Editor's Review
Tired of juggling multiple apps for parking, transit, and taxis? HotSpot is here to streamline your travel experience! 🌟 This all-in-one mobile app allows you to pay for parking, transit, and taxi services directly from your smartphone, making your visits to local shopping and tourist areas relaxed and hassle-free. 🛍️🚗
Parking Made Easy 🅿️
With HotSpot Parking, you can:
- Pay for and top-up your parking sessions from your phone, no more running back to the meter! 📱
- Refund unused parking sessions back to your HotSpot Wallet. 💰
- Receive timely alerts 15 minutes before your session expires and when your session has expired, avoiding those pesky tickets! ⏰
- Pay for parking tickets by simply taking a picture of your ticket and paying it through the HotSpot app. 📸
- Get free or subsidized parking through merchant validation at participating HotSpot businesses. 🎁
- Use our real-time parking maps to find available parking, saving you time and stress. 🗺️
- Purchase permits and manage your vehicles easily in the HotSpot app or online dashboard. 📑
- Enjoy our user-friendly NFC tap system to pay by tapping your mobile phone at the gate. 📲
- Manage multiple parkers under a corporate fleet account, perfect for businesses! 🏢
Transit at Your Fingertips 🚌
Available in select cities
With HotSpot Transit, you can:
- Purchase digital transit tickets instantly. 🎟️
- Purchase monthly student, adult, and senior passes with ease. 🎫
- Display your valid digital pass on your mobile phone when boarding the bus. 📱
- View live transit maps to track bus locations in real-time. 📍
- Use our Trip Planner to identify the best bus to take and where the stops are. 🗺️
Taxi Booking Simplified 🚕
Available in select cities
With HotSpot Taxi, you can:
- Book a taxi effortlessly. 🚖
- Receive dispatch notifications, including estimated time of arrival and when the taxi has arrived. 🔔
- Pay your taxi driver securely through the app. 💳
- Rate your driver to help us improve our service. ⭐
Savings and Community Support 💖
- All valid CAA members in Canada receive great HotSpot membership savings. Members get the Annual Plan for only $18/year! 🍁
- CAA Atlantic Canada offers a FREE annual HotSpot membership to their Premier package. 🎁
- HotSpot partners with United Way, giving members the opportunity to donate from unfinished parking sessions to help your local community. 🤝
Customizable and User-Friendly ✨
- Choose your preferred view on the Home page to be either Parking or Transit. 🏠
- Personalize the app by changing the theme color to suit your style. 🎨
We hope you enjoy these awesome features and appreciate your support! 🥰
Much Love,
The HotSpot Team ❤️
Features
Pay for parking and top-up sessions remotely
Purchase digital transit tickets and monthly passes
Book taxis and pay through the app
Real-time parking maps to find spots
NFC tap system for gate payments
Manage multiple parkers under a corporate account
Donate unused parking funds to United Way
Customize app theme and homepage view
Pros
Pay for parking, transit, and taxi in one app
Refund unused parking sessions to your HotSpot Wallet
Receive alerts before parking session expires
Pay for parking tickets easily by taking a picture
Get free parking through merchant validation
Find available parking with real-time parking maps
Cons
Taxi and Transit options are available only in select cities
Requires account creation and management