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Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country villas priced at $1,143–$1,250 per square foot, below Deer Valley benchmarks

🏨 Mark Harmon and partners plan to open Hilton-managed Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country near Fredericksburg in 2029. The 106-acre development includes 60 hotel rooms and suites, 42 resort villas and 50 private residences. Villas start around $3.5 million, or $1,143–$1,250 per square foot, versus roughly $2,500–$3,155 for cited Four Seasons Deer Valley private residences. Texas benefits from lower construction costs and emerging-market pricing, while branded-home presales help…

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The Pines Resort Cuts Guest Message Response Times From 45 to Two Minutes With Canary AI

🏨 The Pines Resort in Bass Lake, California, near Yosemite National Park, adopted Canary Technologies’ AI Voice, Webchat and Guest Messaging to ease front-desk workloads averaging 250 calls daily. Guest text response times fell from 45 minutes to two—a 43-minute improvement. The three channels share one knowledge base, keeping answers consistent while helping staff schedule efficiently and focus on guests. Canary serves over 20,000 hotels across 125+ countries.

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Aman signs MoU with PCG and GDL-Raven for Gelephu Mindfulness City after over 20 years in Bhutan

🏨 Aman Group, Patience Capital Group and GDL-Raven signed an MoU to pursue a partnership for Gelephu Mindfulness City, a Special Administrative Region in southern Bhutan. The king-envisioned economic hub spans finance, green energy, wellness, education, agriculture and cultural heritage. The partners aim to attract long-term real estate investment while respecting nature and…

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