Exhibit 99.2


                Paul B. Dykstra to Succeed Robert H. Bohannon as
     President and Chief Executive Officer of Viad Corp;
                         Bohannon to Remain as Chairman

    PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2005--The board of directors of
Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI) will appoint Paul B. Dykstra, 44, chief operating
officer of the corporation effective January 1, 2006. Dykstra is
currently president and chief executive officer of GES Exposition
Services, Inc., a Las Vegas-based subsidiary. Dykstra will also be a
member of Viad's board of directors.
    On April 1, 2006, Robert H. Bohannon, 60, Viad's chairman,
president and chief executive officer since January 1997, will turn
over his responsibilities as president and chief executive officer to
Dykstra. Bohannon will remain as Viad's chairman of the board of
directors.
    On behalf of the Viad board of directors, Jess Hay, the company's
presiding director and chairman of the Human Resources Committee,
stated, "Bob Bohannon has performed remarkably well as Viad's chief
executive officer since 1997. Under his leadership, abiding
commitments to integrity and to enhancements to shareholder value have
been firmly established as the cornerstones of the company's culture.
We are very fortunate that Bob will defer retirement and maintain an
active role as the company's chairman, and we are fortunate as well
that he has provided so ably for his successor as CEO. Paul Dykstra is
exceptionally well-qualified to assume his new and broader
responsibilities. The board is confident that, under Paul's guidance,
the company will continue to prosper in the future."
    Dykstra began his career with Viad in 1984 when he joined
Travelers Express Company, Inc. (a former subsidiary of Viad and now
MoneyGram International, Inc. (NYSE:MGI)) where he held several
senior-level positions before being named executive vice president of
the retail payment products division. He was named president and chief
executive officer of GES Exposition Services in 2000. Dykstra has a
strong management background as well as experience in strategic
planning, acquisitions and finance. He holds an undergraduate degree
in accounting and earned his MBA from the University of St. Thomas in
Minnesota in 1991.
    Replacing Dykstra as president and chief executive officer of GES
on January 1, 2006 will be Kevin M. Rabbitt, 34, chief operating
officer of GES.
    Rabbitt joined GES in 2002 and has held several senior management
positions prior to his promotion to chief operating officer earlier
this year. Rabbitt was a senior consultant with Bain and Company and
was president and chief operating officer of the Texas Ice Stadium in
Houston prior to joining GES. He holds an MBA from the Harvard
Business School and a bachelor's degree in managerial studies from
Rice University.
    "I am very pleased about these upcoming promotions. Both of these
individuals share Viad's values and have strength of character,
integrity and intellect. Paul Dykstra has been an outstanding
contributor to the company for more than 20 years and is well-prepared
to take on this new responsibility. He has in-depth knowledge of our
company, and has exhibited exceptional performance leading GES. Kevin
Rabbitt has done an excellent job as an executive at GES and given his
outstanding background, I am confident he will make a superb president
and chief executive officer for GES," Bohannon said.
    Viad Corp 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.



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