Graham on February 17th, 2009

We got back late Saturday night after spending 8 awesome days in Kissimmee FL (just outside of Orlando). We went to Magic Kingdom and SeaWorld, and also went to some other local attractions. The weather was perfect the entire time! The only good thing about being back is that all of the snow melted while [...]

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From the Niagara Falls Review: Greg Sorbara’s “road map” for Ontario’s tourism industry left some Niagara Falls tourism experts “fuzzy” about the course he charted. Sorbara, a former Liberal finance minister and chairman of Ontario’s tourism competitiveness study, unveiled 20 recommendations he said position the province’s industry to double its revenue by 2020. Calling it [...]

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Graham on February 17th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: If the province wants to help tourism in Niagara, it needs to create a good business environment and limit regulations to key items so owners are not overburdened, advises Harry Oakes of HOCO Entertainment and Resorts, which operates a number of businesses in the Clifton Hill area. “Create a good [...]

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Graham on February 17th, 2009

From the Buffalo News: A 65-foot snow tubing hill and a synthetic ice rink planned for vacant land two blocks from the Rainbow Bridge is now slated to be finished in June and to operate as a year-round attraction. Representatives for Tuscarora entrepreneur Joseph Anderson said Wednesday that the snow park planned for a parcel [...]

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Graham on February 17th, 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co. has hired a former aide to Premier Dalton McGuinty in an attempt to pry open doors at Queen’s Park and protect its multi-million-dollar monopoly franchise. The Niagara Falls Review has learned the Niagara-based tourist operator has retained Bob Lopinski, of Counsel Public Affairs [...]

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