What title did Budget Travel Magazine give to Owego, NY?”
It’s Official!!! At about 8:50 am this morning, the CBS Early Show announced that Owego, New York is “The Coolest Small Town in America!!!” Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Nina Wooldorf, was interviewed and described the Top 5 towns on the Early Show. The magazine conducted the contest which began in early February and ended April 3. Over 100,000 total votes were counted for the 22 towns selected by Budget Travel from 152 nominations that were submitted. Over 20,000 votes for Owego were cast, and numerous comments, photos and videos were sent in by citizens, friends, supporters and visitors of our beautiful village. Criteria to be the “Coolest Small Town in America” according to the Budget Travel Editor this morning was that we 1) needed to be able to get a great cup of coffee and good restaurants; 2) a place where when people leave their small town to go to the city, they realize they’ve made a big mistake, and 3) a place with great art galleries and country s
Owego, NY was named “Coolest Small Town in America” by Budget Travel magazine. The magazine conducted the contest which began in early February and ended April 3. Over 100,000 total votes were counted for the 22 towns selected by Budget Travel from 152 nominations that were submitted. Over 20,000 votes for Owego were cast. Criteria to be the “Coolest Small Town in America” according to the magazine’s Editor was that we 1) needed to be able to get a great cup of coffee and good restaurants; 2) a place where when people leave their small town to go to the city, they realize they’ve made a big mistake, and 3) a place with great art galleries and country shops.
Budget Travel Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Nina Wooldorf, announced that Owego, NY was the magazine’s choice as “The Coolest Small Town in America” on the CBS Early Show on April 15, 2009. The magazine ran a contest beginning in early February and ending April 3 in which they solicited votes for the 22 nominees selected from 152 nominated towns. Over 100,000 total votes were counted and over 20,000 votes were cast for Owego. Budget Travel Magazine will run a feature story on Owego, NY in their October 2009 issue. According to the magazine, the criteria to be the “Coolest Small Town in America” are 1) it needed a place where one could get a great cup of coffee and dine at good restaurants; 2) it had to be a place where when people leave their small town to go to the city, they realize they’ve made a big mistake, and 3) it should be a place with great art galleries and country shops.
Budget Travel Magazine is published by Arthur Frommer. Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Nina Wooldorf, made the annoucement on the CBS Early Show on April 15, 2009. The magazine conducted the contest which began in early February and ended April 3. Over 100,000 total votes were counted for the 22 towns selected from 152 nominations that were submitted. Over 20,000 votes for Owego were cast. Criteria to be the “Coolest Small Town in America” are 1) it needed to be able to get a great cup of coffee and good restaurants; 2) a place where when people leave their small town to go to the city, they realize they’ve made a big mistake, and 3) a place with great art galleries and country shops. Budget Travel also described Owego as a place where there is “gorgeous outdoor beauty, fierce local pride, a picture postcard town, and has beautiful historic architecture.” Budget Travel Magazine will also feature Owego, NY in their October issue this year.
