 9 May opening
SEPANG, 5 June 2014 – Over 200 winners descended upon the brand new Tune Hotel klia2 and enjoyed a fun-filled evening as the hotel organised a ‘Pyjama Party’ to celebrate its recent opening last weekend.
Ten individual winners of the Tune Hotels’ #RoomerHasIt Facebook campaign were able to invite family and friends to enjoy a further 10 complimentary double rooms for a sleepover at Tune Hotel klia2 and join in for the celebration in their sleeping garb.
Award-winning recording artiste and singer-songwriter Melissa Indot, YouTube sensation Elizabeth Tan and Tune Hotels’ very own Eugene See entertained with performances of their own hit songs and popular interpretations.
International journalists and bloggers from Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia and Taiwan were also flown in courtesy of AirAsia and AirAsia X. The event was also made possible by partner-sponsors including Tune Talk Mobile Prepaid, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Doof The World Sdn Bhd and TripAdvisor, whose mascot Ollie the Owl made a special appearance.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We are thrilled with the opening of Tune Hotel klia2 which has already received an overwhelming response and very strong forward bookings from travellers around the region. Through the #RoomerHasIt social media campaign we wanted to introduce and create further awareness of our latest design and fit-out to previous guests as well as the fantastic facilities at klia2, the world’s largest purpose-built airport for low cost carriers. There’s no better way to do that than have them immersed in the hotel itself.”
He said with Tune Hotel klia2, guests now have a superior accommodation option that is not only great value for money but also features improvements to its international-standard offerings. With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) Terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and more convenient access as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall. For ultimate convenience, the hotel features AirAsia self check-in kiosks in the lobby.
“Much has been said about the huge size of the new klia2 Terminal and it is impressively large. By hosting these winners and their guests at the Tune Hotel klia2, we want to illustrate just how convenient it is to have a great sleep or enjoy the services within the hotel while waiting for their next flight, and the convenience of strolling over to the terminal without rushing and with time on your side. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on connecting flight extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay, with more amenities,” said Lankester.
On top of that, he said, guests at Tune Hotel klia2 enjoy great connectivity to KL city and its surrounding suburbs as the klia2 Terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link (ERL) train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the ERL that costs just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge.
“As you can see, from klia2 guests and travellers can easily connect and enjoy our hotel service network depending on their preferences and travel purpose. In the heart of KL city they will find the hugely popular Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur that is right smack in the centre and in the surroundings we have the Tune Hotel Kota Damansara as well as the soon-to-open Tune Hotel DPulze Cyberjaya, not to mention excellent flight connectivity, direct and indirect, to key cities and destinations in Malaysia and the whole region including Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Japan and even as far as England and Scotland, all destinations where the Tune Hotels network is present,” he added.
Tune Hotels has innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the Tune Hotel klia2.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby features a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks and klia2’s flight information displays are provided within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests.
The hotel also features 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
With a projected annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport commenced commercial operations on 2 May 2014.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 45 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Participants in class, learning, taking notes, and asking questions about the new Just-In-Time web based toolkit that helps managers better provide reasonable accommodations and disability inclusiveness at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The class covered a wide range of topics, from proper verbal labels, and best strategies for various work place scenarios, to applicable laws, to name a few. The class provided knowledge for employees at all levels. The web-based toolkit was made in collaboration with Cornell University. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Tantalum Memorial
Harwood, Wright und Yokokoji
uk, 2008
WINNER OF THE TRANSMEDIALE.09 AWARD
Jury Statement:
"Profound and dense, this work will be remade for transmediale after showings in 2008 in San Jose at 0l and in Italy at Manifesta7. It has been nominated for its quality of execution, density of imagination as well as conceptual and metaphorical strengths. It operates on many levels – casting light on the memory of the more than three million people who have died in wars in the Congo over the last ten years—through the use of telephony combined with computation. A rack of electromagnetic Strowger telephony switches is triggered by a computer that tracks calls from the 'Telephone Trottoire,' a 'social telephony' network designed for an international Congolese diaspora. This project builds on the Congolese practice of 'radio trottoire' – passing news and hearsay on street corners by word-of-mouth to avoid state control. Its imaginative breadth and its integration of socio-political objectives were seen by the jury as exceptional. The artists have established a substantial track record in engaging with subjects that impact us globally but are initially manifested locally, and their work is well-deserving of acknowledgement within transmediale 09."
Find out more about Tantalum Memorial at: www.transmediale.de/en/tantalum-memorial
Man With A Movie Camera: The Global Remake
Perry Bard (2008)
The video artist Perry Bard invites people to a collaborative web-based, database-generated montage experiment. Using Dziga Vertovs masterpiece from 1929 as direct inspiration, participants from all over the world can upload footage on the website next to the corresponding scenes from the original film. Uploaded digital media from photo cameras, video recorders and screen-grabs form part of the new interpretation. The lengths and images of submitted videos are synchronised with the original scenes through software, which then rotates the added material every day, ensuring the film may never be the same twice. Bard’s project transports Vertov’s impressions about the Soviet cities in his experimental silent film into the 21st century and becomes, in Vertov’s terms, the “decoding of life as it is.”.
View a clip from the film at: www.transmediale.de/en/man-movie-camera-global-remake-tagr
Join the facebook event for a retrospective of the festival, videos, photos and other relevant material - www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47750112630
(1)
Connectome
In their words:
"A connectome is a synapse-resolution mapping of connections between
all neurons in a model organism's brain. In other words, a
synapse-resolution circuit diagram of the brain. Current approaches to
mapping the connectomes of model organisms employ serial block face
scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM). The only connectome that has been mapped out to date
has been from the flatworm, C. elegans, which has only around 300
neurons."
(2)
ConnectomeViewer
In their words:
"The field of Connectomics research benefits from recent advances in
structural neuroimaging technologies on all spatial scales. The need
for software tools to visualize and analyse the emerging data is
urgent. ... The Connectome Viewer application was developed to meet
the needs of basic and clinical neuroscientists, as well as complex
network scientists, providing an integrative, extensible platform to
visualize and analyze Connectomics data.With the Connectome File
Format, interlinking different datatypes such as networks, surface
data, and volumetric data is easy and might provide new ways of
analyzing and interacting with data."
In addition to the viewer, this site also provides quite a variety of
that can be used to test different features and functions.
(3)
Human Connectome Project
In their words:
"The HCP will map the human connectome as accurately as possible in a
large number of normal adults and will make this data freely available
to the scientific community using a powerful, user-friendly
informatics platform."
"Successful charting of the human connectome in normal adults will be
enormously informative. Even more importantly, it will pave the way
for studies that reveal how brain circuitry changes during development
and aging and how it differs in numerous neurological and psychiatric
disorders. In short, it will transform our understanding of the human
brain in health and disease."
(4)
BrainMaps
In their words:
"Brain atlases have traditionally been one resolution and
non-interactive. The next-generation brain atlas is multiresolution,
highly interactive, and fully integrated with the latest research
literature. This is BrainMaps.org, a complete online brain atlas
founded on the principle that a brain atlas is a dynamic, interactive,
multiresolution research and didactic tool that facilitates brain
exploration and knowledge discovery."
As if that isn't enough, BrainMaps also has an API for
developers and and open source /
OpenGL-based 3D
viewer!
(5)
BrainMeta
In their words:
"BrainMeta was established for the purpose of accelerating the
development of neuroscience through web-based initiatives, which
include the development, implementation and support of a wide range of
neuroinformatics tools, services, and databases."
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Allen Institute for Brain Science: Brain Atlas
In their words:
"A growing collection of online public resources integrating extensive
gene expression and neuroanatomical data, complete with a novel suite
of search and viewing tools."
(7)
Brain Museum: Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
www.brainmuseum.org/index.html
In their words:
"This web site provides browsers with images and information from one
of the world's largest collection of well-preserved, sectioned and
stained brains of mammals. Viewers can see and download photographs of
brains of over 100 different species of mammals (including humans)
representing over 20 Mammalian Orders."
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MSU: Brain Biodiversity Bank
www.msu.edu/~brains/index.html
In their words:
"The Brain Biodiversity Bank refers to the repository of images of and
information about brain specimens contained in the collections
associated with the National Museum of Health and Medicine at the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. These
collections include, besides the Michigan State University Collection,
the Welker Collection from the University of Wisconsin, the
Yakovlev-Haleem Collection from Harvard University, the Meyer
Collection from the Johns Hopkins University, and the Huber-Crosby and
Crosby-Lauer Collections from the University of Michigan.
