From the Niagara Falls Review: After years of clamouring to get on the GO train, Niagara finally gets on board Saturday morning, though with 36 hours before the first train’s arrival there aren’t many signs of the debut of a much-anticipated service. On Thursday, there weren’t many signs at the Bridge Street station indicating the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The provincial government is doing its part to help Ontario’s tourism industry, and the roughly 300,000 people who depend on it for all or part of their living, through challenging times. That’s the message Tourism Minister Monique Smith delivered during a luncheon meeting sponsored by the Niagara Falls Chamber of…
From Pittsburgh Live: Vacations, it’s said, will be a casualty of the recession, a luxury easy to put off. But summer is a powerful incentive. People want to get somewhere else, if only for a day or two. As it happens, Pittsburgh is well-situated for the economy getaway. Within a half-day’s drive are destinations recreational,…
From World Village: With the price of gas going up again this summer and the need to keep expenses down, you can create a vacation itinerary that ends up being a lot more fun than you might have imagined. Even if you did have more money to spend on a vacation it wouldn’t necessarily translate…
From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: If you’re a U.S. citizen lacking the proper documentation for that return trip from Canada, don’t panic. After all those warnings that you needed to be in full compliance by June 1 — when the new rules took effect — the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reminded motorists…
From the Toronto Star: As cars and trucks breezed across the Peace Bridge to Buffalo this morning, it was shaping up to be a typical Monday at the U.S.-Canadian border despite new documentation requirements coming into effect today. Under the new requirements, Canadians will still be allowed across the U.S. border without a passport or…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Canadians travelling to the U. S. by car need to add one more thing to their checklist starting today as new rules requiring passports kick in. Showing up at a crossing with your birth certificate or citizenship card and photo ID won’t guarantee entry anymore. The United States now requires…
From Canoe.ca Travel: Just beneath the cheery din of slot-machine sirens, the sound of blissed-out tourist traffic and the crash of Niagara Falls, an undercurrent of anxiety is flowing among merchants and attraction operators as they brace for what some fear could be a summer of discontent. As of June 1, those who make their…