When you woke up this morning, did you think about heading to Toronto to go to the Saint Lawrence Market? Or to visit a passive beach along its waterfront (kinda like the one that we recently implemented)? Even if Toronto didn’t happen to be on your mind this morning, I bet that there were plenty of Torontonians who are thinking about Buffalo, thanks to our friends at the Toronto Star – see post. A quote from the article “Perfect Weekend: Two days/Two Nights in Buffalo”:
Linger a while and you may no longer think of Buffalo as woebegone, but
perhaps as a regular destination on your weekend getaway list. -Julia Pelish
Weekend highlights included a stay at The Mansion on Friday night along with dinner at Tempo, then to the Martin House and the Spirit of Buffalo on Saturday afternoon with appearances at the Blue Monk and Allen Street Hardware later that evening, and finally a visit to Globe Market and Betty’s on Sunday before a visit to The Knox and the Soho Burger Bar.
Thanks to Visit Buffalo Niagara for shedding some light up in Toronto – recently the VBN has been conducting interviews and has learned that Torontonians have an outdated mindset when it comes to Buffalo. The organization has implemented an ad-blitz in order to promote day-trip tourism, starting today with an ad campaign geared towards getting Buffalo’s best draws in front of Toronto’s unsuspecting eyes.
VBN’s efforts in Canada have garnered several other media hits in recent weeks. From VBN:
Toronto Sun
July 27
“Smooth sailing for Erie Canal Harbor” by Mitchell Smyth
VBN hosted travel writer Mitchell Smyth in fall 2010 and took him to many Buffalo attractions, including the Erie Canal Harbor.
The Star
June 22
“How I overcame my prejudice against Buffalo” by Adrian Brijbassi
Brijbassi wrote this online story shortly after VBN hosted him in Buffalo in June.
Aug. 2
“Brilliant times in Buffalo …” by Richard Ouzounian
Ouzounian was one of the writers who VBN met during its Toronto media dinner in April. VBN hosted him in Buffalo from July 29 to Aug. 1.
Waterloo Record
July 23
“Garden Walk Buffalo is well worth the drive” by David Hobson
VBN hosted a group of Ontario garden writers in Buffalo from July 15 to 17. This is the first story to come out of that media trip.
City Bites (Toronto)
Sumer 2011 Issue
“Buffalo’s Bounty” by Ivy Knight
(see cover and pages 27-29)
VBN arranged for accommodations for the writer and photographer for this piece.