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Originally Posted by JManc
...and NF is especially horrible in the winter. I went once as a kid and it was unbearable. Atlantic City was supposed to be the Vegas of the east and that didn't pan out so NF stands zero chance.
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Well Atlantic City didn't have the Falls, and the already built in guaranteed tourism because of having that natural wonder..My concept was to build up on being just a tourist town because of the Falls, and morph into also being an adult get away. A two for one,
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Originally Posted by xzmattzx
Late March to early December, coming from someone that lives even farther north. The reality is, if you're going to sell either Niagara Falls to Americans on the East Coast or Midwest, the tourist season is much shorter. It's really mid-May to early October. The lake effect snow begins in November (but sometimes begins in October), and it snows into April in that area. People are generally done with snow and winter by March, so any place that still have a lingering winter in April is going to be very unappealing.
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If climate is a concern, then all it needs to appeal to really, are people from the GTA and Western New York who are used to the climate.That's enough of a base for people looking for a local fun getaway on a whim..The international tourists can keep the status quo, and only come during the warmer season.
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Originally Posted by C.
It's not just casinos. Ditch the family friendly BS and go for a more diversity for all ages. More nightlife and bars. The Canadian side of Niagra Falls can also play on its strength of allowing better adult entertainment and legal pot.
The area wineries and parks are also an underutilized national attraction.
It can be a nice weekend getaway for the Toronto metro area and western NY.
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Exactly! The city is almost geared towards having that identity, but falls really short.(pun intended)..Also, it's too bad they couldn't build a large man made mountain for skiing, but that's a little ambitious. Yes to capitalizing on legal weed and that culture..That could be an angle.
Some of you on here, and I'm assuming from south of the snow line, make it sound like come November it's time to lock yourself in and hunker down like bears hibernating..There are lots of really nice sunny winter days hovering just above or below the freezing mark..I've been out in February with no mitts and just a sweater catching a tan from the sun reflecting off the snow on such days.Again, moot point when places like Vegas can be just as extreme the other way.