2007-02-27 17:28:19 - Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) is encouraging travellers to book long stay airport parking through a reputable company to ensure safety and security of both passengers and vehicles. APH's own airport park and ride car parks, situated near Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester Airports plus many of the other car parks on offer through www.aph.com hold the Park Mark®, Safer Parking Award from the British Parking Association.

The Park Mark® Safer Parking Award is an initiative of the Association of Chief Police Officers aimed at reducing crime and fear of crime in car parks. The award is granted to parking sites that have achieved or exceeded the requirements of a detailed risk assessment conducted by the Police.

The award can also help travellers decide what

long stay airport car parks and car parking services are more reputable. The risk assessment process is rigorous and certainly helps to sort the better operators from the less reputable.

As well as holding the awards at many of the car parks, Airport Parking and Hotels also offers customers further benefits across 18 UK airport locations. These include good lighting and signage; help with luggage, scales to weigh suitcases, toilet facilities, vending machines, security CCTV systems, comfortable airport transfer buses and coaches.

For further information or to book contact www.aph.com or call 0870 733 0515

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Notes to editors:
Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) has over 20 years' experience as a retailer of pre-booked long and short stay airport parking. It offers parking at 18 UK airports, ports and Eurotunnel terminals plus airport hotels packaged with parking, airport lounges. It also offers a range of other pre-bookable travel extras including travel insurance, car hire, holiday taxis, ski lift passes, ski equipment and even an online safe for storage of valuable documents, APH handles around 700,000 bookings per year.

APH also has over 20 years' experience operating airport park and ride car parks, with more than 8,000 spaces at sites serving London Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham airports. All APH operated car parks hold the Park Mark® - Safer Parking Award.

APH is a carbon balanced company.

APH works closely with The World Land Trust and has to date helped purchase 600 acres of Belize rainforest through donations totalling more than £20,000.

APH is an AA preferred partner. Other partners include HSBC, BT, ASDA, BSkyB, the Institute of Advanced Motorists and Toys R US

APH is a member of The Independent Airport Park and Ride Association (IAPRA) which represents UK independent airport park and ride operators

APH has industry-leading customer retention rates: 96% of customers state that they are likely or very likely to book the same APH car park again

APH was also a finalist in the British Parking Awards - Exceptional Customer Service Category