Greetings from Niagara Falls
From the Tonawanda News:
This is, by far, the shortest distance I have ever trekked to do a travel story.
Yet even though the Ontario portion of the cataract is only about 70 blocks from where I live, it is pretty much another world.
Not to knock the natural beauty of the U.S. side of the falls, but from the States, Canada’s side looks more … well … fun. All those bright lights and tall, shiny buildings just call to onlookers.
So in that spirit, the first installment in the News’ new travel series will take a look at Niagara Falls, Ontario, from a tourist’s point of view. Trying to simulate a family’s budget, we capped ourselves at $80 for the day. So no, that meant that we couldn’t go to the casino.
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Niagara Falls, Ontario Attractions Open for the 2010 Season, Spring Packages Abound
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 summer arrives.
April saw the first Maid of the Mist voyage of the 2010 season. The popular Niagara Falls tours takes visitors into the shoe below the Falls many times daily from now through mid-October. Visitors, clad in the Mad of the Mist’s famous blue rain slicks, are offered a wet and wild view of the 13-storey Falls from below on the iconic boat tour, which has been thrilling visitors to Niagara Falls since the mid-1800s.
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Higher U.S. passport fees could put a damper on local tourism
From the Toronto Star:
Tourism industry officials in Toronto and Niagara Falls say they are shocked to learn the U.S. State Department plans to raise passport fees by as much as 35 per cent.
A new adult passport would cost $135, up from $100. Since last summer, passports have been mandatory to cross the Canada-U.S. border. The new fees, which could come into effect in mid-March, mean U.S. passports for a family of four would cost $480.
“It’s a total surprise, and under the circumstances, I’m rather shocked,” said Niagara Falls Tourism chair Wayne Thomson.
“It’s very difficult to get our American visitors across the border for so many reasons right now. This is certainly not good news for people in the U.S. who may not be able to afford a passport and it’s certainly not good news for tourism destinations,” he said.
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Travel Eazy: Niagara Falls
The Travel Eazy blog has posted about Niagara Falls:
Niagara Falls is a popular tourist site for over a century, and it is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa. Niagara Falls attracts some 12 Million tourists to her majestic awesome beauty each year.
It is a place for being thrilled or soaked amid natural splendour.
The site looks like it has just grabbed content from elsewhere, but there is still some good (but basic) information.
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Fewer Americans coming to Canada
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Fewer Americans came to visit Canada in October than in September, while the number of Canadians travelling to the United States was up slightly the same month, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
Travel by U. S. residents to Canada fell 2.6% to 1.6 million in October, compared to the previous month. This was the first decline in four months, the agency reported this week.
Travel to the United States by Canadian residents edged up 0.1% to 3.3 million.
By contrast, travel to Canada from destinations other than the United States increased by 3.2% to 332,000 in October.
Travel to Canada by United Kingdom residents -Canada’s largest overseas market – increased by 15.3% to 62,000 trips. Trips to Canada from Germany and Australia also posted double-digit gains.
Two-way cross-border car traffic at Niagara Falls bridges has been steady, said Brent Gallaugher, of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission.
“Auto traffic is holding its own or is creeping up. We’re not in bad shape there,” said Gallaugher. “Trucking is down.”
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