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Which? Airport Parking? Avoid “Ridiculously High” Prices With These Tips

Admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 11:52:34 +0000

A recently completed survey that was conducted by Which? Car magazine found that the cost of airport parking in the UK is “ridiculously high”, but they’re not telling the complete story.

It’s one thing to say airport parking costs are inflated, then compare a “premium” parking service at Heathrow to a fairly standard “park and ride” service in Manchester. The truth is, there is a wide range of options available, offering everything from meet and greet service (where you are met by a chauffeur at the terminal upon your departure and return) to budget off-airport parking where transfers to and from the airport are provided.

So, sure, you can pay a high price for airport parking if money is no object, but these days most people are looking for the best deal available. It’s easy to find if you know where to look.

Your first stop should be a price-comparison website, because let’s face it, that’s where you’re going to find the best deal quickly. In the case of airport parking, let’s be honest, there’s a glut of websites vying for your attention, but there are too few companies who offer you a real comparison. Try to avoid websites that only compare their own car parks, or only compare a small selection of available parking services. A site like gosimply.com compares not only all of the top sellers, but also clearly displays the actual prices for each seller including any credit card surcharges, if applicable.

Secondly, a great price doesn’t mean much if the service isn’t up to par. Find as many car park reviews as you can for any company you’re considering, because “low cost” doesn’t always equal “value”.

Lastly, check the terms and conditions. Are there any fees involved should you need to cancel? What about if you need to change your travel dates? Each car park supplier has their own terms and you will want to know what they are prior to booking any services.

The bottom line is, yes, parking at the airport can be quite expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. With a little research, you can leave your car in safe hands and get on with the important business of a relaxing and fun holiday.

Handicap Airport Parking Sticker

Admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:34:56 +0000

I need to confess that We have kept my handicap sticker for as well lengthy. In the beginning, I used to be even hesitant to private a handicap car parking sticker, but now I’d not are living with no it. It offers me much benefit. You can find handicap car parking indicators everywhere in San Francisco. Car parking in San Francisco is notoriously challenging, but with my handicap car parking sticker I can constantly discover a position. Eight several weeks right after having it, I can’t bear in mind what everyday living was like with no a handicapped car parking sticker. I but it had been a whole lot more challenging! I certainly acquired a handicapped car parking sticker for the genuine purpose. The thing is that, I broke my leg. It wasn’t merely a garden-variety break, possibly. I acquired in the negative accident and broke it in 3 locations. I experienced a total leg cast that went from leading to bottom. It had been extremely tricky to stroll on crutches. To the 1st many several weeks, I really important make use of a wheelchair. I acquired a unique gadget that permitted me to drive, however the handicap car parking sticker was certainly crucial. Residing in San Francisco specifically, it had been tricky to have close to with my short-term handicap. I tried to not drive in normal, but I needed to to head to do the job. The handicap car parking sticker insured i always constantly identified a position near sufficient in order that I could wheel in promptly. About six several weeks later on, even so, I used to be away from the cast. In the beginning it had been tricky to stroll. I could nonetheless justify utilizing the handicap car parking sticker. Naturally, my leg was weak as well as the muscles have been atrophied. The thing is that, I experienced not been jogging with it for many several weeks, and I important to regain my power. The handicap car parking sticker meant i always didn’t need to stroll many blocks to have to my location. I could generally discover a position suitable in front. Steadily, the power returned to my leg, but nonetheless I kept utilizing handicap car parking stickers. I felt a small negative since you will find folks who have genuine motives for their handicapped car parking stickers, even though I no lengthier do. I wish which they can come across places. I wish I’m not acquiring places that other men and women call for. Eventually although, I tend not to care that a lot. It really is just as well effortless to provide up. I really like my handicapped car parking sticker. It creates everyday living much additional effortless for me.

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Use Your Nearest Airport to Save Money and Time

Admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:35:24 +0000

Manchester Airport Early Morning Arrivals

Regional airports are great for frequent flyers like me. By using my nearest regional aiport (Manchester) I save myself countless hours of travelling and significant travel costs.

Another way that I routinely save money is by pre-booking my car parking space Manchester airport parking space as far in advance as possible. As soon as I know the date that I need to fly I book my car parking space. I routinely save as much as 60% on the non-prebooked airport parking charges at Manchester airport.

