'Sweet' Cranberry Twp. makes top-10 travel list
CRANBERRY TWP — “With a name like Cranberry Township, this city is bound to be sweet,” said an article by Expedia about the 101 Most Comfortable Cities for Travelers.
Cranberry has ranked eighth out of the 101 cities by Expedia for being a comfortable place to visit.
“That is fantastic,” said Kathleen McCaig, township planning specialist. “We are pretty excited to be in the top 10; it is pretty great.”
This designation from the tourism perspective is a “feather in the cap” for the township, as well as Butler County and Western Pennsylvania, McCaig said.
“It is always nice to see Cranberry recognized for being a place that people do enjoy visiting,” McCaig said.
She hopes the word gets out and people are encouraged to see why Cranberry had such a high ranking.
The ranking is based on survey results from more than 600,000 guests who responded to Expedia’s request for reviews of the community’s accommodations, a release states.
According to the release, when selecting the top sites, Expedia pulled data from millions of verified users’ reviews by ranking the top 101 U.S. cities with the highest hotel comfort ratings. The reviews were based on items from the comfort of the hotel beds to other amenities.
Expedia characterized Cranberry as, “a quaint Pennsylvania town with a number of inviting parks that attract both visitors and locals,” the release states. It also commented on the Community Waterpark, AE Ride Skatepark, Rotary Dog Park, Graham Park, and North Boundary Park in the township.
According to the release, the top score received was 4.6 out of 5 for Deadwood, S.D.
Irvine, Calif., was the 101st place area on the list, receiving a score of 4.2.
Altogether, the top-10 cities named were: 1. Deadwood, S.D.; 2. Crested Butt, Col.; 3. Rogers, Ark.; 4. Katy, Texas; 5. Marco Island, Fla.; 6. Minot, N.D.; 7. Wailea, Hawaii; 8. Cranberry; 9. Victoria, Texas; and 10. South Yarmouth, Mass.
The top-10 places are highlighted on Expedia’s website, https://viewfinder.expedia.com/features/101-most-comfortable-cities-for-travelers.
