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gosimply.com has today unveiled the face behind its recent “Guess Who?” contest. Visitors that correctly identified the dragon behind the smiley logo were treated to some exclusive travel discounts, including 15% off travel insurance, 10% off airport parking, hotels and lounges and 5% off car hire.

James Caan with gosimply.com's, James Burrows and Tim Hagger

Now that the contest has closed, we are pleased to announce the hidden face belongs to James Caan of the popular BBC2 programme Dragon’s Den!

Just as Mr. Caan invests in people who demonstrate the potential for success, we at gosimply.com take pride in offering our customers the simplest means of  booking their travel extras to ensure their holiday’s success.

Company directors James Burrows and Tim Hagger, had the pleasure of meeting with James Caan recently – although according to some  gosimply.com  customers,  they could have equally been face to face with Alan Sugar, Duncan Bannatyne or even Simon Cowell! Perhaps they were more crouching tiger, than hidden dragon…

Congratulations to all of our winners, commiserations to the unsuccessful participants, and a big thank you to “Dragon” James Caan for the use of his picture.

Keep your eyes open for bigger and better competitions from us here at gosimply in the future, and have fun being one of the smart people who gosimply.

As UK airports continue to expand car park operators are realising that that there isn’t the space to meet the increasing demand for car parking using the current conventional style of car park. Instead high rise parking lots, as used in Japan, are being considered.

Space in Japan is in such short supply that some car parks are now high rise buildings. Unlike the multi-storey car parks that we are familiar with these car parks don’t require that you drive to your parking bay, negotiating unfeasibly tight corners without scratching your paint-work. Your car is simply loaded onto a computer controlled carousel and taken to the secure parking bay automatically.

When you return to collect your car the operator punches the details into the computer system and your car is retrieved, much like an old Jukebox would retrieve a selected record. All very neat and efficient. A similar system is used by Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany where they have a 20 storey facility that takes up only 20% of the space that would be needed by a conventional car park handling the same number of vehicles.

This new style of high-tech computerized car park has the added advantage of being exceptionally secure as vehicles are not readily accessible once parked.

It may be some time before we see one of these new facilities in operation at a UK airport but with the increasing demand for cheap air travel comes a similar demand for cheap airport parking and this will only be met with innovative new ideas like these Japanese style high rise car parks.

September is here, which means we’ve taken a look back over the previous month and determined which car parks have excelled enough in August to receive our gosimply.com Award for Customer Satisfaction.

We’ve got 6 newcomers who have made the grade, and a whopping 25 others making a return to our honours list.

It makes us proud here at gosimply to be able to offer so many quality airport parking options to our customers, so without further ado here are our August winners (with ratings and average prices thrown in for good measure):

Here at gosimply we are committed to providing the cheapest airport parking prices while maintaining a high standard of quality and security. We routinely compare our prices with those of our competitors to ensure that we are amongst the cheapest available.

I’ve just carried out a brief comparison of our prices for parking at the two busiest UK airports, Gatwick and Heathrow, with those of our main competitors and I’m pleased to report that we are matching the cheapest prices quoted from their websites.

For example, currently one week’s parking at Gatwick Airport (from 8/9/09 to 15/9/09) will cost you only £51.60 from gosimply. This is at the excellent Cophall Farm car park which has received glowing reviews from 98% of over 1500 customers who have kindly commented on the service. This price is on a par with the best price quoted elsewhere and most were significantly more.

Similarly, for the same period, we are currently offering parking at Heathrow Airport at only £46.95 for the week. This is at the Purple Parking off-airport car parking facility located just 15 minutes from the main airport terminals.

It is interesting to note that the prices quoted by BAA, who operate car parks at both Gatwick and Heathrow, are among the most expensive that I have found. This is why price-conscious, savvy travellers are choosing gosimply.com as their reliable travel-service provider.

There’s now another excellent reason for smart people to gosimply when they have an early morning flight from Birmingham Airport.

The Ramada Encore NEC Hotel offers stylish-but-simple, contemporary accommodation for both business trippers and holiday makers, and the amenities are hard to beat.  Along with the standard features like tea and coffee making facilities, each room offers:  an LCD television with 16 channels, a power shower, free high-speed Internet access, radio, work station, direct-dial telephone, blackout blinds and a hairdryer.  If guests get hungry, the hotel’s Hub Restaurant serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner from their Bistro-style menu.  The Ramada Encore also prides itself on being “female-friendly”, and can make special arrangements for female guests who might be travelling on their own.   All that, plus the hotel is just a short walk away from the airport!

