Industry News

February 8, 2018 Direct Travel, Inc., a top travel management company in North America, today announced that it has partnered with SpotHero for Business, North America’s leading business parking reservation platform and the first mobile solution to help corporate travelers find and book parking on the go. The partnership will increase the Read More »

Global online parking reservation provider, ParkCloud, has broken into a new market, announcing Canada as the 42nd country available to customers booking through its extensive global network.   ParkCloud is now able to offer its online parking reservation services to customers travelling from Canada’s largest and busiest airport – Toronto Pearson International Airport.  Passengers parking up at the airport’s self park covered garages Read More »

The Village adds mobile parking app for quicker payment option Romeoville, Ill (Feb. 5, 2018) — The Village of Romeoville announced the launch of PassportParking®, a mobile parking application that allows parkers to pay for their parking through their smartphones. The app is powered by the global leader of mobile Read More »

Mobile app provider leads the way for parking payments along Metro North Rail  New York, NY (Jan. 23, 2018) — Charlotte, North Carolina-based fintech company, Passport, which recently raised $43 million from Bain Capital Ventures to help accelerate its growth, has secured 34 parking lots along the Metro North Rail Read More »

European online parking reservation leader, ParkCloud, has further strengthened its presence within the Italian market, by securing a contract renewal with Torino Airport (Turin Airport), following a successful 18-month term.  Having originally agreed the deal in mid-2016, Turin Airport – which is also known asTurin-Caselle Airport – has agreed to renew Read More »

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has awarded NextGen Parking a contract for the upgrade and addition of parking revenue control equipment for five garages on its expanded parking complex in Dallas, Texas. The $1.1 million contract standardizes all UTSW parking facilities on a common Designa ABACUS PARCS system, Read More »

New SpotHero Integration on the Google Assistant Showcased at CES 2018 SpotHero, North America’s leading parking reservation service, has launched a new integration that enables drivers to book parking with the Google Assistant using voice commands. With the Google Assistant’s recent integration into Android Auto, drivers with Android Auto will Read More »

Nominations for both the IPI Board or Directors and the CAPP Board closed February 22, 2018. The Nominating Committee of the International Parking Institute (IPI) is pleased to announce the annual Call for Nominations for individuals interested in serving as members of the IPI Board of Directors. For the 2018 Read More »

Women in Parking (January 24, 2018) 2018-2019 Women in Parking Board Announced The Women in Parking (WIP) Association recently announced the roster for elected members to the 2018-2019 WIP Leadership Board. The eight new board members joining the new board term come from a variety of sectors within the parking Read More »

COLUMBUS, OHIO (January 22, 2018) – TIBA Parking Systems and ADEXUS, a leading company in IT services and solutions, join forces to deliver world-class parking access and revenue control systems (PARCS) to South America. Headquartered in Chile, ADEXUS will expand the TIBA network in South America. With 27 years of experience, Read More »

European online parking reservation leader, ParkCloud, has welcomed three new members to its head office team following a successful period of growth. Elvan Bagci, Melanie Schroeder and Julio Calvo join the parking reservation provider’s award-winning team as Marketing Analyst, Account Manager – German & Polish and Account Manager – Spanish Read More »

BMW’s investment in Parkmobile, LLC to help drive continued expansion and innovation throughout North America Parkmobile, LLC, the leading provider of mobile parking solutions in North America, announced today a recapitalization of the business and investment by BMW Group.  Through this transaction, Parkmobile has consolidated its shareholder base and gained Read More »