Exhibit 99.1

                       Viad Corp Provides 2006 Outlook at
     Investor/Analyst Meeting; Income Per Share of $1.51 to $1.62 Excluding
 $0.06 Per Share of Stock Option Expense; Earnings Per Share of $1.45 to $1.56


    PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2005--Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI)
today will discuss the company's outlook for 2006 during an
investor/analyst meeting. Viad provides the following guidance for
2006:

    --  Full year income per diluted share (excluding expected stock
        option expense of $0.06 per share) is expected to be in the
        range of $1.51 to $1.62 for 2006. Earnings per share is
        expected to be in the range of $1.45 to $1.56 for 2006. This
        range compares favorably to the company's 2005 guidance of
        $1.38 to $1.42 of income before impairment loss per share
        (which excludes an impairment loss of $0.02 per share).
        Improvements are expected in all of Viad's operating segments.

    --  2006 first quarter income per share (excluding expected stock
        option expense of $0.02 per share) is expected to be in the
        range of $0.37 to $0.45. Earnings per share is expected to be
        in the range of $0.35 to $0.43 for the 2006 first quarter. The
        decrease from first quarter 2005 income from continuing
        operations per share of $0.56 is expected to be driven mainly
        by negative show rotation at GES.

    --  Show rotation is also expected to impact second and third
        quarter revenue. During the 2006 second quarter, Viad expects
        that positive show rotation revenue at GES will more than
        offset negative show rotation revenue at Exhibitgroup. During
        the 2006 third quarter, Viad expects positive show rotation
        revenue at both GES and Exhibitgroup. Rotation at Exhibitgroup
        relates to a European air show that alternates between the
        second and third quarters each year.

    --  For the full year, show rotation is not expected to have a
        significant impact on Viad's revenue.

    Conference Call and Webcast

    The investor/analyst meeting will commence today at 9 a.m. (EST).
To join the live conference call, dial (800) 231-9012, meeting code
6609406, or access the webcast through Viad's Web site at
www.viad.com. A replay will be available for a limited time.
    Viad is an S&P SmallCap 600 company. Major subsidiaries include
GES Exposition Services of Las Vegas, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur of
Chicago, Brewster Transport Company Limited of Banff, Alberta, Canada,
and Glacier Park, Inc. of Phoenix. For more information, visit the
company's Web site at www.viad.com.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    As provided by the safe harbor provision under the "Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995," Viad cautions that, in
addition to historical information contained herein, this presentation
includes certain information, assumptions and discussions that may
constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are not historical facts, but reflect current estimates,
projections, or expectations or trends concerning future growth,
operating cash flows, availability of short-term borrowings, consumer
demand, new business, productivity improvements, ongoing cost
reduction efforts, efficiency, competitiveness, legal expenses, tax
rates and other tax matters, restructuring plans (including timing and
realization of cost savings), and market risk. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. Viad's businesses can be affected by a host of risks and
uncertainties. Among other things, gains and losses of customers,
consumer demand patterns, labor relations, purchasing decisions
related to customer demand for convention and event services, existing
and new competition, industry alliances, consolidation, and growth
patterns within the industries in which Viad competes and any
deterioration in the economy may individually or in combination impact
future results. In addition to factors mentioned elsewhere, economic,
competitive, governmental, technological, capital marketplace and
other factors, including global health concerns, further terrorist
activities or war, could affect the forward-looking statements.
    Additional information concerning business and other risk factors
that could cause actual results to materially differ from those in the
forward-looking statements can be found in Viad's annual and quarterly
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


    CONTACT: Viad Corp, Phoenix
             Carrie Long, 602-207-2681 (Investor Relations)
             clong@viad.com