I was oblivious to the savings that could be made through pre-booking for some considerable time. I had previously just turned up at the airport and took whatever parking space was available and paid full price for it. It wasn’t until a fellow traveler told me how he had saved over 50% off the regular parking charges by simply booking in advance that I realized I’d been giving money away.

Booking online is the way to do it. Booking as early as possible will give you the best savings and ensure that there is a space available when you turn up at the airport. Booking in advance will ensure that you have a space available when you turn up at the airport.

There are a number of on-airport car parking options to choose from at Manchester along with a good selection of off-airport car parks. You may also like to consider valet parking, sometimes called ‘meet and greet’ parking. This option can save you even more time as you don’t have to find your parking space or make your way back to the terminal. You simply need to turn up at the airport terminal at the agreed time and a driver will park your car for you. On your return they will retrieve your car from the car park ready for you to drive home. All you need to do is remain sober on your homeward flight.

You can also save some money on Gatwick parking and Heathrow parking by booking your car parking space well in advance.

Victoria Apollo or Palace Theatre: Finding Your Way Is Wicked-ly Easy With Google Street View

Admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:35:18 +0000

I remember the first time I travelled to London’s West End by myself. I found myself scratching my head in bemusement, standing in Charing Cross’s arrival hall. I was on my way to the Victoria Apollo to see Wicked The Musical; not via broomstick, but via my own two feet and a journey on the tube.

In order to get to my destination, I needed to find Embankment tube station. Maybe it was my excitement at the thought of seeing green witches and flying monkeys distracting my mind, but I could not for love nor money find the exit for Embankment station. There was a rather large directions board with an arrow pointing to, what appeared to be a toilet door/store cupboard sandwiched between a pub/cafe and the train platforms. I was fairly certain the exit couldn’t possibly be there. Thus, I ended up walking out of the main entrance and stumbling around in a daze, until I rang my brother on my mobile to discover the exit to Embankment was, in fact, back in the station.

On closer inspection the door that I thought was a toilet or store cupboard was actually an exit to a set of stairs and escalators, which lead to a whole new street, at the bottom of which was – low and behold – Embankment station!

This brought me to think J.K Rowling may have been on to something with Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter books. If you recall, Diagon Alley was a place where young witches and wizards went to buy their supplies before attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It could only be accessed by going into The Leaky Cauldron pub (which was apparently located between a bookshop and record shop on Charing Cross Road!)

It seemed my magical journey to OZ had already begun! That’s all very fine and well in the world of make believe, but if you are planning to get to your 7:30pm ‘curtain up’ in time, you’re going to need a more realistic plan than using a magic wand.

It can make it tricky to find your way, especially if you’re a tourist! It can make finding your destination a little tricky, especially if you’re a tourist.

¦Which brings me to Google Street View! Ah, could Mr. Google be our ‘Fiyero’, our knight in shin… Ok, enough of the whimsy…

As you may have heard on the news, as of March this year Google’s Street View now covers over 99% of the United Kingdom’s roads, both rural and urban. Just as a brief reminder, Google’s Street View does what it says on the tin: if you type into Google Maps your destination, you are given the option of seeing an actual photographic view of the street! But what, you may inquire, does this have to do with finding my theatre? Quite a bit, actually!

For example, say you are planning a trip to see Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward theatre (after which, you WILL be singing ‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ in a high pitch voice). If you’ve walked up from one of the tube stations, you’ll likely be on the main road which is ‘Charing Cross Road’. If like me, you either hate carrying a map because it “makes you look like a tourist” or your sense of direction is so dire, that you always think directly ahead must be North and behind South, then a map isn’t going to be the greatest help. Without a landmark, you’re likely end up going off down several side streets before you find the theatre. That’s where Google Street View comes into good use!

Before your trip punch in the theatre’s postcode and have a good look around the surrounding streets. Back track your expected route. You’ll be able to identify landmarks, enabling you to take the correct turn off.

