What is a good-natured getaway? You can go anywhere. So why visit The Lodge at Gulf State Park? Because when you're here, you become a part of something bigger than yourself. While you're enjoying everything that makes a vacation great—you will feel good about doing your part to help an endangered species become...not. You can feel good about recycling, learning, caring, supporting local. You will feel good, long after you've checked out. SUSTAINABLE TOURISM Sustainable tourism is the practice of comprehensively incorporating the tenants of ecotourism into the overall guest experience. It provides increased benefits to both the host community and the tourist/visitor by enhancing the positive experience of the mainstream traveler in an environmentally sensitive manner that also protects the destination. The Lodge at Gulf State Park, A Hilton Hotel will be a leader in the Sustainable Tourism movement. THE THREE PILLARS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ARE: 1. Environmentally friendly operations and facilities 2. Support for the protection of cultural and natural heritage 3. Direct and tangible social and economic benefits to local people