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November 21, 2011
Visit New York State for the 7th Hamburg Festival of Lights
November 21, 2011
Celebrate The Fairgrounds’ 7th Festival of Lights opening on November 25, 2011. Located just 20 minutes south of Buffalo, NY in Hamburg. Experience this event with the entire family and celebrate the holidays, maybe after checking out some great deals in the Niagara region.
Take pleasure in a leaisurely drive through a nearly 2 mile spectacle of over a million dazzling animated colored lights filling a brilliant path of light displays including several brand new scenes to this year’s show.
After your ride, continue the experience and enter through the newly decorated quaint North Pole Village and behold the old timeless window displays imitating the nostalgic downtown holiday shopping atmosphere. While in the village, write a letter to Santa and mail it from our Village Post Office or hug Holiday characters. Both make for memorable photos.
In their charming barn located right outside the village, Santa presents his favorite reindeer sleigh team all ready to go! Every weekend, take pleasure in riding a carriage pulled by Santa’s team of reindeer, just like on that magical night. Warm up inside with some hot chocolate, coffee or food favorties and be amazed as well as entertained by the world’s largest Elf, Kandy Kane and his traditional Holiday Magic Show. Ride the North Pole Express or any of the other timeless and restored rides at Santa’s Magical Midway.
Milk for Health presents a new interactive Kids Game Show “Everyone’s A Winner” hosted by Rob and Carol Allen features a fun time with plenty of laughs. Of course, a holiday festival wouldn’t be complete without the merriment of Santa himself!
This Western New York event has become a holiday tradition for thousands of families. It runs s until December 30, 2011 at just one low price per carload. Don’t forget your camera!
Visit Tops Friendly Markets & purchase a pre-sale admission ticket -
only $12 for the entire carload – that’s a $6 savings off of the gate price!
Hurry, only available until November 26! Just ask your cashier when you
check out at any TOPS.
Black Friday shopping in New York State? Visit the Duty Free first!
November 14, 2011
Black Friday is coming up, and that means it’s time to make hay for Canadian shoppers.
For some, the trip is just a swing over the border for a few hours. For others, it’s a weekend filled with shopping and tourism.
If you’re planning on spending any amount of time over the border, be sure to check in at the Duty Free before you cross. You’ll save the tax on already discounted goods, and can take advantage your personal exemption. You’re allowed to exceed your limit for a relatively small state tax.
So long as you consume the balance of the amount your exceeded your exemption by, you won’t have to pay tax when coming back to Canada.
Outlet stores do not always follow outlet mall hours, so it’s a good idea to call any stores you are particularly interested in to make sure they will be open.
New York Premium Outlets
Waterloo Premium Outlets located in Waterloo, NY (Syracuse/Rochester area) and Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, NY (New York City area), will be having the “After-Thanksgiving Weekend Sale and Midnight Madness” events starting Friday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 27.
This is Premium Outlets biggest sale event of the year. Most stores will be opening their doors at midnight with specials for the midnight shoppers. Some stores may be opening before midnight.
- Waterloo Premium OutletsAfter Thanksgiving Weekend Sale Hours
Thanksgiving: Closed until midnight
Friday: Midnight-10pm
Saturday: 8am-10pm
Sunday: 9am-8pm - Woodbury Common Premium OutletsAfter Thanksgiving Weekend Sale Hours
Thanksgiving: Closed until midnight
Friday: Midnight-10pm
Saturday: 7am-10pm
Sunday: 8am-9pmSee also: Niagara Region Specials – Quebec Region Specials
Tanger Outlets in New York
Tanget Outlet is holding the “Moonlight Madness” sale. Stores will open at 10pm with special sales going on all night long.
Mall sponsored events include:
- Be one of the first 200 shoppers in line at 10pm at the Shopper Services and receive a free $10 Tanger Gift Card.
- Be one of the first 100 shoppers in line at 2am at the Shopper Services and receive a $20 Tanger Gift Cards.
- Tanger Outlets at the Arches – Deer Park, NYAfter Thanksgiving Weekend Hours:
Thanksgiving, Nov. 24: 10pm-12am
Friday, Nov. 25: 12am-10pm
Saturday, Nov. 26: 7am-10pm
Sunday, Nov. 27: 9am-8pmSee also: Niagara Region Specials – Quebec Region Specials
- Tanger Outlet – Riverhead, New YorkAfter Thanksgiving Weekend Hours:
Thanksgiving, Nov. 24: 10pm-12am
Friday, Nov. 25: 12am-10pm
Saturday, Nov. 26: 7am-10pm
Sunday, Nov. 27: 9am-8pmSee also: Niagara Region Specials – Quebec Region Specials
Other New York Outlet Malls Black Friday Events
- Adirondack Outlet Mall – Lake George, NYThe Adirondack Outlet Mall will be hosting a “Midnight Madness” event, with stores opening after Thanksgiving at 12am. Special savings will be going on through out the entire weekend.See also: Niagara Region Specials – Quebec Region Specials
- Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls
Pick up $800 in Outlet Savings at Rainbow Bridge Duty Free!
