From the Niagara Falls Review: Welcome to the bumpy ride that is regional tourism. A new body meant to co-ordinate provincial tourism funding for all of Niagara is just getting off the ground. But the fledgling Regional Tourism Organization has already stumbled into a controversy over an untendered marketing contract. Meanwhile, the much-maligned Niagara Economic…
From Bullet Media: A common mistake that we human beings regularly make is not being able to see the forest for the trees – missing the big picture because we are so focused on the small details we are involved in that we take the progress we are making or the assets that we have…
From Herald Net: Stricter travel document requirements in place since 2009 haven’t meant endless waits for motorists along one of the busiest stretches of the U.S.-Canada border, as many had feared, but Americans are avoiding short trips to Canada anyway, a study released Friday found. They seem to think there’s no reason to go. The…
From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: A new study is expected to shed light on how changes along the northern border since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have affected tourism and business in the busy Niagara Falls corridor. The study was commissioned by a consortium led by the Binational Economic & Tourism Alliance. Preliminary findings…
From the Niagara Gazette: If you were driving anywhere near the border Monday, there’s a chance you observed the traffic lines waiting to cross the international bridges. It was, of course , the day for U.S. residents to honor their presidents. Meanwhile, in Ontario, it was a holiday called Family Day. Canadians seem to have…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It was designated as a day for family time. Perhaps more importantly, Family Day was needed to bridge the long holiday gap between New Year’s Day and Easter. No matter what the reason, a three-day weekend in February is a gift Niagara Falls will gladly accept. After all, according to…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The new agreement on border co-operation between Canada and the U.S., announced Friday by the two countries’ leaders, is a continuation of the existing relationship rather than the start of something radically new, says Canada’s Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, the MP for Niagara Falls. “Some of that process has already…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There were about 40 businesses to choose from, but Tulliana Duiker had her heart set on three of them. “I’m actually looking at the convention centre, Marriott and the jet boat tours,” said the 19-year-old Niagara College student. “They’re all different, so I just want to see what I can…
From the Toronto Sun: It started as a way to keep up with our American competition. Now, nearly three decades later, the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights has no competition. When rumblings of a winter lights festival first started in 1982, organizers watched what was happening across the border with envy. Established two years…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The public has “high expectations” of the Niagara Parks Commission and its employees want to live up to them, Ontario Minister Tourism Michael Chan said in a visit to Niagara Falls Friday intended to rally the employees of the beleaguered government agency. “They want to do their job. They want…