If you require Aberdeen Airport parking, you will be interested to know that Holiday Extras has announced they have added a new car park to their Aberdeen Airport offerings.
The Short Stay Special car park is within walking distance of the terminal - it's just a two-minute stroll from check-in – and offers about 400 undercover spaces for customers who want to keep their cars dry.
The car park is protected by CCTV with frequent patrols, and manned 24 hours a day.
Both standard parking and non-flexible options are available for booking.
28 September 2012
26 September 2012
Official Edinburgh Airport parking booking engine maintenance
The online booking engine for official Edinburgh Airport parking will be offline for essential maintenance overnight on 26 – 27 September.
No new bookings will be available during the hours of 10:00pm 26 September until 08:00am 27 September 2012.
No new bookings will be available during the hours of 10:00pm 26 September until 08:00am 27 September 2012.
20 September 2012
Gatwick Eco Parking wins Essential Travel parking award
Gatwick-based Eco Parking, which provides meet and greet parking at Gatwick Airport, has won Essential Travel ‘Car Park Attendant of the Month’ award for August - the second time in less than a year!
The company also won the award, which is based on the number of positive reviews received from customers, in December 2011.
Eco Parking offers Gatwick meet and greet parking exclusively through the Essential Travel website and is operated by leading Gatwick meet and greet parking company Help Me Park.
Help Me Park Director Sean McCarthy received the award commenting, “I’m very proud to receive this award on behalf of the whole team. A successful meet and greet parking company depends not just on its drivers, who are the day-to-day face of the company, but also the background staff in the offices who draw up the schedules to ensure our customers are met on time, every time.”
Eco Parking also received a month’s supply of biscuits.
The Essential Travel Car Park Attendant of the Month award is operated in conjunction with the British Parking Association.
The company also won the award, which is based on the number of positive reviews received from customers, in December 2011.
Eco Parking offers Gatwick meet and greet parking exclusively through the Essential Travel website and is operated by leading Gatwick meet and greet parking company Help Me Park.
Help Me Park Director Sean McCarthy received the award commenting, “I’m very proud to receive this award on behalf of the whole team. A successful meet and greet parking company depends not just on its drivers, who are the day-to-day face of the company, but also the background staff in the offices who draw up the schedules to ensure our customers are met on time, every time.”
Eco Parking also received a month’s supply of biscuits.
The Essential Travel Car Park Attendant of the Month award is operated in conjunction with the British Parking Association.
18 September 2012
Airport Parking Analysis Shows Big Growth in Meet & Greet Sector
Analysis of the parking habits of travellers at British airports in the last 12 months has shown a growth in the share of the market for meet and greet parking – the sector took a 9.6% bigger slice of the overall airport parking market.
The data from airport parking price comparison site Looking4Parking.com looked at the booking habits of travellers at 26 UK airports between May and July 2012 against the same period in 2011.
The three biggest types of parking were analysed: onsite parking at the airports; park and ride services, where travellers drop their vehicles off at off-site facilities and are ferried to the airport; and meet and greet parking, where travellers are met outside the airport terminal by a parking company which parks the customer’s car.
The figures showed that the meet and greet sector grew from 49.17% in 2011 to 58.72% in 2012, an increase of 9.6% of all airport parking. The growth was at the expense of park and ride schemes which lost 5.2% of the overall share (down from 36.08% to 30.92%) and onsite parking which lost 4.4% (down from 14.75% to 10.37%).
One meet and greet airport parking company believes the growth will continue. Martin Mansell, Managing Director at StressFreeAirportParking.com, the biggest provider of meet and greet parking at UK airports, said: “We are experiencing rapid, year-on-year growth – in the last 12 months alone we have increased direct and travel agent sales by 54% in total and that upward curve shows no signs of faltering.
“We believe the trend is being fuelled by word-of-mouth and the nub of that referral conversation is price. The cost of meet and greet parking has fallen significantly in the last five years and now, in many cases, it is no more expensive than standard airport car parking.
“Meet and greet takes the stress out of airport parking so the convenience factor, added to the value-for-money aspect, is driving growth in the sector at the expense of onsite airport parking and park and ride schemes.”
The data from airport parking price comparison site Looking4Parking.com looked at the booking habits of travellers at 26 UK airports between May and July 2012 against the same period in 2011.
The three biggest types of parking were analysed: onsite parking at the airports; park and ride services, where travellers drop their vehicles off at off-site facilities and are ferried to the airport; and meet and greet parking, where travellers are met outside the airport terminal by a parking company which parks the customer’s car.
The figures showed that the meet and greet sector grew from 49.17% in 2011 to 58.72% in 2012, an increase of 9.6% of all airport parking. The growth was at the expense of park and ride schemes which lost 5.2% of the overall share (down from 36.08% to 30.92%) and onsite parking which lost 4.4% (down from 14.75% to 10.37%).
One meet and greet airport parking company believes the growth will continue. Martin Mansell, Managing Director at StressFreeAirportParking.com, the biggest provider of meet and greet parking at UK airports, said: “We are experiencing rapid, year-on-year growth – in the last 12 months alone we have increased direct and travel agent sales by 54% in total and that upward curve shows no signs of faltering.
“We believe the trend is being fuelled by word-of-mouth and the nub of that referral conversation is price. The cost of meet and greet parking has fallen significantly in the last five years and now, in many cases, it is no more expensive than standard airport car parking.
“Meet and greet takes the stress out of airport parking so the convenience factor, added to the value-for-money aspect, is driving growth in the sector at the expense of onsite airport parking and park and ride schemes.”