Our purpose here is to provide some examples of ways in which images
and information from the Collections, in digital format, can be used
in educational, research and commercial enterprises. Millions of
beautifully stained sections from hundreds of different brains,
assembled in many locations over the past century can be made
available for a broad variety of purposes."
Want more pics?
Wikipedia: List of neuroscience databases
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neuroscience_databases
Want more neuro imaging software?
UCLA: Laboratory of Neuro-Imaging
✨ Welcome to my Cozy Multiscenes Skybox in Second Life!
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ELTON JOHN & BAND GREATEST HITS TOUR
8PM, TUESDAY 22, NOVEMBER 2011
ARENA OF STARS, GENTING
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 October 2011 – Tune Live, the entertainment arm of Tune Group, is proud to announce the long-awaited tour by Elton John and his highly acclaimed band to the Arena of Stars, Genting, this November 22nd, 2011. Tune Live is the promoter for the concert.
For Elton, putting together a “Greatest Hits Tour” has always been a great passion, not least because he’ll be joined on the road once again by his long-time band; Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Bob Birch, Kim Bullard and John Mahon, All dedicated and superbly talented musicians who have been playing alongside the piano man for many years.
Another highlight for 2011 are the four backing singers, which include the incredible Rose Stone (Sly And The Family Stone) together with Lisa Stone, Tata Vega and Jean Witherspoon. Their stunning harmonies will light up every corner of the arena this November. This will be the first time that 2CELLOS will join the ensemble. The young Croatian duo, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser recently took YouTube by storm, quickly landing a recording deal with Sony Music.
Elton’s most recent studio album “The Union”, released by Universal Music in October 2010 was recorded with Elton’s long-time musical idol and world-renowned pianist and songwriter, Leon Russell. “The Union” sees the duo and a glittering array of guests get back to the nitty-gritty of what they love about rock n’ roll. For Elton, working with Russell had been a life-long ambition. “When I started, he was my idol, mentor and everything I wanted to be as a song-writer.” says Elton. “In the last third of my life, I want to make records that I really want to make.”
To mark over forty years of chart topping success, Universal Music Malaysia will be re-launching Elton’s entire music catalogue on CD and DVD, as well as digital downloads via online music stores.
Over his 40 year career, Elton John has won an impressive 5 Grammy Awards, he has sold over 250 million albums worldwide and continues to perform more than 100 shows a year, placing him squarely among the top 10 best-selling artists in music history. In addition to being the most successful rock pianist in the world, he oversees an artist-management company. And his AIDS foundation has raised more than US$220 million since 1992 and benefits programs in 55 countries. The sales of the song “Candle In The Wind” in 1997 raised over US$40 million for the charity, following the death of his friend Diana, Princess of Wales.
Elton has traveled the world performing his iconic and evergreen songs for his fans across the globe such as London, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Croatia, Abu Dhabi, Turkey and Indonesia, just to name a few. The next few months in Elton’s itinerary are packed and include sixteen nights performing his brand new show “Million Dollar Piano” at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
“Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting)”, ”Rocket Man”, “Levon” and “Your Song” are just a handful of hits we can look forward to hearing here in Malaysia this November – it’s sure to be another unforgettable night of music.
Don't miss this One-Night-Only opportunity to hear one of the world’s greatest performers when Elton John and his band perform the Greatest Hits Tour this November. Tickets are on sale from today, Monday 17th October via AirAsiaRedTix (www.airasiaredtix.com).
About Elton John
Bios available here
dl.dropbox.com/u/1231925/About%20Elton%20John.zip
More Elton John News
www.eltonjohn.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110718&conte...
www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1...
About 2CELLOS
Bio available here
dl.dropbox.com/u/1231925/About%202CELLOS.docx
Hi-res photos are available from
TICKETS ON SALE FROM MONDAY 17 OCTOBER
RM1380, RM1180, RM880, RM780, RM480, RM380
(excludes RM3 ticketing fee)
Online Ticket Purchase: www.airasiaredtix.com
AirAsiaRedTix Hotline: +603-8775 4666
About Tune Live
Tune Live is an event management services company and is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Group seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle offering ranging from value hotel stays, personal finance solutions and affordable prepaid mobile services. Tune Group of Companies are Tune Air, Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Talk, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Team Lotus, ASEAN Basketball League, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Kuala Lumpur Education City (owner of Epsom College in Malaysia).
PUBLICITY AND MEDIA ENQUIRIES
TUNE LIVE
Hamdan Mohamad – hamdan@tunegroup.com (+6010-5001111)
Fara Hasan – fara.hasan@tunetalk.com (+6010-8008383)
Pic: Tune Hotel klia2 Manager (2nd left) with guests from Perth, Australia (from left) Jeff Fondacaro, John East and Tony Head. They are en route to Padang, Indonesia.
NEWS RELEASE
GUESTS GIVE TUNE HOTEL klia2 THE THUMBS UP
‘Roomer Has It’ social media campaign launched to commemorate new hotel opening
SEPANG, 9 May 2014 – Tune Hotel klia2 saw a steady stream of guests checking in on its first day of operations today.
Guests met at the hotel today gave the thumbs up for the fresh new look and cool ambience.
Tony Head from Perth, Australia who was en route to Padang, Sumatera with his friends for their surfing vacation said: “We have stayed at the old LCCT hotel before but getting into the new Tune Hotel klia2 gives us a totally different kind of impression. The hotel looks sleek and we are sure to have a good rest tonight before catching our flight to Padang tomorrow.”
Another guest from Perth, Irene Tiong commended the hotel for its convenience and accessibility to the klia2 terminal. Tune Hotel klia Manager Hairul Maharis was at hand to welcome the guests.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We’ve really listened to our guests over the last few years and have taken into account collaborative comments made to us in terms of how we can improve what we do. As a result, we have innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the property. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay.”
With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and convenient access to check-in counters as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby is designed to feature a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi, and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked on the ground floor by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests. For airline passengers the lobby area features flight information displays for up-to-date information on arrivals and departures.
Apart from overnight stays, guests on short transits can also opt for ‘Refresher Package’ at the hotel that is available between 9.00 am to 6.00 pm daily and subject to availability of rooms. This option is only available for walk-in guests.
Meanwhile, Tune Hotels has launched a social media campaign to commemorate the opening of Tune Hotel klia2. Called ‘Roomer Has It’, the campaign is run via Tune Hotels Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tunehotels.
Participants will need to claim the entire hotel by inviting their friends and families to claim a room in the hotel. The Top 10 participants with the most number of hotel rooms claimed are entitles for 10 complimentary rooms which they can share with their respective friends and join in Tune Hotels’ slumber party at Tune Hotel klia2 on 31 May 2014.
With an annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport has commenced commercial operations since 2 May 2014, while the AirAsia Group moved its entire operations at LCCT to the klia2 effective today.
In terms of transport connectivity, the klia2 terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link KLIA Express train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the Express Rail link that charges just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge and walkway.
For those who drive in, Tune Hotel klia2 has 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 44 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
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Come celebrate with the ONAC community during the ONE PDX launch event and learn more about the Oregon Native Enterprise (ONE) Program at this free event!\nThe ONE Coalition has developed a business development series utilizing the voices of our community and representing our collective wisdom in support of business development and ownership for Native American entrepreneurs across Oregon & SW Washington. We invite you to learn more about this exciting new program and the StartUpOregon Platform as it supports Economic Development opportunities by leveraging web-based technologies to expand your reach.\nONAC is dedicated to working with all members of the community to advance the educational and economic opportunities for Native Americans in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We look forward to having our partners and community advocates come together during this event. Thank you! copyright © 2018 sean dreilinger
This musical phenomenon comes to Theatr Clwyd for the first time thanks to Tip Top Productions.
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. “Prologue – Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe; ”Memory” additional material written by Trevor Nunn.
The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year—the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories to Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life. Among the candidates are the aging theatre cat, Gus; the rocker, Rum Tum Tugger; and the once-glamorous Grizabella, now but a faded memory of her former self.
