Americans a tough crowd to draw

From the Niagara Falls Review: It was a year to forget for the Niagara Parks Commission. The provincial agency saw a dramatic decline in foreign visitation in 2009. Whether it was H1N1, which literally stopped international travel for a period of time, the coolest and wettest summer since 1992, rising fuel prices, or the rception…

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$75-million hotel announcement follows casino deal

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario has locked down Casino Niagara’s long-term future with a 15-year extension on the lease at its Falls Avenue location. The government’s commitment could unleash up to $1 billion in private investment in the area around Clifton Hill -money investors were afraid to spend when the casino’s location was uncertain,…

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Niagara should be leader in province’s new tourism plan: Thomson

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls should be a leader in the province’s plan to build a stronger, more competitive tourism industry, says Niagara Falls Tourism chairman Wayne Thomson. “There’s no question that Niagara Falls is the logical leader in tourism,” he said. “While Niagara as a whole provides plenty of tourism opportunities, there…

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Curtain of secrecy lifting to reveal secrets inside Niagara Parks Commission

From the Niagara Falls Review: First of all, congratulations to Niagara Parks Commissioners for voting in favour of opening their meetings to the public and the media. Quite a novel idea for public lands, we guess. Vince Kerrio made the motion that was supported by his colleagues. This was the right thing to do and…

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Parks commission opens up

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission wants to go public. After 124 years of meeting in private, commissioners voted unanimously Friday to open their doors to the public and the media. “I made a motion at the parks commission today that the meetings, in the spirit of openness and transparency … be…

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Fewer Americans coming to Canada

From the Niagara Falls Review: Fewer Americans came to visit Canada in October than in September, while the number of Canadians travelling to the United States was up slightly the same month, according to new data from Statistics Canada. Travel by U. S. residents to Canada fell 2.6% to 1.6 million in October, compared to…

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PARKS CHAIRMAN RESIGNS

From the Niagara Falls Review: Jim Williams stepped down as Niagara Parks Commission chairman Thursday over a dispute with Tourism Minister Monique Smith’s support for him, and over his “grave concerns” about an historic bidding process she ordered that could see the Maid of the Mist Steamboat Co., replaced as operator of boat tours on…

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China decides to unleash its tourists

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is eager to roll out the red carpet to hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists now that Canada is on the list of places their government will let them go. People working at Niagara Parks Commission attractions are going to learn when someone pretends to wash their hands…

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Media Advisory: Government of Canada to Make Tourism Funding Announcement in Niagara Falls, Ontario

I wonder who is getting government money today… From a MarketWire press release: Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West-Glanbrook, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, will be making a funding announcement as part of the Marquee Tourism Events Program.

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