NIAGARA FALLS FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS TO RISE AGAIN?

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: For two decades it reigned as perhaps Western New York’s premier winter time event. The Niagara Falls, NY Festival of Lights drew millions of tourists in a traditionally drab time of year for the hospitality industry, and once captured the American Bus Association’s coveted designation as the number one…

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There’s an absence of Avatar at our Imax

This Niagara Falls Review article isn’t directly tourism-related, but it does involve the local IMAX theatre, so I figured I’d include it. Also, I’ve seen Avatar twice, and I’d love to see it in IMAX 3D 🙂 Still holding out hope to see Avatar at the Niagara Falls Imax? You might be waiting awhile. Despite…

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New openness at Parks

From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s hard to know how many chairs to put out when you’re not sure who is coming to the party. The Niagara Parks Commission is gearing up now to accommodate the press and members of the public at its first public board meeting Friday, after more than a century of…

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Falls Avenue Newsletter- Warm up your Niagara Falls Winter from $79

Last Tuesday I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue. To subscribe, visit the main page and enter your name and email address near the middle of the page.

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Outdoor Summer Concerts Returning to Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls, NY

From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Outdoor concerts are coming back to Niagara Falls, New York this summer. The city council has voted to use $180,000 in revenue from the Seneca Niagara Casino to host six free concerts.

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Ontario nearly ready for tenders on Maid of the Mist tour boats in Niagara Falls

From the Canadian Press (via Penticton Herald): Getting competitive bids for one of the world’s oldest and most famous tourist attractions – the Maid of the Mist boats in Niagara Falls – may not be as straight forward a proposal as the Ontario government hopes. The Niagara Parks Commission came under fire last year for…

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No free parking in a Niagara Falls Monopoly game

From the Niagara Falls Review: The heck with Hasbro, makers of the Monopoly game, and the way it’s forcing Niagara Falls to win an online contest to earn a place on its new Canadian edition of the world-famous board game. Niagara Falls isn’t second prize in somebody’s beauty contest. The company is holding a vote…

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Dogged voting could make Falls a shoe-in on Monopoly board

From the Niagara Falls Review: Vote, vote, vote. That’s the only way Niagara Falls will have a chance to end up on the new Canadian version of the ever-popular board game Monopoly. Sixty-five cities were preselected for the national vote – but Niagara Falls isn’t on the list. Nothing to worry about, said Hasbro Canada…

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Entertainment Insider – April 2010 Show Announcements

Almost two weeks ago I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.

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Start the Year off Right at the Hilton Niagara Falls

A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email 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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