‘Extremely unsettling time’ for wary tourism operators

From the Niagara Falls Review: Things are going well for the Niagara Parks Commission. The first half of 2009, including two long weekends, brought better than expected crowds around the historic park area. “It has been a good kickoff to the year,” said general manager John Kernahan. “But I’m extremely fearful of what’s coming.” After…

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Athena, orca/killer whale at Marineland, apparently has died

Yesterday, someone left a comment on an old posting, saying that there were only 2 whales on display at Marineland, and that Athena was missing, but presumed dead. I asked around with some unofficial sources, but no one knew anything. Yesterday evening, someone else left a comment saying that Athena had died on Sunday. I…

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Romano’s Macaroni Grill

I haven’t made it inside the new Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls/Fallsview, but things look pretty good form the outside. The area right at the corner appears to be Romano’s Macaroni Grill.

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New Doubletree addition almost done

The addition that is being put on the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview by Hilton is almost done.

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Niagara Falls tourism industry braces for impact of new passport rules

From Canoe.ca Travel: Just beneath the cheery din of slot-machine sirens, the sound of blissed-out tourist traffic and the crash of Niagara Falls, an undercurrent of anxiety is flowing among merchants and attraction operators as they brace for what some fear could be a summer of discontent. As of June 1, those who make their…

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More parking lost on Clifton Hill

The old Niagara Marketplace on Clifton Hill used to have several parking spaces out front. When that building was torn down and the new Tim Hortons/Canada Trading Company/Galaxy Golf building was put up, the sidewalk was changed and the parking was removed. Well, the same thing has happened across the street at the upcomding Dave…

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Hotel in the Mist

Okay, so it’s not as catchy a title as Gorillas in the Mist, but the actual site was still pretty cool. There was a lot of fog this morning, and this is what the Hilton and the Skylon Tower looked like.

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$150 million expansion at Falls hotel

WIVB out of Buffalo had a brief blurb about the new Hilton hotel on their newscast the other day… Also, the Buffalo News reports the new hotel was soldout (240 rooms available) for its opening weekend…

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May 2009 Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours

On Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the form at the bottom of the main page of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.

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Niagara Falls 2009

Someone with a Blogger blog has posted some notes and (lots of) pictures of a recent trip to Niagara Falls: What an amazing hotel room (thanks Amanda!), what an amazing week (thanks girls!). The weather was great all week, +25C and there wern’t too many crowds since it was the middle of the week after…

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