From a Niagara Falls Tourism press release distributed by PR Web and seen on Yahoo! News: Niagara Falls, Ontario is welcoming visitors with beautiful Spring weather; the opening of popular attractions in the region, including the ever-popular Maid of the Mist and the Shaw Festival in nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake; and special rates for those visiting before…
On Monday I received this information from the Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton – Niagara Falls: Explore Niagara Falls with the ones you love! Niagara Falls Hotel Doubletree Fallsview Resort & Spa by Hilton offer Summer Couples and Family Packages. The Summer Couples Package includes a $50 dinner voucher for Buchanans Chophouse (on-site),…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As volcanic ash continues to ground aircraft across much of western Europe, travellers stranded in Canada are finding ways to pass the time. For Nick Haynes, he decided a visit to Niagara Falls was in order. Haynes, international director at BRE (Building Research Establishment) Group, and Rufus Logan, director of…
From Niagara This Week: Prospective employees braved long lines and wait times for their chance to serve a cheeseburger in paradise. Margaritaville Canada Ltd. hosted a job fair at the Niagara College Maid of the Mist campus on Dunn Street from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 8-11. According to vice-president of operations Stephen…
From the Buffalo News: Maid of the Mist tours will soon launch for their 125th consecutive summer, but a festering controversy over the attraction’s Canadian and American leases has cast uncertainity over the future of the famous boats. Could this be the last season for the American family that has owned the company since 1971?…
From the Niagara Falls Reporter: The list of 13 bidders now standing in line to take over the concession to operate sightseeing boats below Niagara Falls from public docks on the Ontario side of the river reads like a who’s who of international tourism superstars. And two independent sources with direct knowledge of the bidding…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Maid of the Mist is seen as an important part of any visit to Niagara Falls, tourists respect the name, and any interruption in its service would “negatively impact” Niagara’s tourism industry, a survey commissioned by the historic boat tour company suggests. The company hired Leger Marketing to survey 2,308…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Fay Booker, a Burlington business consultant who specializes in how corporations govern themselves, is expected to become the next chairwoman of the Niagara Parks Commission at a time the provincial agency is under scrutiny for the way it operates. Tour ism Minister Michael Chan’s office announced in a 5 p.m.,…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted about a recent trip to Niagara Falls: Finally arrived in Niagara Falls, the best city ever. The city was named after a curved water fall. I did not get the point of watching water fall down on some rocks at first, but it’s much more interesting actually to see…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Rules aimed at keeping the Niagara Parks Commission’s search for a boat-tour provider “above board” mean commissioners are to avoid contact with potential bidders -but the same rules wouldn’t disqualify a bidder who attempts to lobby members of the government agency. “This has no consequences for anyone other than commissioners…