29/12/01

27/12/01

** ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TAXES INCREASE **
U.S.- INTERNATIONAL- AND ALASKA/HAWAII ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE
TAXES FOR TICKETING- ARE INCREASED- EFFECTIVE ON/OR
AFTER JANUARY 1- 2002.  SEE >GTAXUS( FOR DETAILS

24/12/01

22/12/01

Dear Worldspan Partner,

As we approach the January 1, 2002 date for converting European legacy
currencies to the euro, Worldspan stands prepared and ready for this
momentous event.  Here follows Following is a recap of our preparations to
date.

Effective as of December 15, 2001, all travel transactions, including
pricing and bookings, that are conducted through the Worldspan reservation
system in use within the euro zone, will be displayed and recorded in
euros, providing edthat travel vendors have supplied the system with the
appropriate euro pricing.

The Worldspan system will continue to support fare display and pricing
requests in the local national currency as an option, as applicable, but
after December 31, 2001, legacy currency figures will not be used to
produce tickets or related documents. Between December 15 and December 31,
ticketing capabilities will be available in both the euro and legacy
currencies.


Worldspan's euro-readiness plan will help to ensure a seamless transition
to euro pricing for all our travel partners, subscribers and vendors alike.
Please see the attached "Frequently Asked Questions" for more information
and the list of quick entry reminders. If you have additional questions
concerning these changes, please contact your local Worldspan office or
representative.

Then some FAQ's

                        Frequently Asked Questions

Q:  When does the euro become the required currency for travel purchases
purchases and other business transactions within the eEuro zZone?
A:  The effective date for euro conversion is January 1, 2002. The former
national currencies lose their legal status for transactions no later than
February 28, 2002 with some countries slightly ahead of the rest.

Q:  Which countries are affected by the conversion?
A:  The 12 countries in the eEuro zZone are Austria, Belgium, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Portugal and Spain. Although, tThe United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark,
though are European Union Member States, they are not participating in the
euro at this time.

Q:  Will it be possible to issue airline tickets in Worldspan with fares
shown in euros and/or the equivalent amount paid shown in euros?
A:  Worldspan has offered the ability to issue an airline ticket with the
euro currency since January 1, 1999.  Effective sinceas of December 15,
2001, all airline tickets for travel originating in countries participating
in the euro will show fares in euros.  Between December 15 and December 31,
ticketing capabilities will be available in both the euro and legacy
currencies.  Thereafter, all airline tickets issued in countries
participating in the euro will reflect payments in euros.

Q:  What changes will there be in fare displays for airline fares?
A:  Effective sinceas of December 15, 2001, the default currency for fare
displays for travel originating in a euro participating country will be the
euro. It will also be possible to display fares for trips originating in a
euro participating country in the legacy currency (e.g. Italian Lire) for a
period of at least one year.

Q:  Will my back-office system accommodate these changes?
A:  Back-office systems will be able to begin conducting accounting in
euros only if the back-office application has been programmed to receive
transaction data from Worldspan with the euro currency code.  Worldspan's
TAIR processing has supported transactions conducted in euros since January
1, 1999.  Worldspan considers the euro a valid currency similar to all
other existing currencies and provides the transaction information
including the euro currency code across our its TAIR processes.

Finally, the entries you need to fully enjoy the EURO experience on
Worldspan !

   Here  are  a  few  basic entries that can be used to convert information
   from one currency to another


   Exchange rates
        Display exchange rate between euros and other currency
4C*EUR#GB

   Currency conversion
        Sterling to Euros (CRT in Britain)
4C@100/EUR
        Tax conversion, Sterling to Euros (CRT in Britain)
4C@T20/EUR

   Fares
        Moneysaver fares in specific euros
4FLONGVA@E

   Pricing
        Price all passengers and segments in euros with ticketing country
4PEEUR/GB
 

21/12/01

20/12/01

 ** ROMANTIK HOTELS /RM/ - ENHANCEMENT **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES ROMANTIK HOTELS /RM/ AS A NEW ACCESSPLUS
PARTICIPANT. SEE >INFO RMQ( AND >G/HTL/RMQ

19/12/01

** LOCALIZA RENT A CAR - NEW CAR ASSOCIATE **
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES LOCALIZA /CODE LL/ AS A NEW CAR ASSOCIATE
LOCALIZA OPERATES IN BRAZIL. SEE >G/CAR/LLZ( FOR DETAILS.

