Austin and Uptown Valet getting ready for Circuit of The Americas

We're excited that after four years Formula One racing will return to the United States. The Circuit of the Americas race will occur on November 16-18 and it's something we've been getting ready for for a while now and something which we will continue working towards until all the races are over.

Construction is continuing and tickets go on sale this Sunday, with prices starting at $159 for a three-day pass. It will bring millions of dollars to Austin and has helped create a bunch of interest in the city. 

We've already had some of our chauffeur services booked for that weekend and all luxury transportation companies, ourselves included, expect to be slammed that weekend. If you're looking to arrive at the Circuit of Americas race in style and comfort, let us know. We have limos and luxury vehicles available and we will be using them all on race date.

We also have our experienced valets available for work that weekend. They're the best in the business and are used to running large-scale private events. If it's something we've never seen before then we'll put our years of experience into figuring out the best transportation services for your event.

We're extremely excited for that weekend even though we know it will be one of our busiest. If you need any transportation services, we hope you'll choose Uptown Valet.

Uptown Valet to volunteer for Your Ride is Here

Uptown Valet is proud to announce that we have offered our services to Your Ride is Here, a non-profit company arranging transportation for cancer patients who might not otherwise have it. They take offers from volunteers to help with transportation and through our work with Concord Limousine we're able to volunteer our fleet of luxury vehicles. They recently were featured on CNN and have received attention as another one of their partners is John Eagle European - a luxury car dealership. We look forward to working with Your Ride is Here in the future and are happy for the opportunity to contribute back to our community. See their video below for more information on Your Ride is Here:

Transportation & Shuttle Management with Uptown Valet

More than just valet services, Uptown Valet can also manage any of your needs regarding transportation and shuttle services. We will highlight an example here. The event was at Chappell Lodge, a nice secluded venue south of Austin which we had visited a couple times before. There is a turnaround area near the lodge itself with several one-lane roads leading in and out of the property. There were around 125 guests at a hotel that needed transportation in addition to the bridal party and groom's party. This event required two 55-person buses and two smaller buses for about 30 people each. Uptown Valet stationed an attendant at the hotel to manage the guests and an attendant at the venue to coordinate the timing of the shuttles and stay in touch with the four bus drivers.

Our attendant at the hotel ensured all guests departed in a timely manner and that all the buses arrived on time for the ceremony, where the turnaround area was kept clear and managed by our other attendant. He coordinated with the four bus drivers before and after their arrival and had three buses on standby off-site and the fourth in the parking lot. The fourth was used to shuttle some guests back to the hotel as desired during the reception while the three others waited until after the bride and groom left.

The bride and groom were whisked happily away by a limo from Concord Limousine, followed shortly by a 55 passenger bus that was backed up away from the fanfare in the turnaround area. The other bus was minutes away. Exiting traffic was halted to ensure the second bus got through easily and it too was loaded to capacity and departed, getting all guests out quickly and efficiently.

It was a successful event for all parties. Lots of planning went into this to ensure everything ran smoothly and what inconveniences did arrive were handled expertly by our transportation management attendants.  Uptown Valet handled the ~150 guests using our services with aplomb, managed the shuttle services by maintaining constant contact between four bus drivers across two companies and kept communication with the property event manager and the wedding coordinators to ensure all concerned were pleased with the night's work.

Uptown Valet prides itself on being able to manage any transportation problem thrown our way. Shuttles, limos, antique cars, valets, and any mixture of the above - and thensome - we want to be the place you turn to for transportation management. This event was just one example in our years of experience managing transportation, and we are sure we'll have many more to come.

Interested in Uptown Valet for transportation and shuttle management or any of our other services?  See our Transportation Options or Contact Us.

Photos from some recent events

March 2012 was a busy month for us, so we've decided to show off a handful of photos from some events this past month:

Texas Independence Day Dinner We did valet work for a Texas Independence Day dinner at the Bob Bullock Museum towards the beginning of the month. It's an event we've worked at for the past several years and it sees us dressing up in slacks and button-ups - complete this year with burnt orange bow-ties. Right between the Capitol and the UT campus, this is always a fun venue to work at in the heart of Austin.

Lexus of Austin Launch EventLexus of Austin premiered the new Lexus GS350 in style with Uptown Valet doing valet work and running a coat-check. It's a nice looking car with good custom options and the dealership featured fine catering, entertainment and plenty of information on the new models.

Lexus and Palazzo Lavaca Inside Lexus of Austin was a Lexus LFA, which has too much cool information on it to fit it all here. Suffice to say it's a very nice car of a very limited run which was also very nice to look at. The other photo is from an event we worked at Palazzo Lavaca parking cars and managing some shuttle transportation. Palazzo Lavaca is a cool new venue with a very well-realized older feel to it. We hope to be able to work more there in the future, though perhaps with less rain.

These were just a few of the dozens of events we worked this past month but were ones we wanted to share a bit of here. April is the busy season for weddings, so after a March which was busier than usual we're getting ready for a very busy April as well.

-Uptown Valet

Let us manage your SXSW transportation

It's almost March in Austin, which means the town will be abuzz with SXSW events and attendees. South By Southwest draws thousands of guests to Austin each spring, and as a company helping with events and transportation it's a very busy time for us. Here are some of the services we offer: Airport Transportation

Looking to get picked up from Austin Bergstrom International Airport? Through Concord Limousine we make routine pick-up and drop-offs at ABIA. Don't worry about having to flag a cab or hunting down shuttles. We offer affordable airport transportation and will pick you up  and take you where you need to be in comfort and style. Traveling across the country is stressful enough - when you get to Austin, leave the transportation to us.

Event Transportation and Valet Services 

If you need parking management or valet services at your event, Uptown Valet should be who you contact first. We will get in touch with you promptly and provide you with the information and services you need to get your event running smoothly. We offer transportation consulting to help you maximize efficiency and can direct and manage guest parking to keep everything running smoothly. Valet parking is our specialty, and if you have a venue that presents a tricky parking situation or that you think doesn't have enough parking, let us know. We've managed all sorts of venues and parking before and we're confident we can handle most anything thrown at us.

Shuttle Services

Looking to get a whole bunch of people around town? We regularly work with shuttle companies and can manage transporting people around Austin. Need dozens of people from multiple hotels to arrive at your event? No problem. Let us know your situation and we will let you know how we can handle it.

SXSW is a crazy week for Uptown Valet and everyone else working in the event industry. Let us handle the transportation and planning so you can enjoy your event.

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