If this one doesn’t strike your fancy we’ve got 12 other Birmingham Airport hotels to choose from, each with their own reasons to recommend them.

We’re always looking for new and fun ways to help you get the best deals possible for your travel extras.  That’s why we’re happy to announce our new “Guess Who?” contest where you could win great discounts on our airport parking, lounges, car hire and travel insurance products.

Simply guess whose face we’ve hidden behind the gosimply logo, and if you’re correct we’ll send you links to get 15% off travel insurance, 10% off airport parking* and lounges, and 5% off car hire when you pre-book any or all of these products through gosimply.com.

The time to enter is limited so don’t delay –  have a go and you could be saving even more money with us than usual!

* 10% discount on airport parking applies to car parks purchased through the seller APH only (BAA products are not included).

In our continuing quest to provide you, dear customer, with that special something extra, we are happy to say we now have some “insider info” from APH Birmingham in the form of an interview we recently conducted with them.   Have a look and see what they say makes them different from other car parks, find out the most unusual vehicle they’ve hosted and several other details of interest that you could only get straight from the horse’s mouth.

What’s that?  You want to see some photos of the car park?  Your wish is our command!  We’ve also got some great pics of APH Birmingham‘s car park site, so you can see for yourself that it’s a worthy recipient of our gosimply.com Award for Customer Satisfaction.

Remember to keep a lookout for more interviews and photos in the coming months, as more and more car parks take the opportunity to let you know a little bit more about their services, and why you should choose them for your airport parking needs.

It’s just another reason why smart people gosimply.

gosimply HQ is abuzz with the news that the BBC’s Working Lunch programme has recommended us for finding the best deals on airport parking.

In the recently-aired segment, presenter Ben Shore says that if you’re looking to save money (and let’s face it, who isn’t?) then your best bet is to pre-book your airport parking on gosimply.com.

Hey, we know there are other so-called “comparison sites” out there (and believe us, we’ve tried them all), but we’re confident there are none easier to use, with more useful information, than gosimply.

So next time you need airport parking, an airport hotel or lounge, worldwide car hire or even a great price on travel insurance, you’ll find no better place online to sort all your travel extras than right here, where you can join the thousands of other smart people who gosimply.

Here at gosimply, we’re always flattered when someone takes notice of how fantastic our site is compared to others that are around.

The latest kudos to come our way are from the Mail Online in their Crafty Traveller feature.  The Crafty Traveller presents articles designed to help readers get the most out of their holidays, and save some money at the same time.  Earlier this week gosimply.com was identified as a favourite airport parking comparison website, thanks to our maps that pinpoint car park locations, user reviews to help you decide and our no-nonsense summaries of credit card and cancellation charges imposed by the various car park providers.

So the next time you’re looking for the best deals on airport parking (or even airport hotels), make sure you’re a Crafty Traveller too and pay us a visit first to make sure you’re getting a great price for a secure, reliable service.

A celebratory mood is in the air at East Midlands Airport after recently receiving a nomination for one of the travel industry’s most prestigious awards.

Travel Trade Gazette has placed the airport in the shortlist for Airport of the Year, a testament to East Midlands’ dedication to being the best choice for travellers in the region.

“We had a record number of entries this year, demonstrating the resilience of the travel industry in this recession, so any firm which is shortlisted can feel very proud,” said Lucy Huxley, editor of Travel Trade Gazette. “Entrants are rated by the travel agents they work with, before being judged by panels of industry experts. Winners truly deserve to be named the best in our industry.”

Judges for the award include CEOs and Managing Directors of some of the biggest names in the industry, including Abta, Thomson and Virgin Holidays, in addition to leading figures from the commerce and retail sector.

Caroline Plant, Director of Marketing for East Midlands Airport said, “We are delighted to have received Individual and Group recognition for the prestigious TTG Awards, regarded as a universal benchmark of quality within the travel industry. Reaching the shortlist is a tremendous achievement and is a true reflection of the airport’s drive and determination to be the best.”

It’s not just the airport that has cause for celebration either. Long Stay Car Park 7 is a recipient of our gosimply.com Award for Customer Satisfaction this month. This means that when you choose to pre-book your East Midlands Airport parking there, you’re sure to get a hassle-free, value-for-money service.

Holiday makers from that part of the country could be forgiven for starting to feel a little bit spoilt, we reckon.