Duty free fighting GST cuts

    From the Niagara Falls Review: With Niagara Falls $35 million closer to a convention centre, the federal government’s plan to keep the GST rebate program for conventions and group tours is good news to those who feared millions of dollars in cancelled reservations. But Chuck Loewen has little reason to celebrate. Loewen is general manager…

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    Fantastic Friday is Back!

    Last week I received the latest email newsletter from  the Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Falls – Fallsview

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      Take it CHEESY

      From the Orlando Sentinel: Ah, the thundering falls of Niagara! Powerful. Majestic. Inspiring. And yet, just yards away from all that natural beauty lies what some would refer to as an attractions area and others would call a tourist trap. Whatever it is, it’s so off-the-charts cheesy that it makes the dizzying sprawl of Orlando’s…

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        You’re Invited to Party in Niagara with DJ Absolute

        Yesterday (Wednesday) I received the latest newsletter from Cantina Charlies Niagara Falls: To subscribe to the newsletter, fill out the form at the bottom of the Cantina Charlies Niagara Falls web site.

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        CAA Winter Festival of Lights kicks off Nov. 3

        The Welland Tribune reports that November 3rd marks the 30th Season For the CAA Winter Festival of Lights in Queen Victoria Park and The Niagara Parks are not the only ones pulling out all the stops.  One attraction pulling all the stops will be the Skylon Tower. The Skylon Tower will be lighted up  using…

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        Preparing to Drop The Guitar in The Falls!

        From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo (includes video): The scaffolding is being set up, the stage will soon be in place, and the thousands will soon jam down Old Falls Street, as 2012 will be ushered in in fine musical fashion. For the third year, The Hard Rock Guitar Drop will bring in the new…

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          Denny’s pricing

          I often listen to the sports radio station in Toronto (CJCL, The Fan 590). I often download Prime Time Sports and listen to it as I go for a walk at lunch. The Monday, July 28, 2008 show had someone on who was going to Beijing for the Olympics and they were talking about food….

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          Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf

          As Lonny mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the City of Niagara Falls has information about the steel structure behind the Niagara SkyWheel. The attraction will be called Dinosaur Park Adventure Golf. The city web site doesn’t really have any other information on it. It says it is new construction and that it is currently…

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          Marineland stormed by protesters

          Sounds there was quite a bit of excitement at Marineland on Sunday! From the Toronto Star: The last day of Marineland’s operating season drew hundreds of protesters outside the Niagara tourist attraction’s gates on Sunday and escalated when about 150 people stormed inside, yelling “shut it down.” Organizers said they hadn’t planned to enter the…

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