Airport Parking And Hotels Limited

What Airport Parking And Hotels Limited does

Airport Parking and Hotels Limited (APH) is a UK-based, family-owned private company founded in 1980 that operates a direct-to-consumer comparison and booking platform for airport parking, airport hotels, airport lounges, and adjacent travel extras across the United Kingdom. The platform aggregates over 150 airport car parks and 150 hotels at major UK airports including Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Stansted, Luton, and Edinburgh, alongside port parking at Dover and Southampton. APH also owns and operates three accredited car parks at Gatwick, Manchester, and Birmingham (over 10,000 parking spaces, Park Mark Safer Parking accredited) where it captures revenue directly, while acting as a booking agent earning commissions on third-party inventory.

The technology layer is a web-based booking engine with multi-airport search, SSL-encrypted and tokenised payment processing, and a B2B distribution stack comprising full XML APIs, white-label websites, and embedded booking forms integrated with OTAs, Travel Management Companies, airlines, and loyalty platforms via an affiliate programme that has been operating for over 20 years. Revenue mechanics combine gross parking revenue from owned facilities with commission-based agency income on third-party parking, hotel, and lounge bookings, plus affiliate referral fees on travel extras such as car hire, transfers, baggage check-in (via AirPortr), and travel insurance. APH also runs an email newsletter, paid search, retargeting (Criteo), and SEO/content marketing to drive a reported web conversion rate of up to 30%, serving over 300,000 customers annually with flexible booking tiers ranging from non-flexible to super-flexible pricing.

Name

Airport Parking And Hotels Limited

Legal name

Airport Parking and Hotels Limited

Website

https://aph.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

APH is a UK family-owned platform, founded 1980, that operates and aggregates airport parking, hotels, lounges, and travel extras across 150+ car parks and 150+ hotels, serving UK air travellers directly and via a 20-year B2B affiliate network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airport Parking Services

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (812930)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Off-Street Parking Facilities Operations (Garages, Lots, Park-and-Ride) (TLAJAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Airport & Venue Ground Transport Booking Platforms (On-Demand & Pre-Book) (TLAFAIAL)

Keywords

• Airport parking booking
• Airport hotel packages
• Meet and greet parking
• Airport lounge access
• Travel extras marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Crawley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Airport Parking Bookings: APH acts as a booking agent for airport parking, earning commission on transactions. For APH-owned car parks, revenue comes directly from parking fees. The platform offers comparison across multiple parking providers with prices varying by airport, duration, and parking type (Park & Ride, Meet & Greet, Multi-Storey).
2. Airport Hotels and Parking Packages: Revenue from hotel bookings and combined hotel + parking packages. APH acts as booking agent for third-party hotels while offering packages that combine hotel stays with secure parking, often at discounted rates compared to booking separately.
3. Airport Lounges: Commission earned on airport lounge access passes booked through the APH platform at UK airports including Heathrow, Belfast International, and various other UK and European airports.
4. Travel Extras: Revenue from ancillary travel products including car hire partnerships, travel insurance (through Rock Insurance), airport transfers, and baggage check-in services through AirPortr partnership.
5. Affiliate Programme: APH provides APIs and white-label solutions to OTAs, Travel Management Companies, Airlines, and loyalty platforms, earning revenue from transaction fees passed through from customer bookings made via these channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

APH operates a comparison and booking platform for UK airport parking, airport hotels, and travel extras, aggregating over 150 car parks, 150 hotels, and airport lounges across UK airports. The company directly operates car parks at Gatwick, Manchester, and Birmingham with Park Mark accreditation while acting as a booking agent for third-party parking, hotels, and lounges. It sells combined hotel-and-parking packages, meet-and-greet valet parking, and ancillary travel products such as car hire, airport transfers, and baggage check-in services.

