From the Niagara Falls Review:
The U.S. ambassador to Canada says the tourism industry won’t suffer under a new American law requiring travellers to show passports before entering the U.S.
Tourism officials here, though, beg to differ.
The way Arlene White sees it, the more stringent border-identification policy - the first phase is set to take effect early next year - is already taking a toll on border-town economies. “This issue has already had a drastic effect on cross-border tourism. Many Canadian and American travellers already think they need a passport to cross the border, which is not true,” said the executive director of the Binational Tourism Alliance.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Craig Martel could have taken his years of gaming floor experience to the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort when it opened in June 2004.
However, he chose to keep his expertise at Casino Niagara.
“I guess at the end of the day this is home to me. That was why I stayed,” said Martel, who joined Casino Niagara as a slot floor supervisor on Oct. 7, 1995 and remains there as a slot shift manager today.
He’s one of about 1,800 employees at the two Niagara Falls gaming properties who will mark their 10th anniversaries with the company this year and one of a handful who decided not to leave the comfort of the city’s original casino in favour of her more glamourous younger sister.
“Being part of things from Day 1 … you grow up with the staff, you hit important life milestones together. That was another reason why I wanted to stay.”
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