Boasting a score that includes Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats, Mr. Mistoffelees and Memory, this compelling fable takes audiences to a fantastical world that can only exist in the theatre. Cats has been performed worldwide and translated into over 20 languages. The original West End production ran for 21 years and the original Broadway production ran for 18 years
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Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Cathy Kelley were invited to cover the 39th Annual Gracie Awards, (The Gracies) Honoring Exemplary Women in Media. The event was hosted by Aisha Tyler and was held in the Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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The Gracies recognizes exemplary programming created for women, by women, and about women in all facets of media, including radio, television, cable and new media. The awards program also encourages the realistic and multi-faceted portrayal of women in entertainment, news, features and other programs.
The Gracies are presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Alliance for Women that supports educational programs, charitable activities, public service campaigns and scholarships to benefit the public and women in media. The Gracie Awards, established in 1975, honor programming and individuals of the highest caliber in all facets of radio, television, cable and web-based media, including news, drama, comedy, public services, documentary and sports. www.thegracies.org
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NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS STRENGTHENS FOOTHOLD IN PHILIPPINES
Latest hotel opening in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao
MANILA, July 18, 2013 – International hotel group Tune Hotels has widened its presence in the Philippines with the opening of its first hotel in the southern island of Mindanao at Cagayan de Oro City.
Tune Hotels Group CEO Mark Lankester said: “Tune Hotels is really proud to be in CDO, our fifth footprint in the Philippines. Thanks to the booming Philippine economy and its very healthy tourist arrivals, we are very pleased with our performance here since we opened our very first Philippine hotel at Angeles City, Pampanga more than two years ago. At least five more Tune Hotels are scheduled for opening in the Philippines over the next 18 months, including in Davao City in Mindanao and Quezon City in Manila later this year.”
Welcoming its first guests this Friday (July 19, 2013), the 159-room Tune Hotel Cagayan de Oro is Tune Hotels’ fifth property in the Philippines, after Angeles City, Ermita and Makati in Manila, and Cebu City.
Conveniently located on C. M. Recto Avenue along the highway to Iligan and Butuan, Tune Hotel CDO is right in the heart of the Lapasan Central Business District and walking distance to the Limketkai Center and Centrio Mall. While the Mindanao University of Science and Technology campus is also nearby, food and shopping establishments are all within the vicinity.
Cagayan de Oro or CDO as it is widely known, is the 10th largest city in the Philippines and is the capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in Mindanao.
Particularly famous for its whitewater rafting and kayaking adventures, CDO also offers a host of other extreme water sports activities such as water tubing and river trekking. Historical tours and shopping are also part of the must-do list when in CDO.
“The Philippines is a priority market for Tune Hotels. With the rise of budget travel packages from airlines and increase in business travels, there’s a high demand for value hotels that provide affordable, safe, clean, convenient and comfortable accommodations and that’s precisely what Tune Hotels is all about,” added Mark.
“Our focused business model of providing the quality basic essentials to travelers so that they are guaranteed a comfortable 5-star bed and a great shower means that we can make our room rates as attractive as possible, consistently. By eliminating services that they do not need, we allow people to save more so they can stay in tune to what matters most when they travel.”
Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation which focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates. Its pay-as-you-use concept lets travellers choose and pay only for amenities that they require to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.
The group has received almost five million guests since the opening of its first hotel in Downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2007. With the opening of CDO, Tune Hotels how has five hotels in the Philippines, 11 in Malaysia, five in the UK, four each in Thailand and Indonesia, and one in India. The company is set to open another property in Japan and Australia this year while future projects are planned in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotelsAUS and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money (holding company of Tune Insurance), Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Tune Tones, Caterham F1 Team, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Educ8 Group (owner of Epsom College in Malaysia).
Photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Photo Caption: Mark Lankester (right) and Jonathan Yabut, the first ever winner of The Apprentice Asia.
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS’ RAPID EXPANSION IN PHILIPPINES BUOYED BY FASTER-THAN-EXPECTED ECONOMIC GROWTH
Third Tune Hotel opens in Manila; overall six in country
MANILA, October 17, 2013 – The Philippines and its people have all the great things coming their way with an economic wave that has driven direct investments into the country including by international hotel brand Tune Hotels, said its Group CEO Mark Lankester.
“This is a great market for us to do business. In less than two years we already have six hotels in operation in the Philippines, including the newly opened Tune Hotel Quezon City in Manila. Not to mention four more to come in Ortigas, Davao, Aseana City and Ayala Avenue in Metro Manila within the next nine months,” said Lankester.
The 140-room Tune Hotel Quezon City, located at Timog Avenue, is the group’s third hotel in Metro Manila. It opened its doors for business on October 8.
The first Tune Hotel in the Philippines opened at Angeles City in Pampanga in February 2012, followed by Ermita and Makati in Metro Manila, Cebu City and Cagayan De Oro.
International economic and financial agencies including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank have revised the Philippines’ 2013 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth upward to 7 per cent from around 6 per cent previously. This makes the Philippines the second fastest growing economy in Asia after China, and ahead of all its Southeast Asian neighbors. The strong growth is forecast to be sustained into coming years.
“This is a really great year for the Philippines and its people. The economy is booming, there is a great mood amongst the people and there are plenty of new jobs being created. Tourism within and into the Philippines is expanding massively, with really successful government marketing campaigns and the recent lifting of the European flights will only help contribute further to the tourism economy. In addition Filipinos have also made their mark on the Regional and International arena,” he said in reference to Filipino personalities like Jonathan Yabut who emerged the first ever winner of ‘The Apprentice Asia’ and Miss World 2013 Megan Young.
“There is a noticeable mood in the air that it really is the time for the Philippines to shine.”
Lankester had played Advisor to Tony Fernandes on the first ever ‘The Apprentice Asia’, the regional adaptation of the US reality series ‘The Apprentice’ this year.
He added: “It is very interesting to note that the Philippines has surpassed India as Asia’s top call-centre service provider, proving that it has quality human capital that are capable of driving the country to the next level.”
The Philippines has set a target of 10 million international tourist arrivals by 2016, more than double the 4.3 million tourists it received in 2012. Arrivals for 2013 have been projected at 5.5 million, contributing some PHP 1.5 trillion or 6.7 per cent to the GDP.
“We are very pleased with the commitment shown by the Department of Tourism and the Government in not only setting targets but to undertake firm initiatives to facilitate further growth of the tourism and travel industry in the Philippines. The country has a lot to offer and is destined to be a favorite destination in the region.
“For Tune Hotels, we look forward to positively contributing towards this effort by providing international standard accommodation at highly affordable rates, giving international tourists and locals alike the holiday experience they deserve. It’s definitely ‘more fun in the Philippines’ with Tune Hotels,” said the CEO.
Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation which focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates. Its pay-as-you-use concept lets travelers choose and pay only for amenities that they require to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.
The group has received over five million guests since the opening of its first hotel in Downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2007. With the opening of Quezon City, Tune Hotels now has six hotels in the Philippines, eleven in Malaysia, five each in the UK and Indonesia, four in Thailand, and one each in India, Japan and Australia. Apart from further expansion in these countries, future Tune Hotels are also being planned in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotelsPH and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies include Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
epiFlection.epiclectic.com - The Album
Twisted graphic enhancements of mostly found life form images captured from the web-based world, courtesy of the epiPhone camera, Photoshop and the warped mind of the epiclectic.
Disclaimer - If anyone objects to me reprocessing one of their images, please drop me a flickr mail and I will be more than happy to provide a link to your original image - or remove it from my public photo stream.
Call for Images - If you have a photograph you would like to submit for an official epiFlection treatment, send me a flickr mail with a link to your photo. Once posted, you will get credit, a link to your photo, and a great photo for downloading, printing, framing and giving as a wonderful gift to loved ones in your close circle of friends.
Offices of the Anti Advertising Agency and www.delocator.net
Two exhibitions by the artists' collaboratives the Anti-Advertising Agency and Finishing School will take over the San Francisco Art Institute's Walter and McBean Galleries for the month of April and into May.
The Anti-Advertising Agency (AAA) will transform the McBean Project Space into its temporary headquarters replete with a conference table, desks, chairs, dry erase boards, a water cooler, fluorescent lamps, and cubicle walls in order to plan the Agency's counter-advertising projects for 2005–2006. Artist and educator Steve Lambert founded the Anti Advertising Agency. Co-opting the tools and structures used by the advertising and public relations industries, the Agency was established as a response to the pervasiveness of commercial content in public urban space. As the CEO of the Anti Advertising Agency, Lambert will work from start to finish with the artists selected for Agency support to help realize their projects.
