From a Marketwire press release: The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism), along with Dean Allison, Member of Parliament for Niagara West–Glanbrook, today greeted officials from the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) during their visit to Niagara Falls, Ontario. “I am thrilled to welcome the Chinese delegation to Canada,” said Minister…
Earlier this week I received an email newsletter from the Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview and Spa
From the St. Catharines Standard: Around the corner from Fallsview Casino and a wall of towering hotels, the two-storey Ritz Inn Niagara features a sign boasting deep discounts heading into the peak tourist summer season. The 25 per cent price cut is the only way Niagara Falls motel owner Hoat Oey foresees surviving what some…
From the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal: State parks officials unveiled renovations at several key areas in Niagara Falls State Park this year, but the planned work is just beginning. Three Sisters Islands, Luna Island and Prospect Point with groundbreaking ceremonies this year. Those projects make up a small portion of the $40 million worth of…
From the Buffalo News: Construction on the Maid of the Mist’s new boat dock and storage facility in the Niagara Gorge went on in the rain Monday, while the fight to halt the work is continuing in court. The Niagara Preservation Coalition has asked the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court to issue an injunction…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls tourism officials customarily say that their city draws 8 million visitors a year, but a new study may show the figure may be larger than that. A consultant estimates 7.3 million Americans visited Niagara Falls last year. Longwoods International is still working on numbers for Canadian and other foreign…
Dinosaur Park is open now. I guess it's just opening later than before… # It's a brisk, cool day. The sun is shining (mostly), the wind is blowing (lightly), and the sky is blue (where it's not cloudy). # Dinosaur Park mini golf is closed today (or at least so far today). This is the…
From the Architects’ Journal: The Niagara Parks Commission has launched an international contest to re-masterplan the area surrounding Canada’s most iconic waterfall
There is a bunch of road work being done around the main tourist areas in Niagara Falls. When you first get into the Falls via Stanley Avenue, there are 2 different sections of the road where they are replacing the water mains or something. On the weekends this messes up the traffic. There is also…
Last Thursday I received the latest email newsletter from Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours. You can sign up for their newsletter by entering your email address in the form at the bottom of the main page of the Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours web site.