From Niagara This Week: Calling the tourism industry “our General Motors,” Mayor Jim Diodati said the city needs to exploit opportunities to stage “blockbuster events” to further increase the number of visitors coming to Niagara Falls. “People poke fun at it, but (tourism) is our General Motors,” Diodati told and audience of 200 at the…
From Niagara This Week: Niagara Falls will be home to two casinos for the foreseeable future. That’s according to Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor, who said the 16-year-old gaming facilty — the city’s first — will remain open. And not only will the casino remain in operation, Craitor said the government and the Falls Management…
From Niagara This Week: The U.S. parent of Great Wolf Lodge has been sold to an asset management company. An affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC and Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. announced a merger deal in which Apollo will acquire Great Wolf, which owns 11 outdoors-themed hotel-waterparks across North America, including one in Niagara Falls,…
From Niagara This Week: Staff at the Radisson Hotel and Suites Fallsview are feeling pretty good these days. That’s because the hotel has been honoured with a pair of company awards — The 2011 President’s Award and 2011 Renovation Award. The President’s Award is presented to properties that achieved top scores in guest satisfaction as…
From Niagara This Week: A Toronto casino would be a gamble for the province if it moves ahead without an impact study is not completed first, Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati said Monday. Diodati was reacting to the news that the OLG plans to open a gaming facility in Toronto as a part of a…
From Niagara This Week: The future of one of Niagara’s two casinos will become clearer Friday. The fate of Casino Niagara, which first opened its doors in 1996, will be announced at a news conference at 1 p.m. at the facility, said Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor on Tuesday. Closing Casino Niagara was one of…
From Niagara This Week: The Maid of the Mist will return to the water for the 2012 season on both sides of the Niagara River Gorge the company that runs the boat tours said Tuesday. The Maid of the Mist Steamboat Company said it would continue with the service in 2012 after talks with the…
From Niagara This Week: A highrise development slated for the land along Stanley Avenue which is home to the former Loretto Academy has passed another hurdle — but not without conditions. Council endorsed a staff recommendation to approve an application building form and zoning changes sought by backers of the project, provided they meet a…
From Niagara This Week: After less than one year on the job, Fay Booker is out as general manager of the Niagara Parks Commission. Sources told Bullet News that the decision was made Tuesday and senior staff members at the Parks Commission were informed this morning. Later Wednesday, a news release from Niagara Parks stated…
From Niagara This Week: Two new faces at Niagara Falls Tourism have been charged with helping the organization implement a plan which will focus on drawing visitors from the world’s emerging markets. Jennifer McGregor and Anastasia Belashov have been brought on board with NFT to help sales initiatives in such places as China, India, Brazil,…