Twitter updates for 2011-05-13

That's a cool looking bus (parked at the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa)) http://twitpic.com/4x47l5 # The forecast was for rain today, but it is gorgeous out right now! # Loads of teens around again today on Clifton Hill #

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New Dinosaur Adventure Golf sign

Things are coming along nicely for the new Dinosaur Adventure Golf on Clifton Hill behind the Niagara SkyWheel. Yesterday they put up the signs. I think the eyeball looks cool!

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Sleep Cheap charity nears $1-million mark

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ten local charities that are being helped this year from the Sleep Cheap Charities Reap fundraiser will be using their money for everything from funding new equipment at the Boys & Girls Club to upgrades to kitchen facilities at the Niagara Falls Community Outreach. This year’s event generated $120,444.98, bringing…

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You’ll have a howl at this family-first hotel

From the Vancouver Sun: Call it a cruise ship on land. The Great Wolf Lodge is unlike any other resort hotel in Canada, and one that despite being just a 10-minute drive from one of the greatest natural wonders of the world often compels guest to stay on-site for their entire vacation. “Our mission statement…

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Falling for Niagara Falls in a big way

From Canada.com: Like Disneyland, Drumheller and a drive across Canada, Niagara Falls is one of those vacations on the familial bucket list. Renowned for a century as the “Honeymoon Capital of the World,” Niagara Falls is today built for families, offering accommodations, attractions and package deals much more in tune with nuclear families than newlyweds….

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Hotels see rise in room occupancies

From Buffalo Business First: Hotel room occupancy rates continued to rise through the first quarter of the year, mirroring other local statistics and economic factors that show the hospitality industry is climbing out of its slump. According to statistics compiled by Smith Travel Research of Nashville, the occupancy rate in… Niagara Falls, hotel occupancy increased…

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