Let’s face it, if you want to see Jersey Boys, you probably won’t be too happy if you accidentally wind up at Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. On second thought, both of those shows have men with high pitched voices, so it might not be such a bad mistake

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How To Spot Fake Reviews

Admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:01:28 +0000

Companies who sell fake reviews to hotels and other services are compromising their clients’ integrity and cheating consumers out of an honest evaluation.

If you’ve ever searched the Internet for product reviews before making a purchase, you’ve surely seen them: glowing reviews, telling you how fantastic this audio system is or what a wonderful time was had staying at that hotel. Did it ever strike you as strange that sometimes there seem to be tens, maybe even hundreds, of reviews that don’t have one bad word to say?It just so happens that those reviews you’re reading might actually be fake.

These days, almost any site that sells a product or service has a “reviews page” or a section dedicated to customer testimonials. Everyone from major store chains to online sites that allow you to compare airport parking offer up customer reviews with the intention of helping you decide on the best way to spend your hard-earned cash.But how can unsuspecting consumers decide if they can trust the reviews presented to them?When you’re evaluating a website’s reviews, there are two things to consider.

1. It’s Not All Good News – Sure, when you see that a company has nothing but 5-star reviews, you get a good feeling about them. But remember, in reality there are always going to be problems that arise, no matter how consistently good a service or product is.If there are no negative remarks at all, chances are someone is removing them to serve their own purposes.

2. Can Just Anyone Submit a Review? Be extra careful on sites that let just anybody write a review.Some sites offer an online form where anybody, regardless of whether they’re an actual customer or not, can give a few bits of information and then say what they like.The most reliable reviews will be found on sites that only allow people who have actually used the product or service to write a review, usually by sending out a customised link directly to the customer.

One type of site that seems particularly vulnerable to fake reviews is the travel comparison website. In an age where you can do almost anything online: compare car hire companies, purchase budget airline tickets, book a boat trip up the Nile or even just compare airport hotels, the possibility of coming across bogus testimonials is increasingly prevalent. One site that has experienced some trouble with fake reviews, and consequently with some negative customer perception of their services, is TripAdvisor. Companies were promising hotel owners that they would post positive reviews of their businesses on high-profile sites (like TripAdvisor) in return for a monthly fee. There’s even the tale of one hotel that received several reviews before even opening to the public! TripAdvisor, to their credit, have many checks in place, along with human moderators, that police the reviews submitted to them and either remove anything questionable or place a warning on any set of reviews that are deemed possible fakes.

Some fake reviews will almost always sneak through though, even with a system of checks in place.The public’s best defence against them is learning to spot the signs mentioned above and then just using good old-fashioned common sense.

Lack of Courtesy from Glasgow Airport Passengers

Admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:50:22 +0000

An extensive survey of airport staff throughout the United Kingdom appears to show that customers at Glasgow airport in Scotland are the rudest and most ill-mannered in the country.

A questionnaire sent to over 2000 full-time airport employees asked them questions regarding how well-mannered and courteous their customers generally were. Questions included:

‘Do your customers ever behave belligerently?’ and ‘Has a customer ever been confrontational or argumentative?’.

Although both Heathrow and Gatwick featured strongly in the list of worst airports it was topped by Glasgow airport in Scotland. The survey suggests that passengers using Glasgow airport are amongst the rudest and worst behaved in the UK.

Certain areas of the airport appeared to be hotspots for bad behavior and rudeness. The worst area for rude outbursts from passengers was found to be the check in desks. Passengers appear to get agitated and stressed by restrictions on hand luggage size and weight limits and this can provoke many to respond angrily.

Another area in which people lose their cool very easily is in the Glasgow airport parking lots. People become impatient when waiting for shuttle buses and blamed airport parking staff when they couldn’t remember where they left their vehicles.

Airport staff are trained in dealing with passengers who can be stressed by tight schedules. But nobody should be required to tolerate hostile, rude and belligerent behavior from customers while at work.

Glasgow airport managers have said that they are now considering a campaign intended to improve customer behaviour at their busy airport. They are acutely aware of the stress and even illness that can be caused to staff as a result of having to deal with problematic passengers.

An airport spokesman said: ‘if we can encourage our customers to be more courteous and less inclined to become angry and belligerent our airport will be a far better place to work. We can expect to see a reduction in staff turnover as personnel become happier in their work.

