- Places Rated: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh rated 'most livable' once again 4/26/07 Dan Majors
- Forbes: America's Most Livable Cities 4/29/10.
- The Economist: Move over, Honolulu; Pittsburgh's No. 1 in U.S. Julie Percha Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2/22/11
- National Geographic: Best Trips 2012.
- Today: Where to travel in 2013: Miami, Croatia, and more 1/1/2013.
- Hotels: Hotel boom in Pittsburgh area expected to continue, Sam Spatter 12/25/12 & Hotel building boom sweeps Pittsburgh region Natasha Lindstrom 12/19/2014, both Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
