Millions fewer visitors coming to Niagara in 2009

From Niagara This Week: The double whammy of the brutal recession and new identification rules at the border have devastated cross-border travel that’s a backbone of Niagara’s crucial tourism sector, gutting thousands of jobs here, figures from the Binational Tourism Alliance show. In an attempt to try to reverse the disturbing trend, the alliance is…

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    New Falls festival promises costumes, colour and culture

    From the Niagara Falls Review: Tango dancing, exotic foods and cultural entertainment will hit the Niagara Parkway in a new festival hosted by the Niagara Parks Commission. The first Celebrate Cultures event will be held from the Maid of the Mist centre near the bottom of Clifton Hill up to Table Rock House in front…

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      Maid of Mist firm plans to buy hotel near brink of falls

      From the Buffalo News: For the first time in its 162-year history, the Maid of the Mist Corp. is going into the hotel business. The world-famous tour boat company is buying the Comfort Inn The Pointe, the downtown hotel closest to the brink of the American Falls. “This is a new venture for us,” Tim…

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      Pop Legends and Magic!

      On Monday I received an email newsletter from the Greg Frewin Theatre. To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form on the Greg Frewin Theatre Mailing List page.

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      Twitter updates for 2012-05-30

      Finally a break in the heat! It is a bit cloudy, but it's another beautiful day in Niagara Falls http://t.co/KcGzBVBq # I've only been to one of them. RT @hotelprops Top 5 Hotels in Niagara Falls! http://t.co/RnUmkRBX #

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        Can’t Take The Heat – Think Cool Thoughts – Niagara Falls Marriott Fallsview

        Getting a little ahead of itself, the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa sent out a newsletter on Sunday promoting a New Year’s Eve package. You can subscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the Special Email Offers link on the side of the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa main page.

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        The New Niagara

        From enRoute (the Air Canada magazine): t used to be a trip to Niagara Falls meant all-you–can-eat buffets, wax museums and daredevil attractions. In fact, the Honeymoon Capital of the World was always been a bit more kitsch than class. Until now. Thanks to an infusion of cash and fresh ideas, a more sophisticated Niagara…

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        Nice photos of Niagara Falls in Autumn 2010

        Yesterday I walked along the Niagara Parkway next to the Falls and in Queen Victoria Park. I took a bunch of pictures. It was overcast, so the sky doesn’t look great, but the colours of the leaves look good. I should have probably taken these a couple of weeks ago to get some more leaves…

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          Bronto’s Adventure Playland construction update

          The changes I mentioned at Bronto’s Adventure Playland are more substantial than I thought. They’ve added new fencing around the whole thing and made it larger (brought it out to the front more).

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          Twitter updates for 2012-08-15

          I love how green Queen Victoria Park is now. The recent rain has been great http://t.co/4RdrAh4F # I'm up on Stanley Ave and I just missed getting pooped on by a bird. Phew! 🙂 # I just heard someone say that the Joker figure at the front of Movieland looks great # The Niagara SkyWheel…

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