Off-site hotel parking presented as green solution

    From the Niagara Falls Review: More off-site parking will mean less of an impact on the Niagara escarpment, say developers of a five-star hotel that will be built into the moraine near Robinson Street. City council gave Canadian Niagara Hotels permission to provide 71.5 per cent of the parking for its planned Westin hotel in…

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    Two sides of Niagara Falls

    From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Are you going to the Canadian side? You must go to the Canadian side — it’s much better! Just about every time I mentioned that my family and I were planning a trip to Niagara Falls, that was the response. I was taken aback because I’d always thought of Niagara…

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    New Gourmet Package with Fallsview Casino Voucher

    Last week I received a newsletter from Niagara Hospitality Hotels, the operator of the The Oakes Hotel Overlooking the Falls. To subscribe to the newsletter, click on the Email Deals link on the main page of their site.

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    Niagara Falls Holiday Market Meets Half Its Goal For Visitors

    From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: When it opened on black Friday, organizers of the Holiday Market in Niagara Falls thought they could hit 400,000 visitors. Now, it appears they will only get around half that. With four days before Christmas, an estimated 150,000 people have visited the market. Despite that, the people behind the…

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    Wallenda walks the walk

    From Niagara This Week: Nik Wallenda has done something no one has ever done before: crossed the Horseshoe Falls on a tight rope wire. The seventh generation Flying Wallenda had said crossing the falls had been a childhood dream of his. On Friday night, that dream came true when he completed the stunt across Niagara…

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    Raptors star Kawhi Leonard visits Falls with family

    From Niagara This Week: Toronto Raptors superstar Kawhi Leonard and his family spent the day in Niagara Falls Tuesday, a day after celebrating his team’s NBA championship during a parade in Toronto. Videos and photos posted to social media show Leonard being surrounded by fans down by the falls area, many taking pictures of the…

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      Great Wolf makes big splash

      From Niagara This Week: A new major tourist attraction is set to open its doors in Niagara Falls, sparking hopes the city’s tourism industry will start to flourish outside of the traditional prime-time summer season. Ripley Entertainment Inc., a Jim Pattison Group company, is host of tomorrow’s grand opening for its new 406-room Great Wolf…

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