From the Niagara Falls Review: While officials remain relatively tight-lipped about ongoing negotiations for a new people-mover project — which appear to be wrapping up — snippets of information continue to be released, painting a slight picture of how the bus system could operate. An agreement between the City of Niagara Falls and the Niagara…
From Bullet News Niagara: Niagara Falls council went behind closed doors late Tuesday afternoon for a special meeting to receive an update on the status of the people-mover project – the $50-million transit system for tourists that is being developed in partnership with the Niagara Parks Commission. Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati said Tuesday night…
This isn’t directly Niagara Falls-related, but it is still interesting. I’m sure some (or all) of the local operations use TripAdvisor and may try to cheat the system. From The Times Online: A row has broken out over the reliability of the hotel-review website TripAdvisor, with hoteliers alleging that the market-leading giant is no longer…
From the Western Star: Sometimes, you hear complaints about the lack of professionalism in this province’s tourism industry — about the way that standards, quality and the skills and training of tourism staff vary wildly, depending on which establishment you go to. Three different bed and breakfasts will have three different levels of service and…
From the Niagara Falls Review: After more than a year as chairwoman of the Niagara Parks Commission, Fay Booker has a new job. The Burlington accountant and management consultant has been selected by the commission’s search committee as Niagara Parks’ new general manager. The announcement was made official Thursday. She fills the vacancy left by…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The head of a leading provincial tourism marketing agency has been named the first chief executive officer of a new Niagara tourism agency. Robin Garrett, president of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership, was appointed CEO of the Tourism Partnership of Niagara, the organization announced Monday. “It will be a very…
From Bullet News Niagara: A pending deal between the City of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Parks Commission to create a new people-mover bus system to service the millions of visitors to the Honeymoon Capital each year was no shotgun wedding. While Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor acknowledges he and Ontario Tourism Minister Michael Chan…
From Niagara This Week: In Jim Diodati’s eyes, Niagara Falls is a piece of bait. He says the city, with its beautiful natural wonder and tourist appeal, is what draws people to the Niagara region to visit. The plan, he added, is to use that bait to hook visitors and get them to explore more…
Yes, Summer doesn’t start until June 21, but this weekend and next weekend are the unofficial start of Summer in the tourist area of Niagara Falls. I would think that generally the industry likes it when Memorial Day and Victoria Day fall on different weekends, like this year. It doesn’t seem like much was done…
From the Niagara Falls Reporter: If Easter week is any sort of barometer, the 2011 tourism season is going to be an exceptionally good one for Niagara Falls. Tourists were out en masse, and even the reality of $4-per-gallon gas prices did not keep them from traveling to see the world’s most famous waterfall. The…