GooEe’s Oriental Grill House is closed?
I’ve blogged about GooEe’s Oriental Grill House before. It looks like it is closed now. There is a “For Rent” sign on the front window.
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Wooing tourists
From the Niagara Falls Review: After a day spent promoting Niagara’s wonders to New Yorkers during Ontario Week – part of Canada Month in Manhattan’s Bryant Park in December – Niagara Falls Tourism general manager Anna Pierce is on the lookout for ideas she can bring back to Niagara Falls that will keep travellers spending…
Tourism history repeats itself
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s no secret 2007 has not been one of the tourism industry’s better years in Niagara Falls. Of particular concern is the fact there have been fewer visitors from the United States. Various causes, such as the high Canadian dollar and confusion about what documents are needed at the border,…
Warm Up Your Holidays at the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest email newsletter from Falls Avenue.
Meet the new boss
From Niagara This Week: John Lohuis is a busy man. He had to push back a scheduled interview for this story to accommodate an early morning meeting. When he was done, he was off to another. Such is the life of the Niagara Parks Commission’s new general manager. The former Director of Parks and Recreation…
Niagara not just a day trip: Booker
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls may be one of the world’s most famous tourist attractions, but many visitors, even those from this country, just want to take a fast look at the water, buy some icewine, and head down the QEW to Toronto. And that’s a serious problem, says Niagara Parks Commission Chairwoman Fay…
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Everybody into the pool!
The National Post has an excellent article about the “latest sign of the designer indoor water park trend that’s sweeping the hospitality industry.” These swimming pools-on-steroids are becoming standard amenities at hotels and motels in the United States and Canada. Nowhere is this more evident than in Niagara Falls, Ont., where this month a multi-million-litre…
Niagara Falls City Council votes down free outdoor concert
From the Buffalo News: A proposal to put on a free outdoor concert in downtown Niagara Falls this summer was shot down by city lawmakers on Monday night. Mayor Paul A. Dyster’s administration pitched a concert for Old Falls Street, but concern about the $40,000 cost to the city generated concern among some members of…
Construction at Marineland
I just posted the article from the Niagara Falls Review about the new construction at Marineland. Apparently they are building a huge shark exhibit. Well, I was at Marineland last Monday (10 days ago; I haven’t posted my comments yet) and noticed that beside Arctic Cove there is a huge cleared area with construction vehicles….