Travelodge At the Falls (20130513)

Several weeks ago I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc). Just in case you were wondering, I did not post the wrong newsletter… it did say March Break on it. To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List…

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Sorry for the lack of posting

Sorry for the lack of posting over the last few weeks. My 96-year-old grandmother was sick and I spent a fair amount of time visiting with her at the hospital. She passed away last Monday, so last week was busy with the funeral and other events. Things are just starting to get back to normal…

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NPC postpones zip line talks

From Niagara This Week: A public meeting concerning the establishment of a zip line attraction by the Niagara Parks Commission never got off the ground Thursday. The session, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Legends on the Niagara Golf Course, was cancelled abruptly after NPC staff had recommended taking more time to determine whether to…

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Springtime in Niagara Falls

A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email from the Skylon Tower.

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Hotel project eyed for Rainbow Boulevard

From the Niagara Gazette: Another new hotel project is in the works in the city of Niagara Falls. The board of directors for the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency is expected to consider an application for assistance today from Plati Niagara Inc., LLC, a firm owned by the Strangio family, operators of the Quality Inn Hotel…

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Construction at Brasa

I’m not sure what is being built, but for the last month or so there has been some construction going on in front of Brasa.

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Canada simply gives up competing for the American tourist

This isn’t directly Niagara Falls related, but in the tourism industry we definitely know what the article is talking about. We just don’t get the US visitors we used to. From the Toronto Star: Ottawa no longer wants to waste time and money trying to lure American tourists to the land of moose, mountains and…

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Independent water quality experts release report on Marineland’s water systems

From a CNW Group press release seen on Yahoo! Canada Finance: Marineland of Canada Inc. announces that Stantec, the independent water quality experts have today released their report of their investigation of Marineland’s water quality systems. The report dated April 13, 2013 states: The water management system at Marineland has been developed over many years….

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