This is an article from the Globe and Mail. It only mentions Niagara Falls in passing, but the beginning paragraphs applies to the industry here as well (emphasis added):
Canada’s tourism industry is in turmoil again. This time, it’s not post-9/11 terrorism fears that are causing tourists to shun the Great White What. Now, we’re told, the over-the-moon loon is the reason why foreign tourists are not coming to Canada.
Facile explanations by tourism “experts” are the usual tapestry of half-truths and self-deception. The real reason for the latest crisis is the failure of imagination of those involved in Canadian tourism, in both the private and public sectors. Until this imagination deficit is cured, Canada will continue to be seen worldwide as a boring, boreal tourist destination.
I don’t think that Niagara Falls is seen as being boring, but the part about the “failure of imagination” is very true. The industry in general has been promoting itself the same for as far back as I can remember, and they are still complaining. I’m sure you’ve heard the line that one definition of insanity is to do things the same way, but expect different results.
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Nobody has signed on the dotted line yet, but Premier Dalton McGuinty said the province will eventually negotiate a long-term lease for Casino Niagara.
“My instructions are pretty simple - get a deal,” McGuinty said in an interview with The Review before a campaign stop in Niagara Falls Tuesday. “I’m confident we’re going to get a final agreement.”
Ontario Lottery and Gaming, the Crown corporation that owns the city’s casinos is negotiating with Canadian Niagara Hotels, the company that owns Casino Niagara’s building.
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