From the Niagara Falls Review: Canada’s dominant leisure destination has also become the best meeting destination, says Noel Buckley, president and general manager of the Scotiabank Convention Centre. “We are the dominant leisure destination in Canada, generating more international demand than any other leisure destination in the country,” Buckley recently told Niagara Falls city council…
From a Marketwire press release: IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, today announced the opening of its first franchise restaurant in Ontario, Canada, extending the iconic fifty-year old brand into a new international region. The first IHOP in Eastern Canada opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Sept. 13. The corporate…
From Newsday: After recent trips to Spain and Ireland, and cruises to Alaska and Panama, I racked my brain for a jaunt worthy of our 35th wedding anniversary. After all, for our 25th, we’d stayed at a seaside resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. How could we top that? “How about Niagara Falls?” my…
From MSNBC: Driving to Canada is another option, since you won’t need a passport for land crossings until at least January 1, 2008. For those lucky enough to live nearby, that means Vancouver, Niagara Falls and other cross-border getaways are as accessible as ever. Better yet, winter is typically the off-season, meaning fewer crowds and…
From the Buffalo News: The Journey Behind the Falls, a tourist attraction that provides views from behind and beside the base of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls, will be closed to visitors or will have limited access during the next two weeks as the Niagara Parks Commission conducts its annual spring maintenance along the rock wall…
This week there was a crew in Queen Victoria Park taking down the displays from the Winter Festival of Lights.
What’s up with the blue-painted siding on the Classic Iron Motorcycle Musuem?! I know the picture is blurry, but you can see the blue and the beige/orange upper portion. They don’t really seem to go together. And it certainly doesn’t seem to match the name Classic Iron.
From a 1888PressRelease press release: The Hampton Inn by Hilton at the Falls hotel is pleased to announce that it has once again been awarded the three diamond rating from AAA/CAA for 2010. A three diamond rating is awarded to hotels that offer guests flexible accommodations with a recognizable style, including upgrades and amenities that…
One of the main reasons people come to the Niagara Region is to golf. There are golf courses to suit all tastes and budgets. One of the more established courses is at the Niagara Falls Golf Club. I’ve scanned their promotional leaflet and included the text below: Click on the image for a larger version…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: …we planned a trip to Niagara Falls because we had promised Alex when he was younger that someday we would come back and DO Clifton Hill at night. With diesel nearing $5 a gallon, we decided to book a hotel near the…