Skyparksecure Travel Blog - THE TRAVEL BLOG by Skyparksecure

We think we’ve found the funniest, most insane air steward in history. Have a look at the video below and let us know if you think you know of a better one.

We’ve been working really hard behind the scenes to put together a wide range of discounts, offers and improved prices. It’s an important time of year for anyone travelling abroad this year, as just before Easter is generally the time the pick up the best deals on flights, holidays and indeed airport parking.

Check out what we’ve just released today:

Gatwick SkyOne- a product that we’ve been selling on our sister sites for a little while that has now been promoted to full on SkyParkSecure release. Prices for 8 days Meet and Greet parking is just £44 at the moment. BOOK IT!

Manchester Premium Parking - another great product, this time at Manchester. Prices at the moment are only £19.99 for 8 days parking and will stay that low all through March. Keep and eye on this one as everyone else will be raising theirs! BOOK IT!

Doncaster Platinum Parking - emerging as an extremely well run service, the boys at Platinum have very graciously reduced their prices for the coming weeks. Prices are only £29.95 and £49.50 for 8 and 15 days parking respectively. BOOK IT!

Birmingham AngloParks 10% OFF- our lovely friends at AngloParks at Birmingham have offered a 10% off all parking throughout March. As prices begin to creep up this will become more and more beneficial, and this is a GREAT Meet and Greet product. BOOK IT!

We’ll keep you up to date with all our offers over the coming weeks and months. Make sure you optin to our emails to be the first to know.

On Sunday 9th May 2010 all the staff here at SkyParkSecure will be running the Blackpool 10k Fun Run in aid of Donna’s Dream House; a great charity that provides free holidays to children and teenagers with life-threatening illnesses.

Donna’s Dream House is a charity local to ourselves here in Blackpool but is recognised nationally as a wonderful source of support and relief for families all over the UK.

When you make a booking with us you will be asked to contribute just £1 to this very worth cause. If you’d like to give more please visit http://www.justgiving.com/skypark10k and make a donation.

If you’d like to find out more about Donna’s Dream House visit their web site.

Our lovely friends at Comstrad at Stansted Airport have given us access to what are the best prices available online for Meet and Greet parking. With prices at £44 for a weeks parking, no-one comes close, especially as this is already a very popular product.

These prices are only available until Monday 8th March at which point they will go up. A full list of prices is below … or if you’d prefer, Book Now! 1 Day £29.00
2 Days £29.00
3 Days £29.00
4 Days £29.00
5 Days £39.00
6 Days £39.00
7 Days £44.00
8 Days £44.00
9 Days £53.00
10 Days £61.00
11 Days £61.00
12 Days £69.00
13 Days £69.00
14 Days £71.00
15 Days £75.00
16 Days £75.00
17 Days £78.00
18 Days £79.00
19 Days £79.00
20 Days £79.00
21 Days £79.00
22 Days Plus £99.00

As mentioned above these prices can only be held until Monday 8th March so get in there now!

At the end of last year we sent a survey to our customers asking for their feedback on the service they have received from SkyParkSecure over the last year.

We are delighted to announce that 9 out of 10 of our customers* are ’satisfied’ or ‘very satisfied’ with their experience of parking with us.

We received some very helpful and insightful feedback which we have reviewed in full and will be implementing changes over the coming months to further improve our service to you.

Thank you to those of you who took part; your feedback is very important to us.

* results are from 1702 people who responded to our survey in December 2009

A RyanAir passenger has entered travel industry folklore by eating a winning scratch card after being told he couldn’t claim his prize of £10,000 immediately.

Flying from Poland to East Midlands airport the passenger became frustrated and, despite the best efforts of the crew and other passengers, downed the winning ticket.

RyanAir spokesman Stephen McNamara said all prize winners must be verified before a prize can be paid out and of course the crew did not have £10,000 ‘kicking around the aircraft’.

