NIAGARA FALLS: Maid of the Mist owners buying hotel

Source: Niagara Gazette
Originally printed September 12, 2008
NIAGARA FALLS: Maid of the Mist owners buying hotel
Tourist attraction owners purchasing Comfort Inn The Pointe
By Mark Scheer
The owners of one of the most recognizable tourist attractions in Niagara Falls are about to venture where they have never gone before — the local hotel business.
Maid of the Mist Corp., the company whose tour boat operation provides visitors with an up-close view of the falls, has reached an agreement to purchase the Comfort Inn The Pointe from its current owner, Sevenson Hotel Associates.
Tim Ruddy, vice president of marketing for Maid of the Mist, confirmed Friday the sale is expected to close in January. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. (more…)