- The Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls will closed during the day on Thanksgiving, but will be opening at midnight to celebrate its Midnight Madness sale. Along with special store promotions and door buster discounts, the outlet will have the following events:
- Enjoy the Madness – Music, entertainment and radio remotes all night long.
- Wake-up Text – Sign up for a wake-up text and be entered into a $1,000 shopping spree contest.
- Free Coffee and Red Bull while supplies last.
The Ultimate Round Trip – United States segment
October 20, 2011
Two South Africans have gone on an extended vacation around the world to take in and share their experience in an online blog. This follows the trend of staying connected with friends and family by way of the internet during long-distance journeys.
Tristan had just finished studies in Town Planning at university. Likewise, Dominique finished postsecondary studies and wanted more. Tristan said, “I feel like there’s so much more fun stuff to do rather than sitting behind a desk all day. So that’s where this trip, and subsequently this blog, come into the frame.”
To say this is a small undertaking would be a gross understatement. “I’m absolutely petrified about traveling around the world,” he said.
However, Tristan says he feels a “true sense of excitement and adventure” and that he will try his best to keep the stories (and photos) coming.
Their most recent updates are updating the Southern US portion of their travels. When you visit their site, you can browse through their tour of Daytona, Orlando, New Orleans, Austin, San Diego and more.
Their trip has amassed
- 156 days travelling
66 271 kilometres travelled
14 flights
14 bus trips
4 4X4 trips
11 train rides
5 ferry rides
3 self-driven car rides
1 self-driven RV road trip
40 places visited
12 countries visited
Visit their website at www.theultimateroundtrip.com for many great pictures and videos describing their travels mapped out below! And you can follow them on Twitter @theURTblog
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Beer industry blames itself for falling behind
October 20, 2011
Beer industry leaders have blamed a multi-year slump on everything from the economy and weather to anti-smoking laws in bars. But one top executive is bluntly suggesting that the industry itself is the problem for failing to out-market the spirits category.
“The days of beer guys knocking each other around and not worrying too much about spirits and wine is over, and it’s frankly been over for a long time,” MillerCoors CEO Tom Long said in a speech to hundreds of beer distributors gathered this week in Las Vegas for a meeting of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. “We’re going to have to look at those competitors and as an industry take on the challenge of brand beer. Make no mistake: our success over the next five years depends on that.”
The last three years have been brutal. In the 52 weeks ending in late August, the number of beer cases sold in stores was down 1.5% from the year earlier, according to Nielsen, while spirit volume sales were up 3.2% in the year ending in mid-September. By year’s end, experts are forecasting beer volume to be down some 2%. That would mark the third year in a row of a decline, which hasn’t happened in 50 years, Beer Marketers Insights President Benj Steinman noted in a presentation to distributors, who met at Caesars Palace for their annual convention and trade show. “If we have yet another year of 2% decline, it will be a lost decade,” he said. “We’ll be back to where we were 10 years ago.”
Mr. Long, who took over as CEO in June, suggested advertising is playing a role in the rise of spirits, with more brands spending liberally on TV, moving into a medium that beer used to have to itself. He even took the unusual step of showing off several sprits ads from brands such as Captain Morgan and Smirnoff — hardly the presentation you expect at a beer conference.
“Spirits advertising has been praised by lots of folks and I think rightly for its ability to connect with its target,” he said. “It’s apparent they have read the beer-marketing book and they’ve been borrowing pretty liberally from it.” He also cited spirit line extensions and new flavors, as well as new brands. “Look at Grey Goose,” he said. “This brand was created right out of thin air. French Vodka? Who would have thought such a thing?” he added. But with a “relentless sales effort” and clear positioning, “they created a whole new price tier in vodka and Grey Goose took flight.”
“Maybe not enough beer commercials are talking about the relevance of the beer and what the beer is about and too many [are] about the joke,” said Frank Politano, VP-sales and marketing for Kohler Distributing Co. in New Jersey. “I think the consumer is looking more about, ‘What’s my experience?”
Create an experience for yourself by travelling into the United States. From the last of this year’s fall colours, to experiencing a historic byway, to bussing yourself to an outlet or tailgate party, there’s lots to do! Stop by, check out our specials, and take your pick.
Let us know what kind of travel character you are on our Facebook page or Tweeting @canadadutyfree!