EDITORIAL — Reducing passport prices would aid tourism industry

From the Niagara Falls Review: Ontario’s tourism industry, particularly in Niagara, has been in one long struggle for the better part of the last decade. Ever since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, border security in the United States has been an ongoing concern; a byproduct of that has been fewer American visitors heading north….

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Debate stirs over Canadian falls hotel plan

From the Niagara Gazette: A plan is in the works to build a 57-story hotel and two more high-rise buildings on a prime piece of real estate overlooking the Horseshoe Falls in Canada. The developer maintains that the project being proposed for the property which has been home to the Loretto Christian Life Centre for…

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Timing is everything

From the Toronto Sun: Explore your own backyard Tourist towns near the border with the U.S. have suffered a triple whammy in recent years. The recession, new passport rules and a strong Canadian dollar have kept Americans at home. According to statistics from Ontario Tourism, from January to June 2009 the number of American visitors…

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