From Niagara This Week: If Niagara Falls Tourism can stick to a business plan which includes a money-making web presence, it hopes to wean itself off municipal funding by 2011. But for 2006, it will receive funding from the city in the order of $500,000. Council finally threw its support behind a proposal to allocate…
I know that summer doesn’t officially end in this part of the world until September 21, but in this tourist area it might as well be over. The beginning of September and the passing of Labour Day makrs the beginning of school. That means that family vacations are no more. The weekends might still be…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Mayor Brian McMullan of St. Catharines is right about one thing: Niagara is fortunate to have Niagara Falls as a major tourist destination. But he veers off course in suggesting all Niagara municipalities pool destination marketing fee money to promote the region to tourists. Given the number of hotels in…
I’ve mentioned previously that the Golden Griddle that is part of the Imperial Hotel & Suites is now open. It looks quite nice. They have beautiful hanging baskets hanging around the patio, and they have fresh signs on the awning as well as on the side of the building (that’s what the red letters are)….
For the last several days the weather has been rainy and foggy. I took this picture of the Skylon Tower yesterday afternoon. It looks like it is coming out of thin air (or fog): Click here to find other Niagara Falls Blog postings about the Skylon Tower…
Someone with their own blog has posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (including pictures): The people who manage the Niagara Falls area do a magnificent job of playing up the natural beauty of the area. This is especially true at night, when the falls are lit up in a dazzling array of colors….
From Buffalo Business First: Noel Buckley, a recognized Niagara Falls, Ont. hospitality industry leader, is returning to Southern Ontario to run the Scotiabank Convention Centre. Buckley, 55, has been named the convention center’s president and general manager, filling a position that had vacant for nearly 20 months. Buckley was selected for a national headhunting search….
Last week I received the latest email from the Holiday Inn Niagara Falls You can subscribe to the email newsletter by entering your email address in the form on the left side of the Holiday Inn Niagara Falls web site
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will be bathed in blue, yellow and purple Friday to celebrate World Alzheimer Day. The Horseshoe Falls will be blue and yellow, the official colours of the Canadian Alzheimer Society, while the American Falls will be lit in purple to represent the Alzheimer’s Association of Western New York.
Last week I received this email newsletter from Niagara Falls Tourism: