Falls hotel deal may be signed by Friday

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: The biggest non-casino project that Niagara Falls, NY has seen in 40 years is about to take a big step forward. Mayor Paul Dyster told city leaders Tuesday night the contract for the Hamister Hotel Project could be a done deal by this Friday. Mark Hamister wants to start…

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This Natural Wonder Is One of Many Places Your Family Will Want to See

From The Ledger (in Lakeland, FL): Wow! The water thunders down — 700,000 gallons per second, in fact — as we stand underneath Niagara Falls on the famous Hurricane Deck, part of the Cave of the Winds tour. We’re totally soaked, but we don’t care. The sheer power of the water is mesmerizing. So are…

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Road Trip! Destination: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

From TribLive (western PA): It’s a body of water that flows and amazes unlike no other. Niagara Falls is an enormously popular tourist destination — from both the American side in New York and the Canadian vantage point in Ontario. Known as the honeymoon capital of the world, the Falls at Niagara are about 12,000…

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Hamister says new hotel will have banquet room overlooking Niagara Falls

From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: Downtown visitors may have another view to enjoy after a proposed development project is completed. Mark Hamister, the CEO of the Hamister Group, said that his company’s planned hotel will have a top floor banquet room with access to a 5,000 square-foot patio overlooking the Niagara Gorge and Niagara…

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Forum focuses on Niagara Falls tourism

From the Buffalo News: Regional attractions are losing visitors from school field trips because of budget cuts. Some signage in downtown Niagara Falls may be either missing or misleading to tourists. Shifty tour guides are attempting shakedowns at local attractions. And there still is no means of transportation connecting attractions in the Falls to others…

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Looking to improve traffic congestion near Rainbow Bridge

From the St Catharines Standard: It can be a driver’s traffic nightmare – getting to or from the Rainbow Bridge and having to use Falls Ave, Roberts St. or Bender Hill. There’s no easy way in or out, and when combined with tourists who might not be sure where they are going, it compounds the…

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FamilyTravelMagazine.com Meets with Major Media in Niagara Falls USA at TMS Family Travel Conference

From a PRWeb press release: Jodi Grundig, Editor of FamilyTravelMagazine.com, was one of nearly 50 influential family travel writers and bloggers who gathered last weekend (Sept. 20-22, 2013) from around the United States and Canada at the TMS Family Travel Conference in Niagara Falls, NY. Organized by Travel Media Showcase, Family Travel Forum, Taking the…

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New Falls hotel planned

From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls could soon see another new hotel. The Niagara County Industrial Development Agency’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday to accept an application for a 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement from Sunrise Lodging, LLC, a local firm that plans to build a 72-room Comfort Suites hotel on Niagara Falls Boulevard between 70th…

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