Product overview

Airport Parking and Hotels Limited (APH) operates a comprehensive travel extras platform offering airport parking, hotels, and related services. The core offering consists of two main products: Airport Parking (including both APH-operated car parks at Gatwick, Manchester, and Birmingham, and third-party partner car parks) and Airport Hotels & Parking Packages (combined accommodation with parking). Supporting products include Meet & Greet Parking for premium valet service, Airport Lounges for pre-flight relaxation, and Travel Extras including car hire, airport transfers, and baggage check-in services through partners like AirPortr. The company acts as both an operator of its own car parks and a booking agent for third-party parking, hotels, and lounges, offering XML integration for partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airport Parking Airport car parking services across over 150 car parks at UK airports, including APH-owned Park Mark Safer Parking-accredited facilities at Gatwick, Manchester, and Birmingham and third-party operated car parks. Offers budget to premium options with over 10,000 APH-owned spaces serving more than 300,000 customers annually.
• Meet & Greet Parking Premium valet parking service where drivers meet customers at the airport terminal to collect and return their vehicle, providing a drive-up and drop-off experience at UK airports including Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol, Birmingham, and East Midlands.
• Airport Hotels & Parking Packages Combined hotel stay and parking packages offering overnight accommodation at airport hotels with secure parking included, available at Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Stansted, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Bristol, Exeter, and Birmingham airports. Packages start from £94.00 per room including one week's parking.
• Airport Hotels Standalone hotel room bookings at major UK airports for travellers requiring accommodation near airports without parking.
• Airport Lounges Access to airport lounges at UK major airports offering complimentary food and drink, free WiFi, charging stations, newspapers, magazines, and comfortable seating, with some lounges also offering fast-track security access.
• Car Hire Third-party car hire service helping customers find car rental deals for their holidays, available as an add-on to parking and hotel bookings.
• Airport Transfers Pre-booked airport transfer services to make travel to holiday accommodation easy and stress-free.
• Baggage Check-in Service Partnership with AirPortr enabling customers to check bags from home, with luggage collected, sealed in front of customers, transported from doorstep to flight destination. Available for flights into Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester with home or hotel delivery on return.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300,000 customers' cars parked annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AirPortrminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPH has partnered with AirPortr, trusted bag-drop experts, to transport travellers' luggage from doorstep to destination. This service allows customers to book baggage collection slots, have bags sealed in front of them and delivered securely to their flight. Available for flights into Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester with home or hotel delivery also available on return.
• TravelzoominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPH partners with Travelzoo to offer hand-picked deals on hotel stays and local experiences to Travelzoo's 30 million members. Travelzoo reviews and curates deals to ensure quality. APH appears as one of the highest redeeming offers in affinity marketing packages.
• Google Marketing Platform (DoubleClick)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPH uses DoubleClick (_dc_gtm_UA) to report on response rates and effectiveness of paid Google advertising campaigns. Data passed to DoubleClick is anonymised statistical data.
• Microsoft/BingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPH uses Microsoft cookies (_msclkid, _MUID) to assess the effectiveness of paid search campaigns on Bing, tracking conversions from customers to their site.
• CriteominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPH uses Criteo for retargeting and attribution of online adverts (cto_lwid cookie), helping reach customers who have previously visited the site.
• FacebookminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAPH uses Facebook cookies (_fbp, _fbc) to distinguish and keep track of unique users, and to track conversions from Facebook advertisements.
• Park Mark (Police, Secured by Design)coreOthersAPH's owned car parks at Gatwick, Manchester, and Birmingham hold Park Mark Safer Parking accreditation, awarded by the Police through the Secured by Design initiative. This demonstrates compliance with security standards for safer parking facilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Booking.com is a global travel super-platform that aggregates hotels, flights and increasingly ancillary services like airport parking and taxis. It competes with APH at the top of the funnel as a one-stop travel booking destination but does not specialise in UK airport parking.
• Expedia: Expedia is a global OTA offering flights, hotels, packages and ancillaries including parking and car hire. It competes indirectly with APH by capturing UK travel demand at a much broader level and packaging parking into combined bookings.

Direct peers

• Purple Parking: Purple Parking is a UK airport parking operator and online booking platform offering own-operated Meet & Greet and Park & Ride facilities at major UK airports. It mirrors APH's hybrid model of combining physical car park ownership with a price-comparison booking site targeting UK air travellers.
• Holiday Extras: Holiday Extras is the UK's largest independent airport parking and travel extras comparison and booking platform. It directly competes with APH across UK airport parking, hotel and parking packages, lounges and travel extras, serving the same UK air traveller customer base with the same aggregator-plus-operated-facility model.
• EnjoyTravel.com: EnjoyTravel.com is a UK travel-extras comparison platform offering airport parking, hotels and transfers. It directly targets the same UK air traveller use cases as APH with a similar comparison-led booking experience.
• BCP Airport Parking: BCP is a UK owner-operator of off-airport and on-airport parking facilities serving several major UK airports. It overlaps with APH in the operational parking-facility layer (own + operated car parks at UK airports), though it lacks APH's broader comparator platform.
• Looking4 Parking: Looking4 Parking (part of the Looking4 group) is a UK-focused aggregator that compares airport parking, hotels and transfers. It competes with APH head-to-head in the same price-comparison search and booking flow for UK airport services and travel extras.

Emerging players

• JustPark: JustPark is a UK on-demand parking marketplace that connects drivers to unused private and commercial parking spaces via an app-led experience. It overlaps with APH's parking-booking infrastructure but targets urban and event parking rather than dedicated airport parking.
• SpotHero: SpotHero is a North American-focused parking comparison and booking platform with strong presence in airport and city parking. Its technology-led comparison and booking model closely mirrors APH's, though its geographic focus (US/Canada) keeps it from direct head-to-head competition.

Regional players

• ParkBee: ParkBee is a European parking aggregator and operator with a similar compare-and-book model, anchored in the Netherlands and expanding across continental Europe. It is comparable to APH in business model but operates in different cities and countries rather than at UK airports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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