** SCANDIC HOTELS /SH/ - ENHANCEMENT **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES SCANDIC HOTELS /SH/ AS A DIRECT CONNECT
PARTICIPANT IN WORLDSPAN THROUGH HILTON.
SEE >INFO SHQ( AND >INFO SHHSOURCE( FOR DETAILS.
                                               
** AZTECA AIRLINES - AIRLINE SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES AZTECA AIRLINES /ZE/ AS A NEW AIRLINE SOURCE PARTICIPANT. PLEASE SEE  >INFO ENH AIR(  FOR MORE
INFORMATION.                                 

** EURO UPDATES - CAR AND HOTEL INFO **
PLEASE REVIEW >INFO EURO C/H( FOR NEW UPDATES TO WORLDSPAN
CAR AND HOTEL AVAILABILITY DEFAULT CURRENCY FOR EURO
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES.

 ** COMMERCIAL WORLD NET NEW USER INTERFACE **
THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON JAN 18. POINT YOUR BROWSER TO
WWW.COMMERCIALWORLD.COM AND REVIEW DEMO AND WHAT*S NEW. THIS
WILL ASSIST YOU AND YOUR CUSTOMERS IN UNDERSTANDING THE NEW
ENHANCEMENT. 

** GLOBAL RESOURCES /GR/ - HOTEL SOURCE **

 ** STARWOOD HOTEL CHAINS - ENHANCEMENTS **
STARWOOD HOTEL CHAINS /SI- WI- WH- GX/ NOW PARTICIPATES IN
INTEGRATED HOTEL SOURCE RATE RANGE.

** CARIBBEAN STAR AIRLINES - DIRECT ACCESS**
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES CARIBBEAN STAR AIRLINES /8B/ AS A DIRECT
ACCESS PARTICIPANT.

** MIDWAY AIRLINES /JI/ RESUMES OPERATIONS **
THEY WILL RESUME OPERATIONS ON DEC 19.  PARTICIPATING
CARRIER STATUS IS REINSTATED EFFECTIVE DEC 12.

** SUTTON PLACE /SF/ - ENHANCEMENTS **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES SUTTON PLACE AS A NEW ACCESSPLUS-
HOTEL SOURCE- AND SESSION CONTROL PARTICIPANT.

 ** SMALL HOTELS /SB/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES SMALL HOTELS /SB/ AS A NEW HOTEL SOURCE
PARTICIPANT.

 ** HARVEY HOTELS /HV/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES HARVEY HOTELS /HV/ AS A NEW HOTEL SOURCE
PARTICIPANT.

** GRANDE DEVERE HOTELS /FT/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES GRANDE DEVERE HOTELS /FT/ AS A NEW
HOTEL SOURCE PARTICIPANT.

** FIESTA AMERICANA HOTELS /FH/ - HOTEL SOURCE **

WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES FIESTA AMERICANA HOTELS /FH/ AS A NEW
HOTEL SOURCE PARTICIPANT.

** DESIGN HOTELS /DS/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES DESIGN HOTELS /DS/ AS A NEW HOTEL SOURCE
PARTICIPANT.

** CAESAR PARK HOTELS /CJ/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES CAESAR PARK HOTELS /CJ/ AS A NEW HOTEL
SOURCE PARTICIPANT.

 ** EXTENDED STAY HOTELS /EA/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES EXTENDED STAY HOTELS /EA/ AS A NEW HOTEL
SOURCE PARTICIPANT.

** GUESTHOUSE HOTELS /GO/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES GUESTHOUSE HOTELS /GO/ AS A NEW HOTEL

** JOIE DE VIVRE /JV/ - HOTEL SOURCE **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES JOIE DE VIVRE /JV/ AS A NEW HOTEL SOURCE
PARTICIPANT.

** AZTECA AIRLINES - DIRECT SELL **
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES AZTECA AIRLINES /ZE/ AS A NEW DIRECT SELL
PARTICIPANT.

** EURO UPDATES **
PLEASE REVIEW  >INFO EURO( FOR  NEW UPDATES TO WORLDSPAN)
DEFAULT CURRENCY FOR EURO PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND THE
ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

** NEW AUTOMATED REISSUE PARTICIPATING CARRIER **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES AMERICAN AIRLINES AS A NEW AUTOMATED
REISSUE PARTICIPANT

*HARD ROCK HOTELS RESORTS AND CASINOS-NEW ASSOCIATE*
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES HARD ROCK HOTELS RESORTS AND CASINOS
/DJ/ AS A NEW HOTEL ASSOCIATE. HARD ROCK HOTELS REPRESENTS
THREE PROPERTIES.

