From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: If you thought Monday’s partial eclipse was cool, just wait seven years. On April 8, 2024 — just 2,422 days from now — a total eclipse will cover the entire Western New York region, stretching south through Cleveland, Indianapolis, Dallas and even central Mexico. In Niagara Falls, Destination Niagara…
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…
From WGRZ Channel 2 in Buffalo: Niagara Falls announced events and activities for this summer. Destination NiagaraUSA, Old Falls Street, USA, Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino and Niagara Falls State Park held a joint press conference Thursday to announce the plans. “I am so pleased that all of our downtown partners have come together to…
From the Buffalo News: Niagara County and the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. have agreed in principle on a new three-year contract for the NTCC to continue as the county’s official tourism promotion agency. NTCC President John Percy said details remain to be negotiated, but the agreement staved off the June 18 expiration of the…
From the Buffalo News: More than 13 million people around the globe tuned in June 15 to watch Nik Wallenda walk across Niagara Falls, and many say the thundering waterfalls has never looked better. But can the city use the stunt to spring itself forward, or will June 15 be remembered as another perfect opportunity…
From the Buffalo News: Canadian officials this month gave the final green-light to Nik Wallenda’s plan to wire-walk above Niagara Falls—and to turn the region into a worldwide media spectacle this summer. Now, Wallenda and officials on both sides of the border must work to make the grand event happen, and that means figuring out…
From the Buffalo News: The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. has brought back a consultant who helped start the agency six years ago to refocus its marketing strategy for the future. The strategic marketing plan will attempt to pin down exactly who visits Niagara Falls and what markets should be pursued, corporation President John Percy…