Craitor kicks off Tourism Week in Falls

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls’ economic bread and butter is front and centre this week as part of celebrations for this year’s national Tourism Week. In a kickoff celebration held today at the Ontario Travel Information Centre on Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor, who’s also the newly appointed parliamentary assistant to the…

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Tourism Minister stops in Niagara for first official visit

From Niagara This Week: Ontario’s Minister of Tourism and Culture has finally made his first official visit to Niagara. Michael Chan was named tourism minister in January of this year and recently came under fire from the opposition party for not visiting Niagara Falls — one of Ontario’s largest tourism destinations. Last month, Tim Hudak,…

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Parks Police may get 11th hour reprieve from province

From Niagara This Week: Niagara Parks Police may soon get a new lease on life — at least for five more years. Just days before the 123-year-old police force faced being shut down, the Niagara Regional Police Services board voted last week to recommend to Community Safety and Corrections Minister Rick Bortolucci that the Parks…

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Gourmet Casino Package

On Monday I received the latest 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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Twitter updates for 2010-06-03

Just finished at BODIES… THE EXHIBITION. Very nice! Look for my write-up in a couple of days # I just drove by the new Convention Centre for the first time in a while. Wow! It looks impressive! # I hate not hearing from a place I've contacted. Add Crystal Caves to that list 🙁 #…

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Clifton Hill Resort Update – June 2010

Yesterday I received the latest email newsletter from the Clifton Hill Resort (the first one since February). You can subscribe to the Clifton Hill Resort Update newsletter by visiting the Clifton Hill Newsletter page.

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The King will live again at Elvis festival in August

From Niagara This Week: It’s going to be girls, girls, girls chasing after men in blue suede shoes as loyal fans of the King invade the streets of Niagara Falls this coming August. While employees of local hotels, motels and other places of accommodation key in reservation requests, the innovative and anticipated plans for the…

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Virtuoso® & The Knot Announce 30 Top Honeymoons

From a PR Newswire press release seen on Yahoo! Finance: Wedding Couture used to mean the bridal gown … now it means the honeymoon. Niagara Falls is being replaced with zip-lining in rain forests, summer skiing in Chile, or a desert safari in Arabia, according to Virtuoso® the leading luxury travel network who today announced…

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‘Price is Right’ to feature Niagara Falls

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls is about to get a little game show exposure. A contestant on “The Price is Right” will get the chance to win a seven-day, six-night vacation package featuring the Barton Hill Hotel and Spa in Lewiston and local attractions throughout Niagara County in an episode set to air Friday….

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