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ParkWhiz.com is the number one place to find and reserve a guaranteed parking space before you reach your destination. In addition, ParkWhiz creates software to help parking owners manage and market their parking using the ParkWhiz website, mobile apps, and data APIs. Read more...

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5 Local Businesses Getting a Super Bowl Bounce
TheStreet.com February 4, 2012

Park Whiz is a Web site that helps consumers find and reserve parking spots in safe and reputable locations throughout 100 major cities and more than 600 venues.

Super Bowl Parking Rates Could Widely Vary
WIBC 93.1 FM February 3, 2012

Other garages and lots, including those owned by Denison, are encouraging anyone coming downtown to use the online reservation system at www.parkwhiz.com to reserve a spot.

Live on the ground in downtown Indy: be careful out there
NorthJersey.com February 2, 2012

Reserve a parking spot BEFORE Sunday if you need one. Try Parkwhiz.com. CNBC sports business reporter tweeted tonight: “Most expensive Super Bowl tailgate spot sold by @ParkWhiz? $499 right by Lucas Oil Stadium. Sold an RV spot nearby for $999.â

Parking lot vendors carve out some space
Sports Business Journal January 30, 2012

Chicago-based ParkWhiz handles online reservations at 12,000 spaces across 27 parking locations within a mile of Lucas Oil Stadium. The company brokered sales at nearly 7,000 spaces near last year’s game in Arlington, Texas.

Super Bowl on a Whim? That Trip Will Cost You.
New York Times January 30, 2012

And don’t forget parking. ParkWhiz.com lists a spot at a lot across from the stadium at $499 for all day Sunday (tailgating is allowed, unlike at official lots at Lucas Oil Stadium, where the rate is the usual $60).

Wheelies: The $2 Billion Addition Edition
New York Times January 27, 2012

ParkWhiz reports that the average price paid to secure a private parking space through the service for Super Bowl XLVI stands at $156.

ParkWhiz on IndyStyle
WISH TV January 26, 2012

Newpoint Parking discussing the merits of using ParkWhiz.com on the show IndyStyle for WISH TV in Indianapolis.

Cutting a Giant trip down to size
Bergen County Record January 25, 2012

Best bet is probably Parkwhiz.com, which controls most of the spots downtown. They have tailgating lots, unlike the NFL-run garages.

Super Bowl XVLI parking carries a hefty price tag
My Fox Boston January 24, 2012

The parking spot reservation company, parkwhiz.com, gives football fans an idea of what kind of money they can expect to pay to park their cars on Feb. 5.

Super-sized deals on parking at the Super Bowl
MarketWatch January 20, 2012

Commentary: The ‘Parking King’ will sell you a nice spot for a grand

Daily Digit...
Sports Business Journal January 9, 2012

$60.42 -- Average cost of a privately owned parking spot near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for tonight's BCS Allstate Championship Game, according to ParkWhiz.

Parking will be a nightmare for businesspeople Monday
Fox 8 News January 5, 2012

Monday is the day LSU and Alabama face off in the dome. A check of parkwhiz.com reveals you can pre-order parking spots near the dome for anywhere from $30 to $300.

Parking spaces being sold at premium prices for Super Bowl
WTHR News January 3, 2012

Roughly two dozen parking owners and operators are already selling spaces online. ParkWhiz handles all the marketing, reservations and payments.

Website helps BCS fans find parking
ERB South News December 19, 2011

Thanks to ParkWhiz.com [...] fans won't have to worry about the pre-game anxiety of clashing with other fans in securing a parking or tailgate spot.

ParkWhiz's Aashish Dalal Tells You Where To Park It
Crain's Chicago Business October 10, 2011

Aashish Dalal's ParkWhiz.com has deals with 500 facilities at 90 venues nationwide, including Wrigley Field.

A Super Bowl of Greed
The Wall Street Journal February 6, 2011

Do you know what it costs to park? A mile from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, $55. Across the street, more than $1,000, according to Parkwhiz.com. The website listed one spot at a nearby Taco Bell for $330.

