From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Wedding Couture used to mean the bridal gown … now it means the honeymoon. Niagara Falls is being replaced with zip-lining in rain forests, summer skiing in Chile, or a desert safari in Arabia, according to Virtuoso® the leading luxury travel network who today announced…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls is about to get a little game show exposure. A contestant on “The Price is Right” will get the chance to win a seven-day, six-night vacation package featuring the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa in Lewiston and local attractions throughout Niagara County in an episode set to air Friday….
From Niagara This Week: Bodies have arrived in Niagara Falls and they’re here to stay for the rest of the summer. The bodies are not those of eager visitors who descend upon the Falls every summer for the annual tourist season. No, these are dead bodies that will be on display in the newly created…
From Niagara This Week: It was a mostly soggy Saturday morning and afternoon for the dozens of activists who stood just outside the Marineland property, seeking honks of support for their efforts to raise awareness for captive ocean animals. Lining up along Marineland Drive, the protestors held up a variety of large, handmade signs with…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As Michael Chan met with several of Niagara’s tourism officials this week, he said one thing became abundantly clear. “I think the Niagara region is in a really good position moving forward. I’m very hopeful for the future of tourism in the area,” Ontario’s tourism minister told The Niagara Falls…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There are a bunch of dead bodies inside an old baby food factory in Niagara Falls. And their caretakers invite the public to come and see. “You get to a certain age you think there are very few things that will make your jaw drop. This is one of them,”…
From the Simcoe Reformer: When people got married in the 1940s and ’50s, their honeymoon was far more humble than the post-ceremony vacations today’s newlyweds take. There were no Mexican or Caribbean resorts or flying out west to see the mountains. Holiday entitlements were different then. It wasn’t unusual to be married on a weekend…
From the Buffalo News: The family-oriented free concerts on Saturday evenings in the former E. Dent Lackey Plaza are long gone, but downtown Niagara Falls soon will be rocking with a new Saturday night concert series that will be more upbeat and more modern and may appeal to a more diverse audience of active tourists…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The last time bikers invaded Niagara Falls, tensions were high between police and Hells Angels members from across Canada. Eight years later, the roar of Harleys won’t be quite as ominous as bikers gather for Father’s Day weekend in June. The first annual Niagara Biker Rally aims to bring motorcycle…
From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission approved its 2010 operating budget on Friday (May 21) at the first open session meeting under new chair Fay Booker. The commission approved the use of the Queenston Heights Park and the Falls parking lot for the Niagara Biker Rally. “We are approving this because it goes…