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You may choose to fly from an alternative Scottish airport like Aberdeen or Edinburgh. Remember to book your Edinburgh airport parking in advance for some great savings.

Airport Parking with your Hotel Room is a Great way to Save

Admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:36:41 +0000

Sky News – Airport Parking Scandal

If yoiu’ve taken your car to any British airport in recent years you will understand why it’s important to prebook your airport car parking space. If you don’t pre-book and just turn up at the airport you will be surprised at the parking charges and can find that there are no spaces available.

Luckily, its very easy to go online and pre-book your parking space to save some money. You’ll fnd that the prices available online are a fraction of what you will be required to pay if you don’t pre-book. But you could be saving even more money while enjoying a little hotel luxury before taking your flight.

If you have an early morning flight you may have considered booking yourself into a convenient airport hotel for the night before. If you are going away for a short break an airport hotel room enables you to start your break that little bit sooner. Many of the top name airport hotels provide some exceptional services. They usually provide a top quality restaurant, bars, room service and even swimming pools.

Rather than rushing to the airport in the early hours of the morning, spending the night before in a comfortable, local hotel means boarding your flight already relaxed and ready to make the most of your short break.

If that isn’t enough of an incentive to make you want to take a hotel room for the night before your flight then what about a hotel room that includes airport parking? Many popular airport hotels are now offering some incredibly attractive deals that include a convenient airport parking space for the period of your holiday.

Airport hotels with parking provide a convenient way to save money and headaches. Although you will usually only use a hotel room for one night they will typically provide a parking space for 8 or 15 days.

Airport hotels providing inclusive airport parking are an example of how airport hotels are doing what they can to accommodate the desires of today’s demanding travelers.

Spend a Night in an Airport Hotel for Free Airport Parking

Admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:36:44 +0000

Propatube.com – Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel

Luckily, its very easy to go online and pre-book your parking space to save some money. You will find that online prices are a fraction of what your parking would cost otherwise. But you could be saving even more money while enjoying a little hotel luxury before taking your flight.

If you have an early morning flight you may have considered booking yourself into a convenient airport hotel for the night before. If you are headed for a weekend break this is a great way to start your relaxing short holiday that little bit sooner. Many of the top name airport hotels provide some exceptional services. These include top quality restaurants, recreation facilities, excellent bars and even swimming pools.

If this isn’t enough to make you want to try a hotel room before you fly then what about some free airport parking included in the price? Many popular airport hotels are now offering some incredibly attractive deals that include a convenient airport parking space for the period of your holiday.

Airport hotels with parking provide a convenient way to save money and headaches. Even though you may have only taken a hotel room for one night the parking space provided is yours for typically 8 or 15 days.

Hotels that now provide airport parking are an example of how competition is encouraging them to provide more services that travellers want.

How to Save on Airport Travel Services

Admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:46:12 +0000

Airports, these days, provide a whole host of services for the benefit of travellers. If you are only an occasional traveller you will probably not be aware of the range of services available to you.

Airport lounges offer the facility for relaxation before your flight. You may think that these facilities are only available to VIPs and business travellers. But that isn’t true. Anyone can take advantage of the airport lounge facilities at various airports. They provide a great way to wind down before embarking on your flight.

Another airport service that is commonly used by business travellers are the various airport hotels. Booking into an airport hotel the night before an early morning flight means that you don’t need to get stressed, worrying about how you will get to the airport on time. Many airport hotels have facilities like swimming pools, restaurants, bars and entertainment. They are a great way to start your holiday even before you have left the country, and they don’t cost the earth if you book in advance.

Many people headed for their vacation destination prefer to travel to the airport in their own cars. Using your own car makes complete sense when you have luggage or your family with you. But what do you do with your car for the duration of your holiday?

Airport car parking provide secure storage for your car while you are out of the country. You can relax in the knowledge that your valuable car is secure and it will be waiting for you when you return. You can even arrange to have the car cleaned while you are away.

So where can you go to find out about all these great services? By far one of the best UK airport travel service comparison sites is Gosimply.com. Their user-friendly system provides lots of impartial customer reviews and the facility to compare prices and services before booking online for some great savings.

So, why not check out some of these great services and book online to get the best deal for your vacation?