From Niagara This Week: Ontario’s Minister of Tourism and Culture has finally made his first official visit to Niagara. Michael Chan was named tourism minister in January of this year and recently came under fire from the opposition party for not visiting Niagara Falls — one of Ontario’s largest tourism destinations. Last month, Tim Hudak,…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s not always about what you’re selling. Sometimes, especially in an industry like tourism, it’s how you sell it. Take Clifton Hill as an example. As the 2010 tourism season kicks off this long weekend, the area is preparing for new attractions, restaurants and accommodations. “A lot of people who…
I guess this weekend and next constitute the unofficial start of summer. Yes, I know that summer doesn’t start until June 21, but traditionally, the Victoria Day and Memorial Day weekends are the first long weekends when the weather is warmer and people want to get out. The temperature is going to be great this…
From Buffalo Business First: An expanded Niagara Falls, Ont., people-mover system could be ready for tourists by next spring. Niagara Falls Mayor Ted Salci said he is confident that a few remaining issues, mostly centered on financing the rubber-tired trolleys, can be worked out in the next few weeks with his own city council, as…
From the Niagara Falls Review: If it took White Star three years to build the Titanic, it shouldn’t take two years to build new boats to give tours of Niagara Falls, says Patricia Salci Mangoff, co-ordinator of the Preserve Our Parks group and a critic of the Maid of the Mist. During a Niagara Parks…
From a Niagara Falls Tourism press release distributed by PR Web and seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Falls, Ontario is welcoming visitors with beautiful Spring weather; the opening of popular attractions in the region, including the ever-popular Maid of the Mist and the Shaw Festival in nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake; and special rates for those visiting before…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario Conservative Leader Tim Hudak offered to pick up a map for Liberal Tourism Minister Michael Chan to help the government’s point man for the industry find his way to one of the province’s most popular destinations. “I just think it’s shocking someone who has the title Minister of Tourism…
From a press release seen on the Government of Ontario web site: Ontario has confirmed Fay Booker as the new Chair of the Niagara Parks Commission’s Board of Directors. The appointment follows an open recruitment process and takes effect April 21, 2010. Ms. Booker has extensive experience in corporate governance, accounting and auditing. Her experience…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission is getting an effective leader who’s the right person for the times in Fay Booker, even though she’s not a Niagara resident, according to people in Niagara who have had professional contact with the incoming chairwoman. “She was very effective, very organized,” said Janie Palmer, chairwoman…
From the Niagara Falls Review: There’s a new captain at the helm of Niagara Falls Tourism. And he’s no stranger to stormy seas. Joe Fardell, the agency’s new managing director, has come full circle in his 25-year career, having started working for a charter bus operator here in the mid 1980s. Originally from Hamilton, Fardell…