Signature Parking is proud to partner with Twiin Productions for the 2010 West Beach Music Festival. This year, Signature Parking will contribute parking management services for the attendees of the festival, now in it’s 3rd year. For more information about the festival, please go to the West Beach Music Festival Home Page.

Signature Parking is proud to be chosen by Sunset Magazine to provide parking management for the 1st Annual Sunset Magazine Savor the Central Coast.  This exciting new food and wine celebration, with expected attendance of more than 8,000 from throughout California, is scheduled for September 30-October 3, 2010 and will take place at Santa Margarita Ranch and locations throughout San Luis Obispo County, California.  “Sunset’s Savor the Central Coast” will highlight the talents of Central Coast winemakers, chefs and artisanal food producers with unique culinary tours, celebrity chef demonstrations, and one-of-a-kind winemaker dinners.  Excursions throughout the county with Sunset Magazine’s expert editors and celebrity chefs will enhance the “Savor” experience as participants Tour, Sip and Savor the beauty of California’s largely unexplored Central Coast and San Luis Obispo County’s Santa Margarita Ranch and surrounding communities.

For more information or to purchase tickets for this amazing event, please click here.

One of our customers recently forwarded this letter of appreciation regarding our employee and customer service All-Star, Mr. Jake Longstreth. Great Job Jake!

August 13, 2010

Kay Mortar  – General Manager

Hotel Virginia

Santa Barbara, CA

Dear Kay,

I would like to thank you again for a lovely stay at the Hotel Virginia.  The staff was both helpful and informative.  Your facilities were nice and in wonderfully close proximity to State Street, our favorite place to shop and people watch.  Overall, I was very pleased with the stay, but there was one young person who put it over the top for us – Jake.

 Jake was not only our valet, but also our baggage boy, door monitor, and city guide.  He was amazing.  The hotel was extremely busy.  Jake was literally running to take care of things, yet he managed to always greet my son and me with a smile and wonderful energy and enthusiasm about Santa Barbara.  I will most definitely recommend your hotel to all, who head out to Santa Barbara.  Thank you again for a great stay.

-  Laura (Cooley) Grijalva

Signature Parking has signed an agreement with Stratus Media to be the exclusive Parking & Transportation partner for the 2010 Santa Barbara Concours d’Elegance - returning to the Santa Barbara Polo Fields October 29-31. The 24th Annual Santa Barbara Concours d’Elegance, will display some 200 of the world’s finest automobiles on a spectacular site of Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club. The event  is a multi day festival event honoring the design and engineering of the sleek and powerful Italian Automobiles, as well as the creativity and nostalgia of American classics, muscle cars, hot rods and custom cars and a day of traditional, judged classic automobiles shows called the Concours d’ Elegance. In addition the weekend festival will include car club corrals, motorcycle exhibits, live entertainment, and an evening cocktail gala benefiting a select charity.

This is a very unique concept in our industry. Stratus is building on its history of producing preeminent Concours d’ Elegance Auto Shows, premier fashion shows, wine festivals and art exhibits and will combine all of this into these weekend festivals. This year, Stratus Media Group will host the Santa Barbara Vino D’ Elegance Wine Festival, showcasing local wineries and food vendors, creating an interactive as well as delicious atmosphere! A portion of the entry fees and proceeds from the wine festival will go to benefit local charities. Also included in the weekend’s events are the Inaugural Cocktail Party, Children’s Activities, Commercial Exhibitions, and in the spirit of Halloween, a Masquerade Gala! VIP access and general public tickets are available as well.

Stratus also recently announced they will be bringing the famed Mille Miglia Italian car race to the U.S. The Mille Miglia is an open-road endurance race which is currently one of the most important classic sports cars events in the world. From 1927 to 1957, the Mille Miglia was a legendary speed race focused on drivers, challenges and adventures. Today, the legacy of the Mille Miglia remains strong through the use of yesterday’s cars on today’s roads.  This year, a Mille Miglia Salute Road Rally will be held on Friday October 29th as a kick-off to the weekend Concours D’Elegance activities.

Signature Parking is excited to be associated with such a legendary and prestigious event as the Concours D’Elegance & the Mille Migilia and we look forward to helping manage the various parking and transportation needs for this great weekend event.  For more information or to purchase tickets for this event please visit the event website.

April 29, 2010
Montecito, CA

The lush Lotus Land of Montecito served as a stunning backdrop today for the annual Girls Inc. scholarship luncheon. Today’s event marked the 25th anniversary of the One Hundred Committee luncheon which has grown to become the major source of funding for the scholarship programs of Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara, where over 70% of the girls attending their award-winning programs are on scholarship. The luncheon has evolved into one of the Marque events held annually in Santa Barbara with many of areas most well know benefactors, philanthropists, business men and women in attendance.