To date, five artists’ projects have been selected for Agency support. All of these projects will have workstations in the gallery/office where they can begin work and present their ideas to the public.
Participating artists include Sara Dierck and Michael Dodge, who will work on engaging the public through sound and radio; Amanda Eicher, who will focus on connecting consumer products with labor; Susan R. Greene, who brings expertise in community-based art making and clinical psychology; Packard Jennings, who will hone the Agency's message through public surveys and target audiences; and Dara Greenwald and Josh MacPhee, who will use street teams to promote business activity that doesn't rely on advertising. As each of these artists projects evolve, the residual Post It ® notes, reference material, paper scraps, diagrams, and scrawled notebooks will be left in the gallery as part of the exhibition.
Simultaneously, downstairs in the Walter Gallery, the Southern California based artist group Finishing School will create a café/workshop environment to serve as the physical location for the launch of their newest project, the web-based, www.delocator.net. Finishing School is the collective identity of artists Brian Boyer, Ed Giardina, and xtine. For this project the artists have collaborated with computer programmer Vasna Sdoeung to produce their interactive website www.delocator.net. This online interactive database allows patrons to enter and pull comparative information regarding independently owned café and trans-national coffee emporiums.
During the exhibition, Finishing School will transform the gallery into a traditional coffee house environment with the addition of computers and wireless Internet access. Gallery visitors will learn about the delocator project and are invited to add information to a growing online database of independently owned café’s and coffee houses.
Finishing School is the second Nimoy Artist Residency to be funded by Susan Bay and Leonard Nimoy, who established the Nimoy Foundation in 2003. The mission of the Nimoy Foundation is to recognize, encourage, and support the work of contemporary visual and performing artists.
Exhibitions Director Merry Scully finds the entrepreneurial approach taken by both the AAA and the Finishing School reflective of national and international art making trends. "This kind of artistic practice engages the social and political sphere rather than simply representing or commenting upon it," explains Scully. “It invites a rethinking and exchange from the audience that more didactic work does not."
The Walter and McBean Galleries are open Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–6pm. Both exhibitions invite active participation by the audience. The "CEO" of the AAA will be on-site and available to the public Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The AAA will offer free anti-advertising "consultations" to the public on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, and "focus groups" on Fridays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. The delocator café/workshop will be open during gallery hours. More information about these projects can be found at www.antiadvertisingagency.com
and www.delocator.net.
(1)
Connectome
In their words:
"A connectome is a synapse-resolution mapping of connections between
all neurons in a model organism's brain. In other words, a
synapse-resolution circuit diagram of the brain. Current approaches to
mapping the connectomes of model organisms employ serial block face
scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM). The only connectome that has been mapped out to date
has been from the flatworm, C. elegans, which has only around 300
neurons."
(2)
ConnectomeViewer
In their words:
"The field of Connectomics research benefits from recent advances in
structural neuroimaging technologies on all spatial scales. The need
for software tools to visualize and analyse the emerging data is
urgent. ... The Connectome Viewer application was developed to meet
the needs of basic and clinical neuroscientists, as well as complex
network scientists, providing an integrative, extensible platform to
visualize and analyze Connectomics data.With the Connectome File
Format, interlinking different datatypes such as networks, surface
data, and volumetric data is easy and might provide new ways of
analyzing and interacting with data."
In addition to the viewer, this site also provides quite a variety of
that can be used to test different features and functions.
(3)
Human Connectome Project
In their words:
"The HCP will map the human connectome as accurately as possible in a
large number of normal adults and will make this data freely available
to the scientific community using a powerful, user-friendly
informatics platform."
"Successful charting of the human connectome in normal adults will be
enormously informative. Even more importantly, it will pave the way
for studies that reveal how brain circuitry changes during development
and aging and how it differs in numerous neurological and psychiatric
disorders. In short, it will transform our understanding of the human
brain in health and disease."
(4)
BrainMaps
In their words:
"Brain atlases have traditionally been one resolution and
non-interactive. The next-generation brain atlas is multiresolution,
highly interactive, and fully integrated with the latest research
literature. This is BrainMaps.org, a complete online brain atlas
founded on the principle that a brain atlas is a dynamic, interactive,
multiresolution research and didactic tool that facilitates brain
exploration and knowledge discovery."
As if that isn't enough, BrainMaps also has an API for
developers and and open source /
OpenGL-based 3D
viewer!
(5)
BrainMeta
In their words:
"BrainMeta was established for the purpose of accelerating the
development of neuroscience through web-based initiatives, which
include the development, implementation and support of a wide range of
neuroinformatics tools, services, and databases."
(6)
Allen Institute for Brain Science: Brain Atlas
In their words:
"A growing collection of online public resources integrating extensive
gene expression and neuroanatomical data, complete with a novel suite
of search and viewing tools."
(7)
Brain Museum: Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
www.brainmuseum.org/index.html
In their words:
"This web site provides browsers with images and information from one
of the world's largest collection of well-preserved, sectioned and
stained brains of mammals. Viewers can see and download photographs of
brains of over 100 different species of mammals (including humans)
representing over 20 Mammalian Orders."
(8)
MSU: Brain Biodiversity Bank
www.msu.edu/~brains/index.html
In their words:
"The Brain Biodiversity Bank refers to the repository of images of and
information about brain specimens contained in the collections
associated with the National Museum of Health and Medicine at the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. These
collections include, besides the Michigan State University Collection,
the Welker Collection from the University of Wisconsin, the
Yakovlev-Haleem Collection from Harvard University, the Meyer
Collection from the Johns Hopkins University, and the Huber-Crosby and
Crosby-Lauer Collections from the University of Michigan.
Our purpose here is to provide some examples of ways in which images
and information from the Collections, in digital format, can be used
in educational, research and commercial enterprises. Millions of
beautifully stained sections from hundreds of different brains,
assembled in many locations over the past century can be made
available for a broad variety of purposes."
Want more pics?
Wikipedia: List of neuroscience databases
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neuroscience_databases
Want more neuro imaging software?
UCLA: Laboratory of Neuro-Imaging
Pic: Guests checkin in on the first day opening of Tune Hotel klia2.
NEWS RELEASE
GUESTS GIVE TUNE HOTEL klia2 THE THUMBS UP
‘Roomer Has It’ social media campaign launched to commemorate new hotel opening
SEPANG, 9 May 2014 – Tune Hotel klia2 saw a steady stream of guests checking in on its first day of operations today.
Guests met at the hotel today gave the thumbs up for the fresh new look and cool ambience.
Tony Head from Perth, Australia who was en route to Padang, Sumatera with his friends for their surfing vacation said: “We have stayed at the old LCCT hotel before but getting into the new Tune Hotel klia2 gives us a totally different kind of impression. The hotel looks sleek and we are sure to have a good rest tonight before catching our flight to Padang tomorrow.”
Another guest from Perth, Irene Tiong commended the hotel for its convenience and accessibility to the klia2 terminal. Tune Hotel klia Manager Hairul Maharis was at hand to welcome the guests.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We’ve really listened to our guests over the last few years and have taken into account collaborative comments made to us in terms of how we can improve what we do. As a result, we have innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the property. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay.”
With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and convenient access to check-in counters as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby is designed to feature a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi, and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked on the ground floor by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests. For airline passengers the lobby area features flight information displays for up-to-date information on arrivals and departures.
Apart from overnight stays, guests on short transits can also opt for ‘Refresher Package’ at the hotel that is available between 9.00 am to 6.00 pm daily and subject to availability of rooms. This option is only available for walk-in guests.
Meanwhile, Tune Hotels has launched a social media campaign to commemorate the opening of Tune Hotel klia2. Called ‘Roomer Has It’, the campaign is run via Tune Hotels Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tunehotels.
Participants will need to claim the entire hotel by inviting their friends and families to claim a room in the hotel. The Top 10 participants with the most number of hotel rooms claimed are entitles for 10 complimentary rooms which they can share with their respective friends and join in Tune Hotels’ slumber party at Tune Hotel klia2 on 31 May 2014.
With an annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport has commenced commercial operations since 2 May 2014, while the AirAsia Group moved its entire operations at LCCT to the klia2 effective today.
In terms of transport connectivity, the klia2 terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link KLIA Express train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the Express Rail link that charges just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge and walkway.
