From the Buffalo News:
They came, they saw, but they didn’t spend as much money as in years past.
That was an early assessment of the 2008 summer tourist season as local business owners and tourism leaders today wrap up a long weekend that is typically one of the busiest for travelers to Niagara Falls.
Vendors, hoteliers and Niagara Falls State Park officials painted a mixed picture of the season, with some reporting substantial increases in the number of visitors and others noting that they haven’t made as much money compared with other years.