** AZTECA AIRLINES - DIRECT ACCESS **
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES AZTECA AIRLINES /ZE/ AS A DIRECT ACCESS
PARTICIPANT.

** ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES - DIRECT SELL **
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES ROYAL JORDANIAN AIRLINES /CODE RJ/ AS A
DIRECT SELL PARTICIPANT.

** ELECTRONIC TICKETING - AIR CANADA **
WORLDSPAN AND AIR CANADA /AC/ ANNOUNCE E-TICKETING IS NOW
AVAILABLE FOR AGENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

** ELECTRONIC TICKETING IT/BT FARES - AIR CANADA **
EFFECTIVE DEC 7 2001 AIR CANADA /AC/ SUPPORTS TOUR AND BULK
/IT/BT/ E-TICKETS.

** ACCOUNT CODE VALIDATION **
WORLDSPAN RELEASES THIS ENHANCEMENT ON DEC 7 2001.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE. SEE
 >INFO READ F/P(    .  

 ** EURO UPDATES **
PLEASE REVIEW  >INFO EURO( FOR  NEW UPDATES TO WORLDSPAN
DEFAULT CURRENCY FOR EURO PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND THE
ISSUANCE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS.

 ** WORLDSPAN ACCENTS - AIR SELL DISPLAYS **
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES THE UPCOMING RELEASE OF THIS
ENHANCEMENT.  RELEASE DATE IS DEC 11- 2001.  TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE. SEE >INFO READ PNR(

** UNITED AIRLINES /UA/ - INTERLINE E-TICKET **
WORLDSPAN AND UNITED AIRLINES /UA/ ANNOUNCE INTERLINE
E-TICKET WITH AIR CANADA /AC/ AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES /CO/
SEE >INFO ETUA0( AND >INFO ETINTERLINE(

* RAFFLE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL /YR/ - ENHANCEMENTS *
WORLDSPAN ANNOUNCES RAFFLE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL AS A NEW
HOTEL SOURCE AND SESSION CONTROL PARTICIPANT.
SEE >INFO YRHSOURCE( FOR DETAILS.

** SRILANKAN AIRLINES - DIRECT SELL **
WORLDSPAN WELCOMES SRILANKAN AIRLINES /CODE UL/ AS A DIRECT
SELL PARTICIPANT.  PLEASE SEE   >INFO ENH AIR

** RYANAIR DISCONTINUES DISTRIBUTION **
RYANAIR /FR/ HAS CHOSEN TO DISCONTINUE DISTRIBUTION THROUGH
WORLDSPAN EFFECTIVE DEC 1 2001. RYANAIR PNRS HAVE BEEN
PLACED ON YOUR QUEUE 86 CATEGORY 0. PLEASE CONTACT RYANAIR
WITH ANY QUESTIONS.                        

** SABENA AIRLINES - TAKEN OVER BY DAT **
SABENA /SN/ HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY D.A.T. /DELTA AIR
TRANSPORT/. THE AIRLINE CODE -SN- IS NOT CHANGING. PLEASE
CONTACT THE CARRIER WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

** ELECTRONIC TICKETING - NORTHWEST AIRLINES **
WORLDSPAN AND NORTHWEST /NW/ ANNOUNCE E-TICKETING IS NOW
AVAILABLE FOR AGENTS IN MEXICO. SEE >INFO ETNW0( OR
INFO >ETPOS

** ELECTRONIC TICKETING - AIR FRANCE **
WORLDSPAN AND AIR FRANCE /AF/ ANNOUNCE E-TICKETING IS NOW
AVAILABLE FOR AGENTS IN BELGIUM.  SEE >INFO ETAF0(

** UNAVAILABLE - BRITISH AIRWAYS RESERVATIONS **
IT WILL BE INTERMITTENTLY UNAVAILABLE FROM APPROXIMATELY
2100 ET NOV 30 TO 1800 ET DEC 1. YOU MAY CONTINUE TO MAKE
RESERVATIONS THROUGH WORLDSPAN.

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** TWA E-TICKET IMPORTANT INFORMATION **
THE FINAL MIGRATION OF TWA TO AMERICAN AIRLINES WILL OCCUR
THIS WEEKEND. AFTER THE E-TICKET IS MIGRATED TO AA IT IS NO
LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTRONIC VOID. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
ALL TWA E-TICKET VOIDS BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 1300 ET ON
SATURDAY DEC 1.