New Doubletree addition almost done
The addition that is being put on the Doubletree Resort Lodge & Spa Fallsview by Hilton is almost done.
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Tourism sector takes stock at season start
From the Niagara Falls Review: With new tourism-related services, and the potential for more in the coming years, officials see a bright future for the No. 1 industry in Niagara Falls. As the traditional tourism season gets underway in the city, many of those involved in the sector are looking forward to seeing if, or…
Twitter updates for 2009-06-30
I haven't been around for a few days, so not much to report #
Coat of ice makes an icon even more intriguing
From the Miami Herald: Niagara Falls in winter is an ice spectacular. During the coldest months of winter, sheets of ice form on Lake Erie, then break up and flow toward the falls and crash over the precipice. Ice turns rocks in the river into strange and mystical shapes. Mist rising from the cascading water…
The Falls could use a lift: Reviving tourism at our Wonder of the World
From the Buffalo News: Most people who would like to see Niagara Falls, N.Y., redevelop as a tourism powerhouse don’t necessarily envision the kind of carnival atmosphere of its neighboring city across the Niagara Gorge. There are enough tourist trappings on the Canadian side — with more, and bigger ones added routinely— to turn the…
Target tourism dollars
From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario needs to focus its tourism dollars on its strengths in Niagara, Ottawa and Toronto instead of spreading it across the province, says the executive director of The Binational Tourism Alliance. Too often, the Ontario government tries to divvy up its tourism cash to every nook of the province, but…
Extreme athlete brings gold
From the Niagara Falls Review: About the only thing faster than Olympic gold medallist Jon Montgomery going downhill on his skeleton is how quickly his popularity across the country has exploded. From his joyous acceptance of the gold medal to his spontaneous beer-jug hoisting celebration on the streets of Whistler, B.C., Montgomery has become a…
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Twitter updates for 2009-08-18
I guess along with going to @NiagHelicopters, the Discovery Channel is also on Clifton Hill right now in front of the Niagara SkyWheel # http://twitpic.com/ed02n – I wonder what's happening at the Fallsview Plaza Hotel… # http://twitpic.com/eczad – I've walked by this building (behind the rose garden at Queen Victoria Park) literally a thousand times…
New vice-chair for NPC
From Niagara This Week: The Niagara Parks Commission has a new vice-chair. The agency’s newest commissioner, Janice Thomson, has been appointed to the seat recently vacated by longtime commissioner Archie Katzman. Her term as vice-chair became effective on Aug. 10. “I was really delighted when I was advised that I was appointed vice-chair,” said Thomson….