From View magazine: While Niagara Falls has a handful of tattoo shops in and around Clifton Hill, it won’t be until Saturday that the world’s leading tattoo brand, nearly a genre in itself comes to the area. Founded by motocross legend Carey Hart, the athlete turned entrepreneur is bringing his chain of highly successful quality…
From Niagara This Week: Dalton McGuinty will have his hands in honeymooners’ pockets with the introduction of the harmonized sales tax, according to the Progressive Conservative party’s tourism critic. Ted Arnott, MPP for Wellington-Halton Hills, was in Niagara Falls Tuesday to talk tourism. Speaking to a group of residents and tourists at the bottom of…
From the Buffalo News: The generations- old debate over the best use of street signs to direct tourists to local attractions may be nearing a settlement — but not quite yet. City Council Chairman Sam Fruscione and Mayor Paul A. Dyster said they plan to discuss the issue during a private meeting today, and the…
From the Niagara Falls Review: As Michael Chan met with several of Niagara’s tourism officials this week, he said one thing became abundantly clear. “I think the Niagara region is in a really good position moving forward. I’m very hopeful for the future of tourism in the area,” Ontario’s tourism minister told The Niagara Falls…
From the Niagara Falls Review: American pastures are looking a lot greener for Canadian shoppers after the loonie opened trading Wednesday at par with the U.S. dollar. While parity may be nothing more than a psychological milestone, the northward march of the Canadian dollar against the greenback could see more people and jobs heading south….
I guess this is the sort of thing that CNN iReport is looking for… …So…the day after our wedding, we hopped in the car and headed to Niagara Falls! This warm and welcoming city provided much fun and tourism for the first couple days of our honeymoon, and on the third day we made a…
Someone with a Blogger blog posted twice (including pictures and videos) about a recent trip to Niagara Falls (Sep 1 and Sep 2): Border crossing in the Canada was less entertaining than last time we were here (we were here last right after 9-11 and the border guard asked Robby what we were going to…
From the Buffalo News: The control of millions of dollars of public money used to market and promote Niagara Falls and Niagara County is in the hands of 17 people. They choose how casino revenue and hotel taxes should be used to promote tourism in the county. They determine the salaries of staff hired with…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s never easy to give up on a dream, but the city has made the right decision in dropping the monorail idea for people mover system for the tourism sector in Niagara democracies. Falls. A monorail is something that has been on the minds of city leaders for decades. In…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s no secret that given the economic uncertainty in 2008, this year is expected to be a soft – read lousy – year for tourism. Gasoline prices are through the roof and they are expected to go even higher this summer. Food prices are also increasing, thanks in large part…