Seamless transition needed for Maid lease, tourism operators say

From the Niagara Falls Review: If it took White Star three years to build the Titanic, it shouldn’t take two years to build new boats to give tours of Niagara Falls, says Patricia Salci Mangoff, co-ordinator of the Preserve Our Parks group and a critic of the Maid of the Mist. During a Niagara Parks…

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Niagara Falls Getaway Package

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.

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New tourism tax in the Falls discussed

From the Niagara Gazette: A new “tourism tax” is in the works in the City of Niagara Falls. City Council Chairman Sam Fruscione and members of the Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board on Monday discussed plans to impose a 50-cent tax on tickets sold by area attractions and tour operators. Supporters say the effort, modeled…

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Hilton Niagara Falls, Build your own Package!

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the left-hand side of any page on the Hilton Hotel and Suites Niagara Falls Fallsview web site.

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Twitter updates for 2010-05-12

This notice was in front of the Holiday Inn. Apparently they want to put up some signs closer together than the ci http://twitpic.com/1n71ls # The Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville has been partially painted. http://twitpic.com/1n70i1 # The back of the Comfort Inn on Clifton Hill has a new painted section. http://twitpic.com/1n6wh7 #

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Greetings from Niagara Falls

From the Tonawanda News: This is, by far, the shortest distance I have ever trekked to do a travel story. Yet even though the Ontario portion of the cataract is only about 70 blocks from where I live, it is pretty much another world. Not to knock the natural beauty of the U.S. side of…

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Reba Highlights August Concerts at Fallsview Casino

From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Country singing sensation Reba McEntire returns to Fallsview Casino for two shows as part of the August 2010 concert line-up. The Grammy-award winning artist will perform on August 24 & 25. Reba has sold more than 56 million records worldwide in her career, with 24…

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Niagara Helicopters, Operator of Helicopter Niagara Falls Tours, Wins Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award

From a PR Web press release seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Helicopters Limited, an aerial tour company offering Niagara Falls tours based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, was presented with Canadian Business-of-the-Year Award. Niagara University’s College of Business Administration was pleased to recognize a company that flies above its competition and believes its employees are the…

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New Marineland “family” thrill ride?

As Lithanial commented, the Air Miles reward page where you can get Marineland tickets has a description of the park. When describing the rides, it has the following: A new family thrill ride is scheduled to open in July of 2010. Anyone know anything about this?

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Travelodge At the Falls News (20100510)

On Monday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc). To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any of the pages at Falls.com

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