Parks to implement Chinese pay options

From Niagara This Week: Starting next month, Chinese visitors will have Chinese mobile payment options at Niagara Parks attractions. After a procurement process, OTT Pay Inc. was selected as the preferred vendor, catering to the emerging Chinese tourism market. The agreement was finalized with a signing ceremony on March 14. Once implemented, Niagara Parks will…

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Investors reconsidering Thundering Waters project

From the Niagara Falls Review: The future of a proposed $1.5-billion development backed by Chinese investors in Niagara Falls is now uncertain. A spokeswoman for the developer told the Globe and Mail some of the project’s backers, which include the real estate fund of a state-owned Chinese investment company, are re-evaluating their commitments because of…

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Niagara Glen a little greener

From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Glen is a little greener after 37 Chinese students from two high schools in Beijing planted 10 red oak trees Saturday morning. The trees represent a bond of friendship with Canada and Niagara Falls, said Yaping Lee, vice-principal of Beijing Wenhui Middle School. “The taller they grow, the…

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Niagara Falls project spurred by Chinese investment

From WBFO: The Chinese government is supposed to put up the first $100 million toward a billion-dollar development in Niagara Falls, Ontario. That’s from Falls Mayor Jim Diodati who leaves for Beijing this morning for talks on the planned project. It’s been publicly in the works for months, a mix of residential, tourist and wetlands…

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Minister of State Moore Greets Chinese Tourism Officials in Niagara Falls

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…

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China decides to unleash its tourists

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls is eager to roll out the red carpet to hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists now that Canada is on the list of places their government will let them go. People working at Niagara Parks Commission attractions are going to learn when someone pretends to wash their hands…

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