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Summer of Fun: Part One | 3:16 Musings…

Someone posted a very thorough write-up of their trip to Niagara Falls this past weekend: This weekend, I went to visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls. It has been a couple of years since I went to Buffalo, and many years since I’ve been to Clifton Hill and Niagara Falls. I think the last time I…

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Consultant brought back to refocus marketing strategy for city’s tourism

From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. has brought back a consultant who helped start the agency six years ago to refocus its marketing strategy for the future. The strategic marketing plan will attempt to pin down exactly who visits Niagara Falls and what markets should be pursued, corporation President John Percy…

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Three Parks posts refilled -but no word on Gale’s spot

From the Niagara Falls Review: The province has reappointed three Niagara Parks Commission members whose terms were ending -but not Bob Gale, the controversial member whose term expired in February. “We wanted to make sure the board remained functional. We were concerned about that,” Ontario’s Tourism Minister Monique Smith said in an interview Tuesday. Niagara…

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Skyline Inn Niagara Falls AAA/CAA Three Diamond Award Recipient for 2010!

From an i-Newswire press release: The Skyline Inn hotel is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the three diamond rating from AAA/CAA for 2010. This rating recognizes the continued high level of hospitality that the associates at the Skyline Inn provide. A three diamond rating requires that a hotel establishment be versatile with…

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Our Favorite Attractions in Niagara Falls

Yesterday’s link to a post by “Canada’s Adventure Couple”, was followed up with this one: Last week I wrote a post about a short business trip to Niagara Falls. We shot some segments for a TV show that I work on overlooking the falls and we went to the Journey Behind the Falls to film…

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Brief visit to Dave & Buster’s Niagara Falls on Friday night

On Friday night I came down with my wife to Niagara Falls (without the kids). We wanted to get some ice cream, and then we walked around for a couple of hours. Our first stop was in Dave & Buster’s on Clifton Hill. We didn’t play anything, but here are a few observations: The first…

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Niagara Falls Hampton Inn by Hilton at the Falls awarded AAA three Diamond

From a 1888PressRelease press release: The Hampton Inn by Hilton at the Falls hotel is pleased to announce that it has once again been awarded the three diamond rating from AAA/CAA for 2010. A three diamond rating is awarded to hotels that offer guests flexible accommodations with a recognizable style, including upgrades and amenities that…

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From weddings to rescues, Niagara pilot helps out

From the Associated Press via the San Francisco Chronicle: Up here, it becomes clear what helicopter pilot Ruedi Hafen has said on the ground: A helicopter offers a view of Niagara Falls like no other, and no one wants to leave without a picture, or 10. It’s also obvious just how imposing the landscape really…

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