Personally, I can understand the passenger’s frustration. I’ve tasted the sandwiches on a RyanAir flight and I too would rather eat a piece of paper.

Well back at work at last after two weeks holiday, didn’t have anything planned it was just a break while the grandchildren are off on holiday from school. Thoroughly enjoyed it though, took my 6 month old puppy Ruby and my daughters 3 year old dog Macey (both King Charles Cavaliers) onto the beach most days with 2 of the grandchildren, Bradley and Madison and let the dogs off the lead for the first time. It was scary but its surprising how obedient they are for a lump of cheese (the dogs not the grandchildren).  Managed to walk about 3 miles getting in good practise ready for our sponsored charity walk on Sunday 9th May - we are entering the Blackpool 10k again. We’ll be running in aid of http://www.donnasdreamhouse.co.uk.

There will be 3 levels of people taking part from SkyPark: - Runners - Fast Walkers – Walkers. Unfortunately they do not have crawlers as I would fit better into that category. Taking the dogs meant getting them clean after such an event; twice they went into the sea (including grandchildren). I had to recuperate with a class of wine and a good book once they were sorted out. I need much more practise and have promised to go walking with my eldest granddaughter Chelsey at least three evenings a week but have managed to put it off so far.

Still, it’s for such a good cause and therefore needs serious consideration. I will keep you up to date with my progress!

SkyParkSecure have launched the UKs only Winter Sports dedicated airport parking web site.

We’ve been to every one of the UKs car parking suppliers and vetted their suitability to ensure that only those who meet our requirements are listed. We want to make sure that those of you travelling with hefty equipment get the best service you can and so skiparksecure.com instantly becomes your best option.

“We’re aware of how important airport parking is to our customers, especially those who are travelling with ski and snowboarding kit. It’s very important to us that our customers continue to receive a great service from us so we’ve made sure that those car parks that appear on skiparksecure are up to the job,” says David Brown, Managing Director.

“SkyParkSecure is known for offering the best prices and the best service in airport parking, this site broadens our horizons and provides an easy option for skiers and snowboarders because nobody else is offering this kind of dedicated service.”

Customers can get an introductory 10% discount off all their airport parking needs for the coming 7 days when they book their airport parking at www.skiparksecure.com

The News of the World printed an article the other day explaining what it refers to as a ’sting’ on holidaymakers and a ’postcode lottery’ depending upon where passengers are flying from.

They recruited the help of the guys at Travel Supermarket to research the difference in price from airport to airport and they found that while long stay parking at Heathrow is around £75, they, somewhat strangely base the article around the apparently exhorbitant prices charged by airports on their short stay car parks. At Heathrow £75 becomes £703 if you park in the short stay car park.

What they totally fail to mention is that the short stay at every airport in the UK is designed specifically to be for people who don’t intend to park for very long. The clue is sort of in the name of the car park.

Parking for 2-3 hours is £11 in Short Stay at Heathrow Airport, perfect if you are picking someone up at the airport and not ludicrously priced. The car park is closest to the terminal and not designed for long stays. That is why they have a Long Stay car park. £11 is a lot cheaper than parking in Westminster for 3 hours, which will cost you at least £20.

All airports in the UK offer cheaper options for customers parking for longer than a few hours, as are an ever growing number of companies around the airport perimiter who offer a much cheaper option than parking on the airport.

At SkyParkSecure we specialise in finding you the best deal no matter where you are flying from. Every car park is fully secure and we offer the best range of discounts and special offers available anywhere in the UK.

Last week our Managing Director Dean Pailing paid a visit to Robert Eyre from Leicester, to present him with his prize of a 42″ LCD TV. Mr Eyre was delighted with his prize.

“We’re always really pleased to meet our customers face to face, especially when we’re presenting a great prize,” said Dean.

“We work hard to ensure that everything we offer to our customers is top notch and we hope this is another demonstration of our commitment to our customers.”