For those who drive in, Tune Hotel klia2 has 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 44 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
-ENDS-
About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Photo captions:
Mark at Lobby – Tune Hotels Group CEO Mark Lankester at the lobby of the new Tune Hotel klia2.
Photo 1a – Tune Hotel klia2 Manager Hairul Maharis (2nd left) with guests (from left) Jeff Fondacaro, Tony Head and John East of Perth, Australia. They are en route to Padang, Sumatera on a surfing vacation.
Photo 2a - Tune Hotel klia2 Manager Hairul Maharis (right) with guests Irene Tiong (centre) and son Allan Tan of Perth Australia. They are on transit before catching a flight to Nagoya, Japan.
More photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
A one-day workshop organized by WRI and the Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization (TaTEDO) gathered stakeholders to discuss options for accelerating off-grid electrification solutions in Tanzania. The workshop focused on exploring resources that government, development finance institutions, entrepreneurs and civil society stakeholders can draw on to implement off-grid solutions.
WRI and TaTEDO launched a new report, Accelerating Mini-grid Deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Tanzania, and engage stakeholders in discussions around the findings. WRI also launched the Tanzania Energy Access Maps, an interactive web-based tool with data on unserved electricity markets.
Learn more about the event: www.wri.org/events/2017/10/workshop-and-report-launch-acc...
Offices of the Anti Advertising Agency and www.delocator.net
Two exhibitions by the artists' collaboratives the Anti-Advertising Agency and Finishing School will take over the San Francisco Art Institute's Walter and McBean Galleries for the month of April and into May.
The Anti-Advertising Agency (AAA) will transform the McBean Project Space into its temporary headquarters replete with a conference table, desks, chairs, dry erase boards, a water cooler, fluorescent lamps, and cubicle walls in order to plan the Agency's counter-advertising projects for 2005–2006. Artist and educator Steve Lambert founded the Anti Advertising Agency. Co-opting the tools and structures used by the advertising and public relations industries, the Agency was established as a response to the pervasiveness of commercial content in public urban space. As the CEO of the Anti Advertising Agency, Lambert will work from start to finish with the artists selected for Agency support to help realize their projects.
To date, five artists’ projects have been selected for Agency support. All of these projects will have workstations in the gallery/office where they can begin work and present their ideas to the public.
Participating artists include Sara Dierck and Michael Dodge, who will work on engaging the public through sound and radio; Amanda Eicher, who will focus on connecting consumer products with labor; Susan R. Greene, who brings expertise in community-based art making and clinical psychology; Packard Jennings, who will hone the Agency's message through public surveys and target audiences; and Dara Greenwald and Josh MacPhee, who will use street teams to promote business activity that doesn't rely on advertising. As each of these artists projects evolve, the residual Post It ® notes, reference material, paper scraps, diagrams, and scrawled notebooks will be left in the gallery as part of the exhibition.
Simultaneously, downstairs in the Walter Gallery, the Southern California based artist group Finishing School will create a café/workshop environment to serve as the physical location for the launch of their newest project, the web-based, www.delocator.net. Finishing School is the collective identity of artists Brian Boyer, Ed Giardina, and xtine. For this project the artists have collaborated with computer programmer Vasna Sdoeung to produce their interactive website www.delocator.net. This online interactive database allows patrons to enter and pull comparative information regarding independently owned café and trans-national coffee emporiums.
During the exhibition, Finishing School will transform the gallery into a traditional coffee house environment with the addition of computers and wireless Internet access. Gallery visitors will learn about the delocator project and are invited to add information to a growing online database of independently owned café’s and coffee houses.
Finishing School is the second Nimoy Artist Residency to be funded by Susan Bay and Leonard Nimoy, who established the Nimoy Foundation in 2003. The mission of the Nimoy Foundation is to recognize, encourage, and support the work of contemporary visual and performing artists.
Exhibitions Director Merry Scully finds the entrepreneurial approach taken by both the AAA and the Finishing School reflective of national and international art making trends. "This kind of artistic practice engages the social and political sphere rather than simply representing or commenting upon it," explains Scully. “It invites a rethinking and exchange from the audience that more didactic work does not."
The Walter and McBean Galleries are open Tuesday–Saturday, 11am–6pm. Both exhibitions invite active participation by the audience. The "CEO" of the AAA will be on-site and available to the public Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. The AAA will offer free anti-advertising "consultations" to the public on Wednesdays at 6:30pm, and "focus groups" on Fridays from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. The delocator café/workshop will be open during gallery hours. More information about these projects can be found at www.antiadvertisingagency.com
and www.delocator.net.
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Connectome
In their words:
"A connectome is a synapse-resolution mapping of connections between
all neurons in a model organism's brain. In other words, a
synapse-resolution circuit diagram of the brain. Current approaches to
mapping the connectomes of model organisms employ serial block face
scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM). The only connectome that has been mapped out to date
has been from the flatworm, C. elegans, which has only around 300
neurons."
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ConnectomeViewer
In their words:
"The field of Connectomics research benefits from recent advances in
structural neuroimaging technologies on all spatial scales. The need
for software tools to visualize and analyse the emerging data is
urgent. ... The Connectome Viewer application was developed to meet
the needs of basic and clinical neuroscientists, as well as complex
network scientists, providing an integrative, extensible platform to
visualize and analyze Connectomics data.With the Connectome File
Format, interlinking different datatypes such as networks, surface
data, and volumetric data is easy and might provide new ways of
analyzing and interacting with data."
In addition to the viewer, this site also provides quite a variety of
that can be used to test different features and functions.
(3)
Human Connectome Project
In their words:
"The HCP will map the human connectome as accurately as possible in a
large number of normal adults and will make this data freely available
to the scientific community using a powerful, user-friendly
informatics platform."
"Successful charting of the human connectome in normal adults will be
enormously informative. Even more importantly, it will pave the way
for studies that reveal how brain circuitry changes during development
and aging and how it differs in numerous neurological and psychiatric
disorders. In short, it will transform our understanding of the human
brain in health and disease."
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BrainMaps
In their words:
"Brain atlases have traditionally been one resolution and
non-interactive. The next-generation brain atlas is multiresolution,
highly interactive, and fully integrated with the latest research
literature. This is BrainMaps.org, a complete online brain atlas
founded on the principle that a brain atlas is a dynamic, interactive,
multiresolution research and didactic tool that facilitates brain
exploration and knowledge discovery."
As if that isn't enough, BrainMaps also has an API for
developers and and open source /
OpenGL-based 3D
viewer!
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BrainMeta
In their words:
"BrainMeta was established for the purpose of accelerating the
development of neuroscience through web-based initiatives, which
include the development, implementation and support of a wide range of
neuroinformatics tools, services, and databases."
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Allen Institute for Brain Science: Brain Atlas
In their words:
"A growing collection of online public resources integrating extensive
gene expression and neuroanatomical data, complete with a novel suite
of search and viewing tools."
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Brain Museum: Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
www.brainmuseum.org/index.html
In their words:
"This web site provides browsers with images and information from one
of the world's largest collection of well-preserved, sectioned and
stained brains of mammals. Viewers can see and download photographs of
brains of over 100 different species of mammals (including humans)
representing over 20 Mammalian Orders."
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MSU: Brain Biodiversity Bank
www.msu.edu/~brains/index.html
In their words:
"The Brain Biodiversity Bank refers to the repository of images of and
information about brain specimens contained in the collections
associated with the National Museum of Health and Medicine at the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. These
collections include, besides the Michigan State University Collection,
the Welker Collection from the University of Wisconsin, the
Yakovlev-Haleem Collection from Harvard University, the Meyer
Collection from the Johns Hopkins University, and the Huber-Crosby and
Crosby-Lauer Collections from the University of Michigan.
Our purpose here is to provide some examples of ways in which images
and information from the Collections, in digital format, can be used
in educational, research and commercial enterprises. Millions of
beautifully stained sections from hundreds of different brains,
assembled in many locations over the past century can be made
available for a broad variety of purposes."
Want more pics?
Wikipedia: List of neuroscience databases
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_neuroscience_databases
Want more neuro imaging software?
UCLA: Laboratory of Neuro-Imaging
Photo: Manager of Tune Hotel Bekasi Ray Bachrayni welcoming its first guest Bapak Roby Apriansyah from Kerawang, Jawa Barat, on Thursday 19 Dec 2013.
