Last Thursday I received the latest email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview & Spa. 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.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Removing the provincial sales tax applied to hotel stays and attractions would provide an economic boost for tourist towns like Niagara Falls, says Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory. Doing so would also benefit families and businesses struggling through challenging economic times made worse by skyrocketing energy costs, he said….
As you read on Saturday, I went to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum to see the sword swallower. This was the second year that they did it, and I thought Vanessa Neil was better than Riley Schillaci, last year’s performer. I can’t really explain what I didn’t like about Riley, but she just didn’t…
From the Niagara Falls Review: A bill that would prohibit anyone from owning and breeding orcas in Ontario could impact 700 direct jobs in Niagara Falls and 36,000 indirect jobs across the region, says Coun. Wayne Thomson. But animal rights activists say Marineland could survive, even thrive, as a theme park without animals. “Anybody would…
From Niagara This Week: A bill with potentially sweeping consequences for the Canada-U.S. border has just been adopted by the American Congress, allowing new projects aimed at speeding up travel through the international boundary. The so-called preclearance bill has now been adopted by both U.S. legislative chambers after being passed by the Senate early Saturday….
A couple of weeks ago I received the latest newsletter from the Niagara Clifton Group (the Travelodge, Fun House, Brick City, etc). Has anyone tried their new app? To sign up for the newsletter, click on the Join our FREE Email Mailing List link on the side of any of the pages at Falls.com
From Toronto Life: A trip to Niagara Falls isn’t complete without a little camp, and Clifton Hill isn’t the only option for a divorced-from-reality pit stop. Just a 10-minute drive away, on Lundy’s Lane, is a retro-futuristic fever dream that’ll scratch that kitsch itch. The Flying Saucer Restaurant delivers on its name: the spaceship-shaped diner…
Another article about the Destination Marketing Fee (or DMF) in the Niagara Region from the Niagara Falls Review: St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan wants all Niagara municipalities to pool destination marketing fund money to promote the region to tourists -and he’s got the support of Regional Chairman Peter Partington. “I think we’re fortunate to have…
Regular visitor drafty left a comment on another post about the future home of the Fallsview Casino 5000-seat theatre being where the Best Western Fallsview is. Here is the notice of public meeting as seen outside the hotel:
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Rink at the Brink might see another winter after Niagara Parks Commission and Winter Festival of Lights officials smoothed over some of the commission’s concerns about the fledgling tourist attraction’s first season. “We are cautiously optimistic the parks commission board will approve the rink operating within the parks’ land…