ParkWhiz: Super Bowl Parking for a Digital Age
New York Times February 4, 2011

With 100,000 game tickets sold, the City of Arlington has partnered with ParkWhiz.com, an online parking-reservation service, to not only secure non-traditional parking spaces to handle the remarkable volume, but to guarantee drivers a space on game day.

Super Bowl special: $900 for a parking spot
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 26, 2011

Even something as mundane as a game-day parking space was fetching upwards of $900 at ParkWhiz.com, a website that offers about 7,000 reserved spots at 43 lots in the vicinity of Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, site of Super Bowl XLV.

$900 for Super Bowl parking spot?
ESPN January 26, 2011

If you're lucky enough to have a ticket to Super Bowl XLV between Pittsburgh and Green Bay, then the next step is to find parking near Cowboys Stadium.

$990 for a parking spot at the Super Bowl
USA Today January 26, 2011

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell promises to cut his salary to $1 if the league has a work stoppage, but there's no such financial mercy being shown to Super Bowl patrons.

Saving souls at the Super Bowl
Star-Telegram January 21, 2011

To take advantage of that proximity, however, the church is selling parking spots for $110 each on the website www.parkwhiz.com and will run a shuttle to the stadium, she said.

The Ultimate Super Bowl Guide for Moms
Traveling Mom January 12, 2011

There is nothing that makes someone's blood boil more than when they're all excited to attend a sporting event and then find themselves circling the area for a parking spot.

Private lot owners go online to sell Super Bowl parking
Star-Telegram January 12, 2011

Some entrepreneurial lots are within a half-mile of Cowboys Stadium, putting football fans much closer than official NFL parking would. Because of heightened security, a few thousand of the parking spaces closest to the stadium will be closed off, and man

Park It!
Sports Business Journal October 11, 2010

Chicago-based ParkWhiz is the biggest player in the space, booking inventory for independent lot owners within a few blocks of 30 big league venues. Think StubHub for parking.

Genevieve Thiers: Q&A with ParkWhiz chief Aashish Dalal
Crain's Chicago Business September 21, 2010

Aashish Dalal has an awesome company. And he's frustrated that you don't know about it because he can make your life so much better. In just a few years, he's managed to park his creation, ParkWhiz, into one of the most difficult spaces to disrupt that t

At Cowboys Stadium, fan parking is easy as P
Arlington Citzen-Journal September 13, 2010

Parking at entrepreneurial lots have become popular among fans who want to avoid the $70-plus parking fees at the stadium.

Web site lists early prices for Super Bowl XLV parking near Cowboys Stadium
The Dallas Morning News September 3, 2010

On ParkWhiz, which provides Internet booking for entrepreneurial lots, prices start at $22 and increase to as much as $220.

Restaurant, hotel team up with national company to offer Giants, Jets parking
NorthJersey.com August 25, 2010

The hotel and the restaurant – which already offered football parking in previous years – this season have partnered with Parkwhiz.com, a Chicago-based company that teams up with business owners nationwide who have parking lots near stadiums a

Tech Companies Are Positioning to Enhance Pigskin Options This Season
SmarterTechnology August 6, 2010

[..] the ParkWhiz mobile app promises to allow fans to reserve a guaranteed prepaid parking space from their iPhone and Android devices.

Reserve Parking Spots Online with ParkWhiz
BlackWeb2.0 August 2, 2010

Take that idea and apply it to parking spots, and you have the new ParkWhiz online parking space reservation service that allows users to reserve parking spots for hundreds of locations across the US, including stadiums, theaters, and airports.

ParkWhiz Reserves Your Parking Spots Ahead of Events
LifeHacker July 26, 2010

Once you've secured tickets and made it through traffic, having to find suitable parking before a concert, game, or big event can feel like drip torture. Free webapp and mobile site ParkWhiz lets you line up a spot in advance.

Your Secret Parking Weapon at LA Live
UrbanDaddy July 26, 2010

Here's how it works. You score tickets to a big event at Nokia or Staples. And then you immediately visit the ParkWhiz website, find the night you'll be there and reserve your spot in a 500-car lot just steps away on Figueroa.

ParkWhiz Is The OpenTable For Parking Spots
TechCrunch July 26, 2010

Via a web app and a newly launched mobile HTML5 website, ParkWhiz allows you to reserve parking near concert and event venues in the U.S.