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS CELEBRATES NEW YEAR 2014 WITH OPENING OF NEW HOTELS IN PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 December 2013 – International value hotel group Tune Hotels is celebrating the arrival of the New Year 2014 with the opening of two new properties – Tune Hotel Davao in the Philippines and Tune Hotel Bekasi in Indonesia.
The 155-room Tune Hotel Davao, located at J.P. Laurel Avenue in Davao City, the Philippines welcomed its first guests on Tuesday 17 December 2013 while Tune Hotel Bekasi, with 157 rooms and located at Blu Plaza, Jl. Chairil Anwar 27-36 in Bekasi Timur, Indonesia opened for business Thursday 19 December 2013.
Mark Lankester, Group CEO of Tune Hotels said: “What a celebration! We have two hotels opening just days apart in two of the most vibrant economies in Asean and this surely is a big cause to celebrate for Tune Hotels. Both Indonesia and Philippines are great markets for us and our rapid expansion in both countries signifies their importance.”
Tune Hotels now has seven hotels in operation in the Philippines and six in Indonesia.
“2013 has been a great year for us. To recap, including the newly-opened Tune Hotel Davao and Tune Hotel Bekasi, we have launched three new hotels each in the Philippines and Indonesia this year alone. By early 2014, three more are coming up in Indonesia and another in the Philippines, and these underscore our plans for the two countries” shared Mark.
Elsewhere, Tune Hotels has 11 hotels in operation in Malaysia, four in Thailand, five in the UK and one each in Australia, India and Japan. It has a total of 40 hotels available for booking on its website www.tunehotels.com.
“Over five million guests have stayed with Tune Hotels and we look forward to welcoming more visitors and tourists by providing them international standard accommodation at highly affordable rates,” he added.
Tune Hotels has pioneered a “pay-as-you-use” concept that has become hugely popular among smart travellers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like air-conditioning, towels and toiletries, in-room Wi-Fi and satellite TV service to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.
Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation at central locations and focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates.
All Tune Hotels feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: 5-star beds and powerful hot showers. The strategically located hotels provide housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, extensive CCTV systems, and no access into the main lobby without a keycard past midnight for extra security.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information on Tune Hotels’ properties, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Photos are available from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
FASTFACTS
TUNE HOTEL DAVAO
Opening date: 17 December 2013
Location: J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City, 8000 Philippines
No. of rooms: 155 (100 Doubles, 52 Twins, 3 Wheelchair accessible)
Tune Hotel Davao is only minutes away from the city’s shopping malls and major convention center. It is conveniently located near corporate offices and walking distance from the Southern Philippines Medical Center.
Davao City is the most populous city in Mindanao and the fourth in the Philippines. Davao City is the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao. Davao is home to Mount Apo, the tallest peak in the country.
Nearby attractions:
•Mount Apo
•The Philippine Eagle Nature Center
•Pearl Farm Beach Resort
•Jack's Ridge
•Davao Museum
•Davao Crocodile Park
TUNE HOTEL BEKASI
Opening date: 19 December 2013
Location: Jl. Chairil Anwar 27-36, Bekasi Timur, 57139 Indonesia
No. of rooms: 157 (103 Doubles, 53 Twins, 1 Wheelchair accessible)
Tune Hotel Bekasi is located next to Blu Plaza Bekasi and about an hour from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Bekasi is Indonesia’s fourth largest city and part of the Jabodetabek, the urban area surrounding the capital city Jakarta.
Nearby attractions:
•Taman Buaya Indonesia Jaya (Crocodile Farm)
•Vihara Dharma Jaya (Buddhist Temple)
•Waterboom Lippo Cikarang (water theme park)
•Karang Kitri Campgrounds
•Gedung Joang 45 (The High House)
•Klenteng Hok Yoe Kiong (Buddhist Temple)
•Al Arief Mosque
NEWS RELEASE
MUSICAL SERIES STARRING SLEEQ DUO TO AIR FRIDAY
Collaboration to further connect with youth market, says Tune Hotels
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 January 2014 – ‘Sleeq & Friends’, the latest musical TV drama production by Excellent Pictures starring popular hip-hop duo, Alif Abdullah (Alyph Sleeq) and Ahmad Syarifullah (Syarif Sleeq) is set to debut on RTM’s TVi channel (Astro 180) this Friday 24 January at 9 pm.
The 30-minute, 13-episode series chronicles the many trials and tribulations faced by Alyph and Syarif since the day they formed Sleeq in Singapore and the success they built thereon.
‘Sleeq & Friends’ was directed by Khalid Nadzri and co-starred up-and-coming names as well as senior actors including Puteri Chichi, Mimie Haris, Naque, Qazem Nor, Ayda Jebat, Arash Mohd, Zack Kool and Emma Akma.
Meanwhile, for international value hotel network Tune Hotels, its collaboration as the accommodation sponsor for the production of the musical series is a natural fit in connecting with youths.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester said: “We are very pleased to be working with Excellent Pictures and the Sleeq duo on this project. Through ‘Sleeq & Friends’ we look forward to further building Tune Hotels to be the preferred hotel brand for all Malaysians.”
A launch and preview event for ‘Sleeq & Friends’ was held at the Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur here today. Celebrating with Sleeq’s Alyph and Syarif were Tune Hotels Country Manager for Malaysia Kishore Suppiah and the director of ‘Sleeq & Friends’ Khalid Nadzri.
‘Sleeq & Friends’ co-stars were also present in a show of support.
Formed in 2005 by cousins Alyph and Syarif at their tender age of 16, Sleeq is out to introduce and push their fresh musical flavour, which blends melodious soulful hooks with polished urban beats.
Sleeq released an EP ‘In the Q’ in 2007 which saw four out of the nine tracks featured hitting the radio charts. In 2009, they released their second album entitled ‘Classiq’, and since then has been getting appreciation from both the fans and industry. More recently in 2013, they decided to move to Malaysia to pursue music full-time under the management of Aaron Aziz Productions.
Tune Hotels has successfully pioneered the “pay-as-you-use” concept that has become hugely popular among smart travellers from across the world. Under the concept, guests only pay for room rates with the option of adding on other amenities like air-conditioning, towels and toiletries, in-room Wi-Fi and satellite TV service to keep costs down, reduce waste and save energy.
Tune Hotels provides international-class high-quality accommodation at central locations and focuses on key essentials but minus the generally underused facilities found in other hotels such as swimming pools, business centres and gymnasiums. By doing away with these costly and high-maintenance facilities, Tune Hotels is able to pass on savings to its guests in the form of super low room rates.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
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SIARAN MEDIA
SIRI DRAMA MUZIKAL DIBINTANGI SLEEQ TEMUI PEMINAT ESOK
Tune Hotels anggap penajaan ‘Sleeq & Friends’ satu usaha dekati remaja
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Januari 2014 – Drama muzikal terbaru terbitan Excellent Pictures ‘Sleeq & Friends’ yang dibintangi duo hip-hop popular dari Singapura, Alif Abdullah (Alyph Sleeq) dan Ahmad Syarifullah (Syarif Sleeq) akan menemui penonton di seluruh negara apabila ia mula ditayangkan menerusi saluran TVi RTM (Astro 180) bermula Jumaat ini 24 Januari jam 9 malam.
Drama muzikal 30 minit bersiri 13 episod itu mengisahkan perjuangan pahit-manis dua anak muda bersepupu kelahiran Kota Singa, Alyph dan Syarif, sejak dari mula penubuhan kumpulan Sleeq sehinggalah kejayaan mereka mencipta nama dan bertapak di Malaysia seperti hari ini.
‘Sleeq & Friends’ diarahkan oleh Khalid Nadzri dan turut dibintangi artis-artis remaja dan senior seperti Puteri Chichi, Mimie Haris, Naque, Qazem Nor, Ayda Jebat, Arash Mohd, Zack Kool dan Emma Akma.
Sementara itu, bagi rangkaian hotel antarabangsa Tune Hotels, penglibatannya sebagai penaja penginapan untuk siri muzikal tersebut adalah sebahagian daripada usaha untuk terus mendekati golongan muda dan remaja di negara ini.
