From the Niagara Falls Review: This is the first installment in a three-part series looking at the state of the city’s tourism industry Tourism is a volatile business, tied to local and global economies and impacted by national and international events. Like the exchange rate, for example: Something that has been touted as a big…
The server move was relatively painless. I’ll still be tweaking a couple of things today, and should be back to regular postings tomorrow. If you notice anything funky with the site, let me know…
Here is a cool video I saw the other day. It’s short, but shows what Clifton Hill looked like 20 years ago. [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x81jus_clifton-hill-in-the-late-80s_travel[/dailymotion] Note: Sometimes the Dailymotion site says that the video has to be reloaded. This is a problem with their site or the video that they host, not on my end. If you…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Two men and a woman climbed onto the observation tower at the Niagara Falls State Park early Tuesday and rappelled 300 feet to unfurl a giant banner protesting what they call dirty oil being imported to the U. S. from Canada. The trio, whose efforts were broadcast online moments after…
LIFE.com has some great shots of natural wonders, including this one of Niagara Falls…
There are loads of people around on Clifton Hill right now. It's good to see! # Sorry I wasn't very active on the blog for a few days. I caught a summer cold and I'm just getting over it 🙁 # @Pixtraordinary Nice picture. The Falls always look great at night! in reply to Pixtraordinary…
From the Niagara Gazette: Another hotel is going up on Niagara falls Boulevard. The Niagara Falls Planning this week approved a site plan presented by Andrew Terragnolli, an engineer from Optima Design and Engineering, who outlined the details of the 98-room Comfort Inn and Suites to be built by his client, Ali Rizek. Construction will…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Wills and Kate won’t do Niagara? Pity. The future king of Canada and his new bride appear to be passing over Niagara on their summer tour of Canada. When Prince William and Catherine Middleton come to Canada in June, their itinerary will include Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Prince Edward Island,…
This isn’t directly related to Niagara Falls tourism, but there is a connection. Apparently the province of Ontario is working on a plan to improve transportation services in the country. The politicians in the Niagara Region have been pushing for an extension of the GO train service to come to the region. It appears this…
A writer for NetworkWorld magazine recently visited Niagara Falls: Like most (all?) of you, I’m cursed with finding it difficult to leave work behind while on vacation, especially when connected by smartphone or other devices. Sure enough, on a family vacation to Niagara Falls in Canada last month I couldn’t help looking around for the…