Past featured speakers have included world-renowned women, accomplished role models and celebrities such as First Lady Barbara Bush, media superstar Oprah Winfrey, First Lady of California Maria Shriver, and Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Wangari Maathai. This year’s speaker was Debra Martin Chase, a two-time Emmy nominated television and film producer.

For the eighth consecutive year Signature Parking was chosen to orchestrate the complex parking and shuttle operation. A team of over twenty valets, directors, and shuttle drivers combined to execute a flawless arival and departure experience for every guest in attendance. The event was a smashing success and we would like to thank Girls Inc. and Lotus Land for their continued support and partnership.

The Leading Quality Assurance (LQA) system, part of the Leading Hotels of the World quality inspection division recently inspected our valet and bellman team at the Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, CA. The highest scores were received by our bellman/valet department which received a 100% perfect score on the guest departure summary. LQA also recognized our employee John Salontay as an outstanding employee for his impeccable service provided during the LQA undercover visit. We would like to congratulate John on this very impressive award. Great job!!

Our team recently received back to back 100% scores for their outstanding valet and bell service provided for guests of the Canary Hotel, one of our valued Hotel Clients and a member of the Leading Hotels of the World Association. The Market Metrix reports are submitted by hotel guests who evaluate their visit and rate the property on multiple criteria. Our valet manager Itso Hristov and his team of superb valets have received consistently high marks for their outstanding customer service over the past year and these reports help to reinforce that. We would like to personally congratulate Itso and the entire crew for this great achievement in customer service.

Signature Parking has partnered with the Walnut Creek Downtown Business Association and the City of Walnut Creek to provide a Public Valet Service for visitors of Downtown Walnut Creek.  The new Public Valet program will start on Friday November 20th, in time for the busy holiday shopping season. The program will incorporate several of our existing curbside locations at Il Fornaio and Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse alongside a new location at 1250 Locust St. (The Old Veterans Building Lot) located directly across from Century Theaters.  The Fee for valet parking at the new Locust St. location will be $5 and all other participating locations throughout town will charge $7.

The Public Valet Locations can be easily identified by valet podiums with large signs indicating “Public Valet Parking”, with valet attendants in Red Polo Shirts.

It is our goal to make valet parking a convenient and easily accessible parking option for all visitors of downtown Walnut Creek.  As an added convenience, customer of the service will be able to drop off accumulated shopping purchases at the valet station for delivery to their vehicles, making extended shopping and dining outings easier.

See the write up in the Contra Costa Times

New Premium Valet Service for 2009/10 Ski Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Squaw Valley, CA – December 1, 2009 –
Squaw Valley USA Ski Resort has partnered with Signature Parking LLC under a multi-year agreement to manage and operate a premium valet parking service starting with the upcoming 2009-10 ski season. The new service is scheduled to launch in mid December and will operate from 8am – 6pm daily throughout the ski season. Summertime hours are also being considered.

Signature Parking, a California based parking company was chosen to provide the service. The Signature Valet Parking crew will be outfitted with stylish Helly Hansen branded Ski Apparel to match the distinctive image of Squaw Valley and will operate from a curbside podium at the main entrance of the resort. Signs will direct arriving patrons to the valet drop-off located at the front driveway of the ski resort

“We’re excited to be offering this great new service for Squaw Valley patrons and to be associated with a First Class Organization like Squaw Valley Ski Corp” said Michael Holmstrom, founder and president of Signature Parking. “We expect the new service to be a big hit for those who value convenience and want to avoid the hassle of walking through the parking lot with heavy ski equipment” he added.

Squaw Valley began searching for a parking firm last year who could help them generate new revenue streams while also meeting their high standards of customer service. After a long bidding process, Signature Parking was chosen as the best company based on its proven experience in managing large, high volume venues and for its employees and owners commitment to providing superior customer service.

The new premium valet service coincides with the special 50/60 anniversary season at Squaw, marking 50 years since the Winter Olympics were last held at the resort and 60 years since its opening.

About Signature Parking
Signature Parking is a California based parking company specializing in valet, shuttle, and parking management solutions for the Hotel, Retail, Restaurant, Entertainment, and Healthcare Industries. With over 150 employees serving in multiple markets throughout the U.S., Signature Parking is recognized for providing its customers with unparalleled customer service combined with value driven solutions.

About Squaw Valley USA
The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Olympic Valley, California, is one of the largest and most high-concept ski areas in the United States, and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe (after Heavenly), boasting highly-advanced chairlifts (High speed quads and High speed six packs), as well as the only Funitel in the United States.

Press Release: New valet parking service available at Squaw Valley USA

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