Menurut Ketua Eksekutif Kumpulan Tune Hotels, Mark Lankester: “Kami amat sukacita dapat bekerjasama dengan Excellent Pictures dan kumpulan Sleeq untuk drama muzikal bersiri ‘Sleeq & Friends’ ini. Melaluinya kami ingin menonjolkan Tune Hotels sebagai jenama penginapan
penginapan kegemaran dan pilihan rakyat Malaysia.”
Acara pelancaran dan pratonton siri drama muzikal ‘Sleeq & Friends’ telah diadakan di Tune Hotel Downtown Kuala Lumpur di ibu negara hari ini. Selain kumpulan Sleeq, ia turut dihadiri Pengurus Negara bagi Malaysia Tune Hotels Kishore Suppiah serta pengarah ‘Sleeq & Friends’ Khalid Nadzri.
Teman-teman Sleeq yang turut berlakon dalam siri tersebut turut hadir memberikan sokongan.
Kumpulan Sleeq yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 2005 telah diasaskan oleh sepupu bersaudara Alyph dan Syarif. Sleeq telah melancarkan album EP bertajuk ‘In the Q’ pada tahun 2007.
Pada 2009 Sleeq telah mengeluarkan album penuh mereka berjudul Classiq yang mengandungi 13 lagu termasuk 12 lagu ciptaan mereka sendiri. Sebelum album ini dipasarkan lagi telah banyak lagu-lagunya mendapat tempat di corong radio, antaranya Pilihan Aku, Cun Saja, Sembunyi dan Moviestar.
Setelah menempuhi pelbagai pengalaman pahit-manis dan jatuh-bangun selama lapan tahun dalam industri muzik, Sleeq yang kini bernaung bawah Aaron Aziz Productions telah membuat keputusan untuk menetap di Malaysia sejak tahun lepas demi mengembang dan mengukuhkan lagi karier muzik mereka.
Tune Hotels merupakan peneraju konsep penginapan pakai-bayar yang kini amat popular dalam kalangan pelancong dan pelawat di seluruh dunia. Menerusi konsep ini, tamu hanya membayar kadar asas untuk bilik dan boleh memilih perkhidmatan yang diperlukan sahaja seperti pendingin hawa, tuala, internet dan televisyen. Dengan itu tamu bukan sahaja dapat menjimatkan belanja malah mengurangkan pembaziran dan menyelamatkan alam sekitar.
Tune Hotels menyediakan penginapan berkualiti tinggi dan bertaraf antarabangsa dengan fokus terhadap keperluan-keperluan utama tanpa kemudahan-kemudahan yang jarang digunakan oleh tamu seperti kolam renang, fasiliti korporat dan gimnasium. Tanpa kemudahan yang mahal dan memerlukan penyelenggaraan teliti ini, Tune Hotels dapat membuat penjimatan dan seterusnya berkongsi dengan pengguna dengan menawarkan kadar-kadar istimewa.
Tune Hotels adalah sebahagian daripada Tune Group, konglomerat perniagaan gaya hidup yang diasaskan bersama oleh Tan Sri Tony Fernandes dan Datuk Kamarudin Meranun yang masing-masing merupakan CEO Kumpulan dan Pengerusi Eksekutif AirAsia, syarikat penerbangan tambang rendah terbesar Asia.
Untuk maklumat dan promosi terkini, tamu boleh terus berhubung dangan Tune Hotels melalui Facebook di www.facebook.com/tunehotels dan Twitter di www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
Untuk tempahan dan maklumat lanjut, lawati www.tunehotels.com.
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Mengenai Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels adalah sebahagian daripada Tune Group, konglomerat perniagaan gaya hidup yang diasaskan bersama oleh Tan Sri Tony Fernandes dan Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels memperkenalkan inovasi yang mengubah cara perkhidmatan penginapan disediakan melalui penggunaan teknologi Internet yang berkecekapan tinggi untuk kekal berhubung dengan para tamunya. Semua Tune Hotel menggunakan konsep kecekapan ruang dengan menawarkan kemudahan yang berkualiti tinggi – tilam bertaraf lima bintang, pancuran mandi air panas yang menyegarkan dan kipas jimat-tenaga serta perkhidmatan mengemas, kad kunci elektronik, pengawasan CCTV dan kawalan keselamatan 24-jam. Syarikat-syarikat Tune Group terdiri daripada Tune Air (pemegang saham utama AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, Program Kesetiaan AirAsia BIG, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Kelab Bolasepak Queens Park Rangers (QPR) dan Kolej Epsom di Malaysia.
Pertanyaan media:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
One of the many rugged parts of the coastline south of Perth
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The right sales lead follow up points about such services are really efficient as well as thereby it is proving certainly in all new ways. The web based crm software
Participants in class, learning, taking notes, and asking questions about the new Just-In-Time web based toolkit that helps managers better provide reasonable accommodations and disability inclusiveness at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The class covered a wide range of topics, from proper verbal labels, and best strategies for various work place scenarios, to applicable laws, to name a few. The class provided knowledge for employees at all levels. The web-based toolkit was made in collaboration with Cornell University. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Photo caption: Tune Hotels General Manager for Hotel Operations Kishore Suppiah (left) and Nikon (Malaysia) Assistant Marketing Manager Yeo Su Kuan.
NEWS RELEASE
TUNE HOTELS, NIKON CO-ORGANISE NATIONWIDE PHOTO CONTEST
Melbourne getaway plus Nikon D5200 await grand prize winner
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 October 2013 – Calling all shutterbugs! International value hotel brand Tune Hotels and Nikon (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd are jointly organising a four-month long nationwide photography contest that is open to all Nikon camera users in Malaysia.
Divided into four categories – portrait, architectural, cultural and nature – the Tune Hotels + Nikon Photography Contest is aptly themed ‘I Am Malaysia’ and seeks to unearth the many hidden and forgotten sides of Malaysia.
Tune Hotels Group CEO Mark Lankester says: “With the rise in the popularity of photos and social media, the Tune Hotels + Nikon Photography Contest is a great platform for all amateur and professional photographers out there to give their best shots, be it of the people of different backgrounds, structures of a weathered building or traditions that have been passed on from one generation to another.”
“With the Visit Malaysia Year 2014 dawning upon us, the photography contest will offer tourists and visitors an extensive glimpse of what the country has to offer. Just two weeks into the contest there is already a sizeable collection of fantastic photos on the competition website,” he added.
“As a player in the tourism industry, Tune Hotels feels that this collaboration with Nikon will go a long way in helping promote us as a fun and cool brand amongst Malaysians and tourists alike. We are very grateful to Nikon for the wonderful opportunity to work together,” said Mark.
There will be four contest periods of a month long each. The first term is currently running from 14 October until 13 November 2013, while the fourth and final term will be from 14 January 2014 up to 13 February 2014, the final closing date.
At the end of the contest period, all shortlisted images will be judged by an appointed panel of judges that will constitute 60 per cent of the overall score while the remaining 40 per cent will come from public votes via the contest website.
For each contest term, contestants may submit up to five images for each category together with a pre-requisite photo featuring any Tune Hotel in Malaysia. Contestant with the best image in each category will be selected as the Category Prize Winner and receive a Nikon D3200 with an 18-55 kit lens and a three-day, two-night return trip to Bali courtesy of Tune Hotels.
Meanwhile, the photographer with the most number of shortlisted images across the four categories will walk away with the Grand Prize consisting of a Nikon D5200 with an 18-105 kit lens and a fully-paid four-day, three-night holiday for 2 to Melbourne courtesy of Tune Hotels.
Public voters will also stand a chance to win a Nikon S6200 and a two-day, one-night Tune Hotels stay voucher if the photo they voted for emerged a Category Winner.
All winning photographs will be featured in the Digital Camera magazine, Digital SLR Photography magazine, Dunia Kamera magazine and Aperture magazine.
More information on the Tune Hotels + Nikon Photography Contest, terms and conditions are available from www.photocontest.tunehotels.com or by visiting the I Am Precious Moment: Nikon Show 2013 being held at the MidValley Megamall until this Sunday 3 November 2013.
There are 11 Tune Hotels in operation in Malaysia at present, strategically located in Kuala Lumpur, KLIA-LCCT, Kota Damansara, Penang, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Kulim, Kota Bharu, Kuching, Bintulu and Kota Kinabalu.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts by Tune Hotels, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels. For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Photos can be downloaded from www.flickr.com/tunehotels.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
Pic: Tune Hotel klia2 Manager (right) with guests from Perth, Australia, Irene Tiong and her son Allan Tan. They are en route to Nagoya, Japan.