Drivers Wanted: Ensure That You Never Drive Around Looking For A Park Spot Ever Again
Netted May 11, 2010

We're surprised it took so long for somebody to come up with ParkWhiz, a nifty service that lets you reserve a parking spot weeks before you leave the house.

Web site peddles parking near Cowboys Stadium
Dallas Morning News November 27, 2009

Most Cowboys Stadium parking spaces are sold in advance, often via the Internet.

Website Revolutionizes Parking
ABC Chicago May 27, 2009

One Chicago businessman is changing the way you look for a place to park at the ball game.

NY1 For You: Beating The Parking Game
NY1 March 26, 2009

The other one we like is ParkWhiz. And ParkWhiz.com is really about parking for venues. Everything from airports to sporting events to theaters.

Lots of Opportunities
Entrepreneur.com March 28, 2008

ParkWhiz puts a new spin on an old industry.

Nothing But Net: 171 Great Chicago Web Sites
Chicago Magazine January 17, 2008

ParkWhiz.com allows you to reserve and prepay (with a 10 percent commission tacked on) for parking spots at participating garages in Chicago and lists locations and prices for most nonparticipating garages.

Standard Parking: The Perfect Spot
Seeking Alpha November 1, 2007

ParkWhiz is now marketing the Lyric Opera of Chicago's valet parking spots and also compiles industry data; it is reportedly talking with Standard and others about marketing excess parking inventories.

Chicago Innovation Award Nominees Announced
Chicago Sun Times September 17, 2007

ParkWhiz.com nominated for 2007 Innovation Award.

NAVTEQ Announces 2007 Global LBS Challenge Semifinalists
NAVTEQ Press Release March 21, 2007

NavTeq announces ParkWhiz as an LBS Challenge Semifinalist.

Car Parking via the Web and Mobile
Read/Write Web February 21, 2007

This kind of Web-based car parking solution is in its infancy, but we think this solution is going to change the way people park their cars - especially when in a rush!

Anatomy of a Startup: Parkwhiz.com
BusinessPOV January 10, 2007

A video interview with Aashish Dalal, founder and CEO of ParkWhiz.

ParkWhiz: Find Parking Before You Go
Somewhat Frank January 1, 2007

ParkWhiz, a Chicago-based startup, might be able to assist with this problem, as it offers users the ability to quickly search for parking near a location.

Press Releases

Super Bowl Parking Sales Surge with Social Media
January 26, 2012

ParkWhiz Data Shows Twitter and Facebook Outreach a Significant Factor for 60% Increase in Sales

2012 Super Bowl Parking Reaching $900
January 18, 2012

Despite Cold Weather, ParkWhiz Sales Data Shows Prices are Rising, More People are Buying.

Fact Or Fiction: New Meadowlands Stadium Parking is Easy
August 26, 2010

Fact: ParkWhiz.com Now Provides Fans a New Alternative to On-Site Stadium Parking.

Finding Available Parking Can Result in Missing the Start of the Game
June 29, 2010

Web-Based Company Provides Smartphone Users Way to Reserve Parking Enroute to Stadium

ParkWhiz Hits a Grand Slam Providing Parking Reservations Near Six Major League Baseball Venues
April 1, 2010

Online Parking Reservations to Benefit Drivers Heading to Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Busch Stadium, Rangers Ballpark, AT&T Park, and Minute Maid Park.

ParkWhiz.com Removes the Frustration of Parking near Fenway Park
March 31, 2009

ParkWhiz.com Partners with Local Parking Facilities to Offer Advanced Online Parking Reservations

ParkWhiz.com Brings Premium Parking and Accessibility to Wrigley Field
May 8, 2008

ParkWhiz.com Partners with Local Parking Facilities to Offer Advanced Online Parking Reservations

Lyric Opera of Chicago to offer online valet parking reservations through ParkWhiz.com
September 21, 2007

Love Opera? Hate Parking? Website Focused on Parking Allows Lyric Patrons to Reserve Parking Space in Advance

Find Available Parking on Your Mobile Phone
March 23, 2007

Spark Parking and NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge semifinalist ParkWhiz partner to provide real-time parking availability.