“Now You’re Going Places!” Worldspan Tells

Corporate Travel Managers at NBTA 2002

SALT LAKE CITY, July 14, 2002—Business travel is taking off, and Worldspan is spreading that confident message to corporate travel managers with the theme “Now You’re Going Places!” at the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) 34^th Annual Convention and Exposition, taking place July 14-17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company is showcasing some exciting new enhancements to Worldspan Trip Manager^® at the show, including the introduction of Internet fares via Web AirFare for Trip Manager, enhanced email notification, increased reporting capabilities, and airline negotiated rates filed via ATPCO. Innovations such as these are keeping Worldspan’s Web-based corporate travel management solution out in front in the corporate online market.

In addition, Worldspan is highlighting its exceptional Trip Manager customer care and support services, including access to Trip Manager Business Development Consultants, Client Relations Consultants, Technical Sales Specialists, and the Worldspan Enterprise Integration Solutions Group. The company will also unveil a smart new Trip Manager logo at NBTA 2002.

“Business travel is going places, and NBTA 2002 is the ideal venue to inform travel managers about all the ways Worldspan can make corporate travel management easier and more cost effective,” said John James, vice president – Corporate E-Commerce Solutions for Worldspan. “It starts with Worldspan Trip Manager, the only travel management tool that gives corporations the power of the Five Cs: cost control, convenience, compliance, convergence and customer care.”

The Five Cs represent the five key benefits Trip Manager offers corporations:

• Cost Control: Access to more data and enhanced reports gives corporations the power to better understand and manage costs.

• Convenience for Travelers: Trip Manager is a Web-based product, accessible 24/7 from anywhere in the world.

• Compliance with Choice: Travelers get a wide variety of choices through Trip Manager, all in line with their company’s travel policy.

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• Convergence: Trip Manager further streamlines the travel management process by integration into existing enterprise systems.
• Customer Care: With Trip Manager, corporate travelers never travel alone. Trip Manager Business Development and Client Relations consultants, technical specialists, and help desk professionals are always ready to provide a comprehensive business travel management solution.

Promotions & Prizes

Worldspan has planned a number of innovative presentations and promotions to enhance its “Now You’re Going Places” message at NBTA 2002. NBTA registrants who view a Trip Manager presentation by performer and speaker Dan Thurmon at the Worldspan booth (Booth #2201) will receive a set of juggling balls and will be entered into a drawing to win a Samsonite 21-inch upright suitcase with inline wheels. Drawings for the luggage will be held at the Worldspan booth every half hour during trade show hours. A total of 18 pieces of luggage will be awarded.

Attendees can also stop by the Worldspan booth to view the Trip Manager Interactive Adoption Program for a chance to win a $200 gift certificate. This entertaining interactive program allows corporate travel managers to learn more about the financial benefits offered by Trip Manager, along with customized adoption programs and innovative ways to launch Trip Manager within a corporation. Participants will also be entered into a Grand Prize Drawing for a deluxe vacation for two. (Participants must be present at the drawing to win.)

Worldspan’s booth at NBTA 2002 will feature six computer stations for presentations and product demonstrations. Short presentations on the new Trip Manager with Web AirFare are planned, along with demos of Worldspan Go!^®, Worldspan My Trip and More^SM, Worldspan Report Manager, and Worldspan Corporate Fleet^®. A Trip Manager demo CD and Trip Manager leather luggage tag will be given to each attendee who views a Trip Manager demo. In addition, Worldspan bottled water—always a favorite of NBTA show goers—will be available for all attendees who stop by the booth.

Featured Guest Al Gore

Worldspan, a Prime Sponsor of NBTA, is the exclusive sponsor of Tuesday’s General Session & Honors Luncheon, featuring The Honorable Al Gore as keynote speaker and Paul J. Blackney, Worldspan president and chief executive officer.

In addition, Worldspan is exclusive sponsor of this year’s NBTA Travel Technology Tools Education Track, a series of seven technology workshops.

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“With the Five Cs of Worldspan Trip Manager and all the fun, prizes and learning we have planned for NBTA 2002, corporate travel managers really are going places with Worldspan,” James said.

Worldspan provides global electronic distribution of travel information, Internet products and connectivity, and electronic commerce capabilities for travel agencies, travel service providers and corporations worldwide. The company's three lines of business are travel supplier services, e-commerce, and global distribution systems for the worldwide travel industry. The Worldspan reservations system provides nearly 20,000 travel agencies and other users worldwide with travel data and booking capabilities for hundreds of the world's leading travel supplier services. Worldspan is the market leader in e-commerce for the travel industry, processing more than 50 percent of all online travel agency bookings. The company maintains world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Worldspan is owned by affiliates of Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL), Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ: NWAC) and American Airlines. Additional information is available at www.worldspan.com.

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CONTACT: Patricia Cooledge, Worldspan, 770-563-7885,

email: patricia.cooledge@worldspan.com