NEWS RELEASE
GUESTS GIVE TUNE HOTEL klia2 THE THUMBS UP
‘Roomer Has It’ social media campaign launched to commemorate new hotel opening
SEPANG, 9 May 2014 – Tune Hotel klia2 saw a steady stream of guests checking in on its first day of operations today.
Guests met at the hotel today gave the thumbs up for the fresh new look and cool ambience.
Tony Head from Perth, Australia who was en route to Padang, Sumatera with his friends for their surfing vacation said: “We have stayed at the old LCCT hotel before but getting into the new Tune Hotel klia2 gives us a totally different kind of impression. The hotel looks sleek and we are sure to have a good rest tonight before catching our flight to Padang tomorrow.”
Another guest from Perth, Irene Tiong commended the hotel for its convenience and accessibility to the klia2 terminal. Tune Hotel klia Manager Hairul Maharis was at hand to welcome the guests.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester said: “We’ve really listened to our guests over the last few years and have taken into account collaborative comments made to us in terms of how we can improve what we do. As a result, we have innovatively transformed the guestroom experience into a modern-style accommodation featuring the all-new room design with a sleek writing table, luggage platform and a 32-inch flat screen LED TV, bringing about an improved, sophisticated but cool ambience throughout the property. Business and leisure guests as well as airline passengers on extended waits will enjoy a totally improved experience and most importantly a very comfortable and refreshing stay.”
With 400 rooms, the hotel is directly connected to the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) terminal via a covered walkway and link bridge, allowing easy and convenient access to check-in counters as well as the Gateway@klia2 shopping mall.
To add to the guest experience and comfort, the hotel’s spacious lobby is designed to feature a cool casual seating lounge with free wifi, and an expansive open-air courtyard lounge, overlooked on the ground floor by a 24-hour restaurant and beverage centre. For guests with further transportation needs, the hotel includes a transport counter for overland transport needs and for flights, two AirAsia self check-in kiosks within the lobby for added convenience to hotel guests. For airline passengers the lobby area features flight information displays for up-to-date information on arrivals and departures.
Apart from overnight stays, guests on short transits can also opt for ‘Refresher Package’ at the hotel that is available between 9.00 am to 6.00 pm daily and subject to availability of rooms. This option is only available for walk-in guests.
Meanwhile, Tune Hotels has launched a social media campaign to commemorate the opening of Tune Hotel klia2. Called ‘Roomer Has It’, the campaign is run via Tune Hotels Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tunehotels.
Participants will need to claim the entire hotel by inviting their friends and families to claim a room in the hotel. The Top 10 participants with the most number of hotel rooms claimed are entitles for 10 complimentary rooms which they can share with their respective friends and join in Tune Hotels’ slumber party at Tune Hotel klia2 on 31 May 2014.
With an annual capacity of 45 million passengers, the klia2 is the world's largest purpose-built terminal dedicated for low cost carriers (LCCs). The new airport has commenced commercial operations since 2 May 2014, while the AirAsia Group moved its entire operations at LCCT to the klia2 effective today.
In terms of transport connectivity, the klia2 terminal boasts not only bus and taxi services but also the Express Rail Link KLIA Express train service that connects to and from Kuala Lumpur Sentral. For guests arriving at or departing from the KLIA Main Terminal, they can make use of the scheduled shuttle service via the Express Rail link that charges just RM2 one way and stroll over to the hotel via its covered link bridge and walkway.
For those who drive in, Tune Hotel klia2 has 167 parking bays which are conveniently located just a few steps away from the airport terminal.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
There are currently 44 Tune Hotels available for booking across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, England, Scotland, Australia, India and Japan.
For real-time updates and promotion alerts, guests can stay connected with Tune Hotels via Facebook at www.facebook.com/tunehotels and on Twitter via www.twitter.com/tunehotels.
For booking and further information, visit www.tunehotels.com.
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About Tune Hotels
Tune Hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity. All Tune Hotels’ properties feature space-efficient, streamlined rooms focusing on high-quality basics: a five-star bed, powerful hot showers and energy-conserving ceiling fans along with housekeeping services, electronic keycard access into rooms, CCTV surveillance, and 24-hour security. The Tune Group companies are Tune Air (a substantial shareholder of AirAsia), Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Insurance, Tune Talk, the AirAsia BIG Loyalty Programme, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Caterham Group, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and the Epsom College in Malaysia.
Media enquiries:
Cymantha Sothiar
Mobile: +6012 315 3638
Email: cymantha@tunehotels.com
NEWS RELEASE
ELTON JOHN & BAND
GREATEST HITS TOUR
8PM, TUESDAY 22, NOVEMBER 2011
ARENA OF STARS, GENTING
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 October 2011 – Tune Live, the entertainment arm of Tune Group, is proud to announce the long-awaited tour by Elton John and his highly acclaimed band to the Arena of Stars, Genting, this November 22nd, 2011. Tune Live is the promoter for the concert.
For Elton, putting together a “Greatest Hits Tour” has always been a great passion, not least because he’ll be joined on the road once again by his long-time band; Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Bob Birch, Kim Bullard and John Mahon, All dedicated and superbly talented musicians who have been playing alongside the piano man for many years.
Another highlight for 2011 are the four backing singers, which include the incredible Rose Stone (Sly And The Family Stone) together with Lisa Stone, Tata Vega and Jean Witherspoon. Their stunning harmonies will light up every corner of the arena this November. This will be the first time that 2CELLOS will join the ensemble. The young Croatian duo, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser recently took YouTube by storm, quickly landing a recording deal with Sony Music.
Elton’s most recent studio album “The Union”, released by Universal Music in October 2010 was recorded with Elton’s long-time musical idol and world-renowned pianist and songwriter, Leon Russell. “The Union” sees the duo and a glittering array of guests get back to the nitty-gritty of what they love about rock n’ roll. For Elton, working with Russell had been a life-long ambition. “When I started, he was my idol, mentor and everything I wanted to be as a song-writer.” says Elton. “In the last third of my life, I want to make records that I really want to make.”
To mark over forty years of chart topping success, Universal Music Malaysia will be re-launching Elton’s entire music catalogue on CD and DVD, as well as digital downloads via online music stores.
Over his 40 year career, Elton John has won an impressive 5 Grammy Awards, he has sold over 250 million albums worldwide and continues to perform more than 100 shows a year, placing him squarely among the top 10 best-selling artists in music history. In addition to being the most successful rock pianist in the world, he oversees an artist-management company. And his AIDS foundation has raised more than US$220 million since 1992 and benefits programs in 55 countries. The sales of the song “Candle In The Wind” in 1997 raised over US$40 million for the charity, following the death of his friend Diana, Princess of Wales.
Elton has traveled the world performing his iconic and evergreen songs for his fans across the globe such as London, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Croatia, Abu Dhabi, Turkey and Indonesia, just to name a few. The next few months in Elton’s itinerary are packed and include sixteen nights performing his brand new show “Million Dollar Piano” at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
“Saturday Night’s Alright (for Fighting)”, ”Rocket Man”, “Levon” and “Your Song” are just a handful of hits we can look forward to hearing here in Malaysia this November – it’s sure to be another unforgettable night of music.
Don't miss this One-Night-Only opportunity to hear one of the world’s greatest performers when Elton John and his band perform the Greatest Hits Tour this November. Tickets are on sale from today, Monday 17th October via AirAsiaRedTix (www.airasiaredtix.com).
About Elton John
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TICKETS ON SALE FROM MONDAY 17 OCTOBER
RM1380, RM1180, RM880, RM780, RM480, RM380
(excludes RM3 ticketing fee)
Online Ticket Purchase: www.airasiaredtix.com
AirAsiaRedTix Hotline: +603-8775 4666
About Tune Live
Tune Live is an event management services company and is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate Tune Group that was founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun. Tune Group seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web-based technologies to reach and engage its customers, presenting a unique lifestyle offering ranging from value hotel stays, personal finance solutions and affordable prepaid mobile services. Tune Group of Companies are Tune Air, Tune Hotels, Tune Money, Tune Talk, Tune Box, Tune Studios, Team Lotus, ASEAN Basketball League, Queens Park Rangers Football Club (QPR) and Kuala Lumpur Education City (owner of Epsom College in Malaysia).
PUBLICITY AND MEDIA ENQUIRIES
TUNE LIVE
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