Hotel Owner April 2018 | Page 18

SPONSORED COMPANY Q&A | JUSTPARK JustPark - Company Q&A JustPark are experts in managing hotel car parks - maximising revenue from parking spaces, whilst ensuring an exceptional experience for guests. CEO Anthony Eskinazi gives us a whistle-stop tour of his company and their products - and explains the benefits for hoteliers returns from these spaces, similarly to how room rates are optimised - resulting in an average 20% uplift in revenue compared to static pricing. Underpinning ANTHONY ESKINAZI all of this is a digital back-office portal which gives you full visibility on who is using your car park, how it is being used, and how much you are making - all in real time. 1. What inspired you to start JustPark hotel, a frictionless car park experience is 5. How much does it cost to access the as a business? essential for maintaining satisfaction. Hotel JustPark platform? Growing up in London, I got to see the guests can pay on-the-spot via our app or We tailor our service site-by-site, but size of the problem first hand. Parking is phone system, or use our digital pay-on-foot typically there is no upfront cost - with one of the most dysfunctional parts of city machine. JustPark’s payment products are the commercial arrangement usually for life - and it’s barely changed in decades. the highest-rated in the industry, offering JustPark to take a share of any additional Yet we now have the technology to make guests an unrivalled service. revenue generated. For hoteliers, this means no risk - and for the majority, it function seamlessly, and the industry is 3. When did you first enter the significant gains. At Renaissance Hotel hospitality industry? Manchester, for example, we increased underutilised - in car parks, at hotels and We started managing hotel car parks in parking revenue by 108% in our first year. offices, and on private driveways. I figured 2013, and uptake of our service has been that a technology platform could solve both growing rapidly ever since. JustPark now Find out how your hotel could benefi