MONTGOMERY – Alabama State Parks reaped a record 18 TripAdvisor.com Certificate of Excellence Awards for 2019. Oak Mountain State Park turned into one of these to obtain the honor from the journey-related assessment website.
The honors went to about 10 percent of the points of interest listed on the tour website.
A file 10 Alabama State Parks – or facilities inside the parks, along with the Gulf State Park Pier – earned TripAdvisor Hall of Fame honors. In 2018, 16 Alabama State Parks acquired Certificates of Excellence and 9 Hall of Fame awards.
“We are very proud of all of our parks that received this popularity, in particular, because it is based on traffic’ impressions,” Director of the Alabama State Parks Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Greg Lein said. “It’s interesting that our parks acquired three first-time Certificates of Excellence and that Cheaha State Park was inducted into their Hall of Fame after earning certificates for the fifth consecutive year. It is magnificent that we have been able to preserve these high-quality impressions with visitors, even at some point of protection and upkeep of many parks’ services. It’s surely a tremendous mirrored image on the mindset and overall performance of those parks’ personnel and leadership.”
To qualify for a Certificate of Excellence, an accommodation, eating place, or tourism experience needs to hold a general TripAdvisor score of at least 4 out of 5, have a hard and a maximum wide variety of 100 reviews, and have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. There is no software technique to receive TripAdvisor recognition. Certificate of Excellence winners for the five immediate years earn a Hall of Fame reputation.
The Alabama State Parks and parks’ attractions honored with Certificates of Excellence this year consist of the following:
–Cathedral Caverns State Park (Hall of Fame)
–Cheaha State Park (Hall of Fame)
–Cheaha State Park restaurant, Vista Cliffside (first award)
-Chewacla State Park (Hall of Fame)
–DeSoto Falls
–DeSoto State Park (Hall of Fame)
–Gulf State Park (Hall of Fame)
–Gulf State Park Campground (Hall of Fame)
–Gulf State Park Pier (Hall of Fame)
–Gulf State Park Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail
–Joe Wheeler State Park (Hall of Fame)
–Lake Guntersville State Park
–Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge
–Lakepoint Resort State Park (first award)
–Lake Lurleen State Park (first award)
–Meaher State Park
–Monte Sano State Park (Hall of Fame)
–Oak Mountain State Park (Hall of Fame)
Asheville, North Carolina: Experience the Best in Mountain Travel
Downtown Asheville is a pedestrian-friendly city. The Blue Ridge Mountains surround its unique skyline of art-deco-style buildings. The city has a year-round population of 74,000 and is home to America’s largest privately-owned home, the Biltmore Estate, and the historic Grove Park Inn. While accommodations are available at both, most people visit these urban legends and choose to enjoy other Asheville hotels and luxury mountain getaways.
“The Biltmore Estate and the Grove Park Inn are great places to visit,” Marge Nusser of New York, NY said, “but I prefer to seek out accommodations that are a bit more intimate yet still upscale in their services.” Many accommodations offer discounted or complimentary tickets to such attractions as the Biltmore Estate.
