North America’s Leading Provider for Smart Parking Granted Access to 185 Spectra-Run Venues

Atlanta, GA – July 21,2020 – ParkMobile, the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in North America, announced today a new multi-year partnership with Spectra, industry leader in venue management, hospitality and partnerships, to become the company’s official parking reservations provider. ParkMobile’s contactless pre-paid reservations and on-demand event parking will allow Spectra’s 185 venues to offer visitors a new way to park at events with an enhanced focus on guest safety and ease.

Committed to enhancing the customer parking experience, ParkMobile’s app and website will allow Spectra guests to find available parking spaces, book parking spots ahead of time, and filter for specifications like tailgating, oversized vehicles, and more. For guests who elect not to reserve parking in advance, venues will be able to leverage ParkMobile’s drive-up parking solution, allowing guests a cashless option and improving a major component of the customer experience.

The ParkMobile solution seamlessly integrates with most handheld scanning devices, parking barrier gates, and ticketing platforms. ParkMobile has over 19 million users in North America, and has been used at hundreds of venues, including Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Soldier Field in Chicago, Prudential Center in Newark, and T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“Parking is our first opportunity to impress guests, and Spectra is excited to partner with the experts at ParkMobile to improve this crucial touchpoint at our venues across North America,” Bryan Furey, Senior Vice President of Partnerships for Spectra, said. “As venues prepare to reopen in the coming months, it’s important that we offer a rethought parking experience that communicates our priority to keep guests and staff safe.”

“This partnership with Spectra will make parking at their venues much easier and safer,” Jon Ziglar, CEO of ParkMobile, said. “The days of heading to an event without knowing where you’re going to park are over. Now you can make a parking reservation online and drive right to the lot where you have a guaranteed spot waiting for you.”

About ParkMobile

ParkMobile, LLC is the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in North America, using a contactless approach to help millions of people easily find, reserve, and pay for parking on their mobile device. The company’s technology is used in thousands of locations across the country, including 8 of the top 10 cities as well as college campuses, airports, and stadiums. People can use ParkMobile solutions to quickly pay for on-street and off-street parking without having to use a meter or kiosk. Additionally, ParkMobile offers parking reservations at stadium venues for concerts and sporting events. Reservations are also available in metro area garages, allowing people to drive into the city without having to worry about finding parking. ParkMobile has been named to the Inc. 5000, Deloitte Fast 500, Smart Cities Connect “Smart 50,” and the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Top Workplaces. Additionally, the company won the 2020 Stevie Awards for Product Innovation. For more information, visit ParkMobile.io or @ParkMobile on Twitter.

About Spectra

Spectra is an industry leader in hosting and entertainment, partnering with clients to create memorable experiences for millions of visitors every year. Spectra’s unmatched blend of integrated services delivers incremental value for clients through several primary areas of expertise: Venue Management, Food Services & Hospitality, and Partnerships. Learn more at SpectraExperiences.com. Follow Spectra on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Media Contacts:

Jeff Perkins, CMO

ParkMobile, LLC

678-801-8855

jeff.perkins@ParkMobile.io

Beckie Liwacz, Publicist

Spectra

267-901-4687

Beckie.liwacz@spectraxp.com

Leading B2B Parking Technology Provider Becomes Official Parking Technology Partner as 190 Spectra-managed Venues Gear Up to Reopen

DALLAS (June 3, 2020) — As live entertainment venues across North America begin preparations to reopen, Spectra, an industry leader in venue management, hospitality, and partnerships, today announced a multi-year partnership with ParkHub, the leading B2B parking technology provider. As Spectra’s Official Parking Technology Partner, ParkHub will help venues meet the growing demand for contactless guest experiences.

ParkHub’s technology promotes contactless payments, streamlines the parking experience for fans and staff, and provides rich data insights at a venue-level. The company’s mobile point-of-sale device accepts credit card and mobile payments and authenticates prepaid parking passes on the spot. All transactions are stored in Suite, ParkHub’s business intelligence platform, which provides real-time operational and transactional data, and robust analytics.

“When we first initiated our partnership with ParkHub, the focus was on upgrading the guest experience at our venues and better understanding the parking data to improve operations,” Bryan Furey, Spectra’s senior vice president of partnerships, said. “The beauty of building strategic partnerships is that they can quickly evolve to help overcome unexpected business challenges together. Now that we are in the midst of a global pandemic, our new parking technology partner can play a vital role in helping us address a major customer touchpoint. We’re eager to get more of our buildings online with ParkHub as the venue teams prepare and execute their reopening strategies.”

George Baker Sr., founder and CEO of ParkHub, said: “The COVID-19 crisis has caused venues to reconsider operations at every stage of the customer journey. Optimizing the parking experience – which is often the fan’s first impression of service at an event – is more critical now than ever before. Spectra shares our commitment to promoting safer, more efficient processes, and we are eager to support their partners during this pivotal time.”

Spectra-operated Subaru Park, an 18,500-seat Major League Soccer stadium just outside Philadelphia, has already enlisted ParkHub to provide visibility into their parking operations and refine the fan arrival process. ParkHub’s real-time integration with Paciolan, Subaru Park’s ticketing partner, allows for a seamless journey from purchasing tickets on a smartphone to arriving at the stadium. ParkHub’s technology integrates with many ticketing and prepaid parking providers and currently serves over 300 premier entertainment venues, professional sports teams, universities, and state parks across the United States.

Spectra recently incorporated ParkHub’s integrated solutions into its company-wide “Together AGAIN!” reopening plan, which was provided to each of Spectra’s 190 venues to guide their individual reopening strategies.

“Spectra-managed venues now have access to parking technology that simultaneously reduces the interaction between guests and staff and maximizes the efficiency of the guest entrance process,” Mike Scanlon, Spectra’s senior vice president of arenas and stadiums, said. “On top of that, our General Managers will have access to important parking data, coupled with potential integration into other systems–like ticketing, that will inform important operational decisions.”

Spectra currently operates 76 arenas, 59 convention centers, and 50 stadiums, including Cotton Bowl at Dallas Fair Park, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, Santa Clara Convention Center, Miami Beach Convention Center, Atlantic City Convention Center, and Boardwalk Hall, Subaru Park, PPL Center, Cross Insurance Arena, and XL Center.

About Spectra

About ParkHub

ParkHub is a Dallas-based technology company that provides software and hardware services for the parking industry. The company’s products provide multiple payment options, real-time reporting of parking revenue, support for dynamic pricing, and inventory availability and control. ParkHub technology integrates with many prepaid parking and ticketing providers. Founded by parking industry veteran, George Baker Sr., ParkHub has effectively fast-tracked traditional parking operations into the digital age. For more information, visit parkhub.com.

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