The National Valet Olympics is a skills competition representing valet teams from both the public and private sectors. This year’s biennial competition showcased the professionalism and speed of front-line employees serving parkers throughout North America.
The 2017 National Valet Olympics was held at the Palm Beach Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA. The teams competed in four events:
- Key Box Challenge
- Luggage Load
- Precision Parking
- Valet Relay
After two days of competition, the National Parking Association crowned Towne Park’s Twain Frazier as the nation’s Best Valet. The team from Towne Park also came in first overall. The Annapolis-based valet company took home the Herb Citrin Trophy, named for the late “father of valet parking” and the founder/owner of Valet Parking Service.
LAZ Parking based in Hartford, CT, was the second place team overall and in third place was Advanced Parking Concepts, Verona, NJ. Coming in fourth place was Aristocrat/Ambassador Valet, St. Louis. MO. In addition to the skills competition, NPA Convention attendees participated in the Valet Olympics by voting for the valet team with the best uniform—won by LAZ Parking. Advanced Parking Concepts won team with the best attitude.
“Through the Olympic trials and the National Valet Olympics itself, competing teams built morale and instilled the spirit of friendly competition,” said NPA President Christine Banning, CAE. The Valet Olympics concluded with an award lunch, and competing companies shared best practices.