Tourism Recognition for OCNJ
Ocean City was voted the #1 Beach in New Jersey in 2009.
Ocean City was voted the #1 Beach in New Jersey for Day Trippers in 2009.
Ocean City was voted the #1 Beach in New Jersey for Ecotourism in 2009.
Travel Channel selected as one of the “Best Family Beaches in America” in 2007 and “Best Beaches in America” in 2009.
One of the Top Ten American Surf Towns by Surfer Magazine.
The Ocean City area was ranked on the 2009 Forbes’ list of Best Small Places for Business and Careers.
The 2009 Nielsen Claritas Restaurant Growth Index ranked Ocean City in the top five Cities to open new restaurants.
The Press of Atlantic City honored Ocean City in 2008 with its Readers Choice Award for the “Best Family Attraction” in 2008.
Ocean City was ranked the #1 vacation spot in the region by readers of the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2008. The Inquirer described vacationing in Ocean City as, “Colorful umbrellas. Dolphins. Long walks together. Boardwalk. Music Pier. Family & Friends. The week that could go on for ever.”
Frommer’s highlighted Ocean City in its 13 “top destinations” for 2008 picked by its editorial staff, spotlighting Ocean City as a “charming boardwalk town”.
Fine Living Magazine rated our Boardwalk # 4 in the Nation. Noting “Ocean City more in touch with its 19th century roots, The Ocean City Boardwalk provides a glimpse of the elegant Victorian seaside resorts that once dotted the mid-Atlantic coast”.
Ocean City beaches ranked among the top three in the region in 2008 by two separate surveys announced by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium and the myfoxphilly’s hotlist.
Yahoo Travel Guide spotlighted Ocean City in its list of “Movers & Shakers” which had the largest increase in web traffic on the Yahoo Travel Guide Web Site. Ocean City catapulted from 117 in 2006 to #2 in 2007.
USA Today honored Ocean City as one of the “15 Most Unforgettable Vacations” in 2007.
The Weather Channel listed Ocean City in the “Top Ten American Boardwalks” noting that “you’ll want to remember your time here for years to come.”
OCNJ was honored by the National League of Cities for winning the 2008 Innovation in governance Award in the category of Innovative Local Use of Clean and Sustainable Energy.
American Heart Association named Ocean City one of the few Fit Friendly communities in the country. OCNJ was prominently mentioned in Forbes Magazine in October 2008 for receiving this honor.
Recognized by the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce for Environmental Leadership in 2008.