From the Canadian Jewish News: Tourists, and especially Orthodox tourists, are flocking back to Niagara Falls this summer after a long COVID hiatus. “Tourism is booming here. From our perspective, it’s basically back to pre-COVID levels,” said Rabbi Zalman Zaltzman in an email. Rabbi Zaltzman runs the Chabad house in Niagara Falls, along with his…
From Narcity: Niagara Falls may be one of the greatest natural wonders in North America. However, the city itself is far from universally acclaimed, and its tourist-centric nature isn’t the only thing rubbing people the wrong way. A post in Reddit’s r/Ontario thread stirred up quite the conversation on Monday after a user called out…
From CHCH: The rainy weather this holiday long weekend didn’t put a damper on people visiting Niagara Falls. While Monday may have started rainy, it cleared by mid-afternoon as tourists came from near and far to check out one of Canada’s most popular tourist destinations. Local businesses like Yank’s Old Niagara Bar & Grill near…
From Niagara This Week: It has been a “tremendous” summer so far as the peak tourism season hits its stride in the Honeymoon Capital, says the president of Niagara Falls Tourism. “I’d say right now businesses are tracking even with where they were last year and knowing that last year was really a record year…
From Niagara This Week: While temperatures may still be quite chilly, tourism officials say the 2019 season is shaping up to be a hot one. “Niagara Falls is on the wish list of travellers from everywhere around the world,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati. “We are on track once again to have another record-breaking…
From Buffalo Business First (sometimes the article shows up free, sometimes you need a paid subscription): On a sunny spring afternoon, Asian tourists climbed off a bus in the Fallsview District of Niagara Falls and made their way toward the iconic waterfalls, many with cameras in hand. Those who didn’t immediately head to a nearby…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It will be up to the City of Niagara Falls whether to replace the controversial Destination Marketing Fee with a new hotel tax, says Eleanor McMahon, Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport. “That will be up to municipalities, that will be up to them to decide,” she told the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Tourism Minister Eleanor McMahon celebrated the success of the sector in the province, while acknowledging it faces challenges as a result of her government’s policies. “This sesquicentennial year has been nothing short of extraordinary, with so many special events and visitor experiences,” she told a room full of delegates…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Tourism Industry Association of Canada has shortlisted Niagara Falls Tourism as a finalist in the 2017 Canadian Tourism Awards. This acknowledgement comes after the success of its summer 2016 #ExploreNiagara social media campaign. The awards are presented annually by the association and the Toronto Star to recognize success, leadership…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A co-ordinated marketing campaign and hosting a live American talk show helped make for another great tourism season in Niagara Falls. “I just talked to one of the major players the other day, and he said he was up 10 per cent last year, and he’s up 10 per cent…