Entertainment Insider – June 2010 Show Announcements

A couple of weeks ago I received the latest Entertainment Insider email newsletter from the Fallsview Casino Resort.

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Exploring America’s Niagara Falls

From CANOE Travel: I admit, it’s been a long time since I’ve explored this sister city to Niagara Falls, Ont. And what I found was this American city is no slouch when it comes to thing to do. Best of all, it’s close, and you can convince yourself you’ve travelled hundreds of kilometres for a…

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Niagara Falls hotel rates fell 5% in 2009

From the Niagara Falls Review: A Niagara Falls vacation was a little cheaper in 2009 than it was the year before as hotel room rates dropped last year by about 5%, according to Hotels.ca,a hotel reservation agency that tracks prices across Canada. Lower room rates is a trend that should continue this summer as the…

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Tourism group expands scope

From the Buffalo News: The Binational Tourism Alliance, with offices in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, Ont., is not a marketing group. Instead, it aims to break down barriers to tourism and cultural development. Arlene White, the executive director, said the border should not be an impediment, “just the way it doesn’t stop the Falls from…

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Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville construction update

There is lots of work being done, that’s for sure. There is also a sign up on the door about an upcoming job fair:

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NPC holds speakers to 5 minutes

From the Niagara Falls Review: Five minutes isn’t enough time to explain complicated legal or financial positions during Niagara Parks Commission meetings, says James Bannister, a consultant and member of the Preserve Our Parks group that monitors what goes on at the commission. During their monthly meeting Friday, commissioners adopted a five-minute time limit for…

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Niagara deserves the royal treatment

From the Niagara Falls Review: How about “The Queen on Queen” as the theme for this year’s downtown summer festival in Niagara Falls? The real Queen of Canada in the real downtown. After a couple years of hit-and-miss festivals aimed at bringing people downtown, the Queen could give Niagara Falls a regal shot in the…

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