From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission wasn’t the only business to struggle in 2009. The tourism industry as a whole had to scratch and claw its way through a year hampered by unseasonable weather, new passport requirements and a deadly influenza strain. “It’s extremely bleak out there,” said Niagara Falls Tourism chairman…
From the Niagara Gazette: City tourism officials expressed support on Monday for a tentative plan to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of Niagara Falls State Park with a July parade through the downtown area. Members of the Niagara Falls Tourism Advisory Board endorsed the concept of the city celebration parade, which is being…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls should be a leader in the province’s plan to build a stronger, more competitive tourism industry, says Niagara Falls Tourism chairman Wayne Thomson. “There’s no question that Niagara Falls is the logical leader in tourism,” he said. “While Niagara as a whole provides plenty of tourism opportunities, there…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The way Ontario Tourism Minister Monique Smith wants to tender the right to run boat tours on the Niagara River will harm the Niagara Parks Commission, Niagara Falls’ tourism industry and tourism provincewide, says former Niagara Parks Commission chairman Jim Williams. He’s not going quietly after resigning his $250-a-day government-…
From a PRWeb press release seen on Yahoo! News: Offering the benefits of a Niagara Falls travel guide along with the functionality of a virtual travel agent, the Niagara Falls Tourism website has re-launched with an array of vacation planning tools. The website is a portal through which visitors may discover Niagara Falls experiences through…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls will not be among the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World. And because of a technicality, it’s not even in the top 77. For months, organizers of the Swiss-based group New7Wonders have been asking officials on both sides of the Niagara River to form a supporting committee…
From Canoe.ca Travel: Just beneath the cheery din of slot-machine sirens, the sound of blissed-out tourist traffic and the crash of Niagara Falls, an undercurrent of anxiety is flowing among merchants and attraction operators as they brace for what some fear could be a summer of discontent. As of June 1, those who make their…