Niagara Falls Web Sites: Skylon.com

    Other than the Falls themselves, one of the most recognizable landmarks in the tourist area is the Skylon Tower. This week I will highlight the Skylon.com web site. First off, I’m not sure how long the current site has been up for, but it has been a long time. I’m not a fan of the…

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      Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks Opening Today!

      As you can see by this sign that was just inside Tussaud’s, they are opening today at 5 pm. Below is another picture of the front of the building, this time taken from the north side looking south. The other pictures I’ve taken are from the south side looking north.

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        ‘Secure document’ date set; Homeland Security says June 1, 2009 is firm target date

        From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s official. Travellers entering the United States by land, sea and air will require a passport “or other secure document” as identification iorder to be permitted into the Land of the Free. “We are on course to implement and enforce the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative which is an important step…

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        Twitter updates for 2009-07-29

        I've been looking for license plates again this year, but haven't seen any new ones. Check out the hunt at http://tinyurl.com/6rcah2 # For the first time that I can remember, Capish Hip Hop was closed today during the day (or at least the lunch hour). # The Dave & Buster's sign on the corner of…

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          Book your Sleep Cheap hotel rooms

          From the Niagara Falls Review: You can start booking Sleep Cheap rooms today. Hotel operators will begin taking calls for the program at 7 a.m. This year’s Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event will take place over four nights, from Nov. 26-29. Participating hotels will offer room rates of $35 per night for a standard room,…

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          Canada’s Best New Year’s Eve Party

          Last week I  received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa To subscribe to the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa newsletter, visit the main page of their site and enter your email address in the “Subscribe to Offers” form.

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          Hampton Inn Opens in Niagara Falls

          From Hotel Business magazine: Hampton Hotels has opened its newest property, the 79-room Hampton Inn Niagara Falls/Blvd here. The hotel is owned by Falls Hotel, LLC. It is the third Hampton property in the Niagara Falls area and the 48th in the state. Located in the city’s business district, the hotel is in close proximity…

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            Clifton Hill Resorts Update – November 2007

            Yesterday I received the latest issue of the Clifton Hill Resorts Update newsletter (for those interested, although not mentioned in the newsletter, the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill is participating in the Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap promotion). They are promoting several winter package plans. The newsletter also highlights the Winter Festival of Lights. You can subscribe…

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              TOURISM: A day in the Falls

              From the Niagara Gazette: Much of what members of the Spickler family knew about Niagara Falls was based on what they saw on television or in movies. On Thursday, the family of four from Rockford, Ill., got a chance to get an up-close look at the Falls as part of a one-day, whirlwind sightseeing adventure…

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