17 September 2012
Solar Charging Car Parking
Imagine parking your electric car in an eco-friendly, solar-charging car park and having it charged automatically by rays from the sun.
As well as offering car parking, a solar charging car park would automatically sense an electric vehicle had been parked. As a result, a wireless transmission, from a solar canopy positioned above the car parking space would charge the vehicle from power collected by the sun.
The energy collected feeds into a charging coil within the parking space’s asphalt which then feeds to the car battery. Sensors then stop the charging when the car’s battery is full. What more could you want from eco parking?
As well as offering car parking, a solar charging car park would automatically sense an electric vehicle had been parked. As a result, a wireless transmission, from a solar canopy positioned above the car parking space would charge the vehicle from power collected by the sun.
The energy collected feeds into a charging coil within the parking space’s asphalt which then feeds to the car battery. Sensors then stop the charging when the car’s battery is full. What more could you want from eco parking?
14 September 2012
The arrival and departure procedures at Stress-Free Meet and Greet Glasgow Airport have changed.
Customers now drop-off and collect their cars in the Holiday Inn car park - just outside the terminal.
Directions to the Holiday Inn are as follows:
Arrival procedures:
Departure procedures:
Customers now drop-off and collect their cars in the Holiday Inn car park - just outside the terminal.
Directions to the Holiday Inn are as follows:
- Leave the M8 at junction 28 if you are travelling westbound, or junction 29 if you are travelling eastbound
- Follow the signs to the hotel.
Arrival procedures:
- You should call Stress-Free on 07554 431765 when you are about 20 minutes from the airport.
- When you get to the Holiday Inn you'll see your driver, who will be wearing a Stress-Free uniform. He or she will take your car and park it at Airparks for you; all you need to do is walk across to the terminal and check in for your flight.
Departure procedures:
- Once you've collected your luggage, give Stress Free a call either on the same mobile number as before or from the free phone in baggage reclaim - dial #6107 to get Stress-Free.
- Your driver will bring your car back to the Holiday Inn car park.
13 September 2012
Prestwick parking name changes
If you're booking Prestwick airport parking be aware that the Glasgow Prestwick airport official car parks have changed their names.
The airport's car parks are now called: Terminal Short Stay and Terminal Long Stay.
The airport's car parks are now called: Terminal Short Stay and Terminal Long Stay.
12 September 2012
Changes to Manchester Airport T3 meet and greet
From Wednesday 5 September, customers using Manchester Airport T3 meet and greet parking need to be aware that there will be new directions for the meeting point from this date.
The new directions are as follows:
The new directions are as follows:
- From the M56 exit at Junction 5
- Follow signs for T1 Ground level departures
- At the roundabout take the 2nd exit, signed T3 Meet & Greet 4
- Follow entrance lanes to T3 Meet & Greet.
10 September 2012
Change to drop-off point for Heathrow T5 official valet parking
The drop-off point for Heathrow airport official T5 valet parking has changed – the new postcode is TW6 2GA.
07 September 2012
Daily Mail highlights rip off parking prices
We all know it’s wise to shop around and compare airport parking prices, but did you know that it’s especially important when booking official, on-airport parking?
According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, official airport parking prices can vary between airport terminals! And in some cases can be almost twice as much for parking at the same airport, just at different terminals.
The report into airport parking highlighted the significant difference in prices for valet parking at Gatwick Airport’s North and South Terminals. At Gatwick you can expect to pay almost double for your meet and greet at the North Terminal compared with the same service at Gatwick’s South Terminal.
Prices published by the paper show that for a week’s meet and greet parking – 3-10 September 2012 – the airport was charging £154 for the North Terminal service compared to £78.50 for the same service at the South Terminal – a price difference of £75.50. The only difference between the two services is the point of pick-up and drop-off. Even the long-stay car parking was more expensive at the North Terminal than the South for the same period - £87.50 compared with £65.10.
It appears it’s not just at Gatwick Airport where prices vary according to the terminal used. For the same time period, four different prices were quoted for short-stay at Heathrow Airport, varying from £93.90 at Terminal 1 to £132.30 at T5.
Manchester Airport parking prices also varied according to the terminal.
The Daily Mail article with a full breakdown of prices can be found here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2195699/Gatwick-North-terminal-parking-rip-off.html
According to a recent article in the Daily Mail, official airport parking prices can vary between airport terminals! And in some cases can be almost twice as much for parking at the same airport, just at different terminals.
The report into airport parking highlighted the significant difference in prices for valet parking at Gatwick Airport’s North and South Terminals. At Gatwick you can expect to pay almost double for your meet and greet at the North Terminal compared with the same service at Gatwick’s South Terminal.
Prices published by the paper show that for a week’s meet and greet parking – 3-10 September 2012 – the airport was charging £154 for the North Terminal service compared to £78.50 for the same service at the South Terminal – a price difference of £75.50. The only difference between the two services is the point of pick-up and drop-off. Even the long-stay car parking was more expensive at the North Terminal than the South for the same period - £87.50 compared with £65.10.
It appears it’s not just at Gatwick Airport where prices vary according to the terminal used. For the same time period, four different prices were quoted for short-stay at Heathrow Airport, varying from £93.90 at Terminal 1 to £132.30 at T5.
Manchester Airport parking prices also varied according to the terminal.
The Daily Mail article with a full breakdown of prices can be found here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2195699/Gatwick-North-terminal-parking-rip-off.html
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