Book Now For New Years Eve – Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview

    On Tuesday I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview. They are promoting a New Year’s package. I thought the email looked familiar, and sure enough, it is exactly the same email they sent out last year, but with a different year. That’s just lazy! You can subscribe to the newsletter by…

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    Google Maps offers dry tour of Niagara Falls, safe view of Buffalo Jump

    From Global News: Have you ever wanted to experience the Maid of the Mist tour of Niagara Falls without being dampened–sometimes drenched–by actual mist? How about the Calgary Zoo without the line-ups or odorous animals? Google Maps unveiled virtual visits of more than 50 new Canadian destinations in its Street View feature Tuesday. It looks…

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    Falls a tourism anchor for Niagara: Diodati

    From Niagara This Week: In Jim Diodati’s eyes, Niagara Falls is a piece of bait. He says the city, with its beautiful natural wonder and tourist appeal, is what draws people to the Niagara region to visit. The plan, he added, is to use that bait to hook visitors and get them to explore more…

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    ‘The Office’ wedding: A shindig worth the trip to Niagara Falls

    From the Chicago Tribune: I think Philadelphia Daily News critic Ellen Gray put it best: “Thought the hype had killed ‘The Office’ wedding for me. But I’m all choked up.” Agreed. I don’t know about you, but I teared up at the end. And that’s kind of miraculous, considering that two things have been overexposed…

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    More on the Maid of the Mist lease opening

    Here are some articles that discuss the Maid of the Mist lease opening: Buffalo News – Maid of the Mist lease ordered reopened Buffalo Business First – Rough Ont. waters for Maid of the Mist Niagara Falls Review – Who’ll run the boats? Just a reminder that Bill Windsor of Alcatraz Media left a comment…

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      The (unofficial) start of summer

      This weekend and next represent the unofficial start of summer in Niagara Falls. The Victoria Day (in Canada) / Memorial Day (in US) weekends are either on the same weekend or one week apart. We’re almost guaranteed to have decent weather, and so even though summer is still officially a month away, it is actually…

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