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                airport 
                  parking 
                It can work out 
                  considerably cheaper to pre-book your space at the airport. 
                  Save as much as 60% to turn-up-and-pay (through the nose) prices. 
                APH 
                  www.aph.co.uk 
                  - Pre-book secured airport parking at any of 16 UK airports 
                  including Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, and Birmingham.  
                  A selection of car parks to choose from all major UK airports, 
                  which can include a meet and greet. Avoid an early morning start and the 
                  rush hour traffic by booking an airport hotel. Their rates include 
                  parking and often only work out just a few pounds more than 
                  parking alone.  
                Park 
                  & Go www.parkandgo.co.uk - Competitive 
                  discount rates for UK Airport Parking. Offering big discounts, 
                  compared to the drive on rates, for Gatwick and Heathrow airport 
                  parking, not to mention parking at other major airports in the 
                  UK including Manchester, Luton, Birmingham and Stansted Airport 
                  Car Parking Facilities. 
                Purple 
                  Parking www.purpleparking.com 
                  - Offering car parking at 19 key airport car parks across the 
                  UK Purple Parking (Business Travel Award 2004) offer two services. 
                  Their Chauffeur (Meet & Greet) service will provide you 
                  with a chauffeured car who meets you outside your Terminal, 
                  in the departure car lane, and drives your car to a high security 
                  compound. On your return, a chauffeur meets you with your car, 
                  outside your terminal. Their other offering, Leisure Service 
                  (Park & Ride Service) allows you to drive your car to the 
                  recommended airport car park. Once your luggage has been loaded 
                  onto a bus, you will be driven to your departure terminal. On 
                  your return, dial a telephone number on your receipt, and you 
                  will be collected. And  cancellation up to 1 hour before 
                  confirmed time, you are refunded in full – handy when your flight 
                  gets cancelled on the day of travel or BA staff go on strike 
                  or there are leaves on the line etc etc. 
                  
                   
                  
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                airport 
                  information  
                Whether you’re 
                  wondering how to get to Stanstead Airport, want to pre-buy your 
                  duty free, or simply want to know what time that flight arrives 
                  at what terminal, the following sites should be able to help 
                  you out. 
                British 
                  Airports Authority www.baa.co.uk - For airport information, flight 
                  time arrivals, parking etc 
                A2bAirports.com www.a2btravel.com/airports 
                  - 
                  Features all the information you'll need: how-to-get-there directions and advice, 
                  contact telephone numbers for local taxi, bus, and train services, 
                  local accommodation, and airport parking. Plus find and buy 
                  your flights online, find the very latest holiday prices and 
                  convert your currency before you go! 
                OAG 
                  www.oag.com -  
                  is the leading source of flight schedule information, operating 
                  the world’s most comprehensive and up-to-date schedules database. 
                  Customers of OAG include airlines, airports, business travellers 
                  and travel organizers. 
                Schiphol Amsterdam www.schiphol.nl – 
                  One of the best airport sites from one of the best airports 
                  this side of the moon. See Buy Fly..... 
                Skyscanner www.skyscanner.net - If you wonder what 
                  airlines fly where then use Skyscanner’s interactive map to 
                  find out. 
                Sleeping 
                  In Airports www.sleepinginairports.com - Dedicated 
                  to sleeping in airports, featuring ratings for more than 523 
                  airports, ranking the quality of seating, listing those with 
                  showers or sleeping rooms and offering tips on what corners 
                  are the best to snooze in. Incidentally Singapore Airport ranks 
                  the best, with Heathrow and Gatwick no-no’s for zzzzz…  
                  
                 
                  
                    
                  
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