Hampton Inn by Hilton Niagara Falls Recognized

From a PRWeb press release: The Hampton Inn by Hilton at the Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada is proud to announce that Front Desk Supervisor Courtney McRae has been presented with the Hampton Inn Spirit Award. The award is the highest honour presented to team members of the Hampton chain of hotels and acknowledges…

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Upsurge in class trips is sought for Falls

From the Buffalo News: Niagara County’s tourism promotion agency is planning a stepped-up effort to bring more class trips by middle and high school students to Niagara Falls. Officials of Niagara Tourism & Convention Corp. discussed the plans with hotel and attraction owners at the agency’s quarterly marketing meeting, held last week in the Holiday…

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Tories raise questions about Maid of the Mist deal

From CTV Toronto: The controversy over a 25-year lease renewal for the Maid of the Mist tourist boats in Niagara Falls spilled into the Ontario legislature Monday, with the Opposition alleging political interference by the Liberal government. The Niagara Parks Commission decided to extend the lease with the American operators of the tour boats, the…

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Twitter updates for 2009-10-03

Saw a large group of boys (8 years old?) going into Galaxy Golf today. Must have been a birthday party, or something like that. #

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Twitter updates for 2009-10-02

http://twitpic.com/jz8oa – Even in the rain, workers were in Queen Victoria Park today assembling the Winter Festival of Lights displays. #

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“My Husband And I Are Planning To Visit Niagara Falls”

The following question (with submitted answers) was posted to The Pitt 10 web site: My Husband And I Are Planning To Visit Niagara Falls. How Far Is It From Buffalo Airport? What activities should we consider? We are only staying for 3 days before we continue our trip to Pittsburgh. Any recommendation for the hotels,…

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$50 M for new People Mover

From Niagara This Week: A long-awaited city-owned People Mover system in Niagara Falls is finally poised to become reality, with the province and federal government announcing Monday they’re going to pump $50 million into the project. The concept for a new People Mover system has been kicked around for years. At one time it was…

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Old Notice of Public Meeting regarding Hilton parking

I’m a couple of months late on this, but I just saw the sign the other day. It was attached to the railing around the parking lot right at the corner of Stanley Ave and Murray St, right beside the old Hooters. The City of Niagara Falls Notice of Application and Public Meeting Date: June…

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$135 1-Night Casino Package

Yesterday I received the latest email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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