FT_DSC_1611 — Glen Armantrout, Market President for Premium Parking with Jim Cook, General Manager of the Sheraton Hotel. The Sheraton is one of Premium’s largest clients in the city and we work together to help make our guests visits to New Orleans welcoming and memorable.

Premium Parking has revolutionized the urban parking ecosystem, offering modern gateless parking structures, world class app reliability, and impeccable customer service.

Premium Parking got its start in New Orleans back in 2005 and is still based here. The system of downtown parking has evolved over time, growing from cumbersome gate and teller options to sleek and modern app based, no gate spaces. Utilizing simple technology based on real world data from the French Quarter and Canal Place lots, Premium Parking has evolved into a completely gateless company, becoming an industry standard bearer and putting the parking experience in the customer’s hands.

Led locally by Market President Glen Armantrout, a staple of the hospitality industry for over thirty years, Premium Parking is a proudly New Orleans-based organization. An advocate for the hospitality industry and co-founder of the Louisiana Hospitality Foundation which began in the aftermath of Katrina to answer the needs of the industry, Armantrout is well versed in the challenges of parking and maneuvering throughout the metro area and has sought innovative solutions to age old problems. As with any major city, traffic is a major concern. By taking gates off of its parking facilities in the French Quarter, Premium Parking learned that the gateless parking experience can help to alleviate congestion in built up areas and has based its company modeling on these learnings. While technology is at the forefront of their parking platform, they are also integrated with a variety of pay machines, so parkers have the option to pay how they want, for those less comfortable with mobile-only payments.

Premium Parking is devoted to transforming parking from a mundane task into an integral part of the urban adventure. A big part of this is ensuring locals and visitors alike can park easily to get to where they are going. Premium works with its clients and local businesses to ensure we are helping to promote parking where it’s needed. A part of this effort was launching a parking guide in collaboration with NOLA Mom’s, to provide tips and tricks to mom’s about where to park to get to their favorite past times, such as the Audubon Aquarium.

Premium Parking takes its place as New Orleans’ leading parking provider very seriously. This customer first approach has made Premium Parking a nationwide industry leader, an approach directly attributed to the city where it was born and the hospitality of the people who call it home.

FUN FACT:

Premium Parking is a key contributor to the New Orleans economy, providing jobs for over 155 residents. This dedicated workforce manages over 12,000 parking spaces throughout the city, (approximately 144,500 across the USA!), ensuring a smooth and convenient parking experience for visitors and locals alike. Whether you’re attending a conference at the Sheraton New Orleans, exploring the bustling French Quarter, or heading out for a day at the historic Audubon Zoo, Premium Parking keeps New Orleans moving.

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