ATLANTA and RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Global travel technology provider Worldspan, L.P. and Access America today announced a partnership that enables Worldspan's U.S. travel agency subscribers to easily purchase travel protection for their clients. Access America's comprehensive portfolio of travel insurance and assistance services is accessible through Worldspan Go!, the most advanced and comprehensive desktop travel management solution for travel agencies.

The alliance presents Worldspan travel agents with new online commission opportunities, efficient desktop access to traveler services and the ability to link Access America orders to active reservations. Orders are integrated into passenger name records (PNR) in Worldspan, a time-saver for travel agents that automatically combines transactions with other client travel services.

Travel agents connect to Access America's myACCESS agent Web portal through an interactive link in the Worldspan Go! Resource Center, the travel agent's Web-based portal to preferred travel suppliers. There is a simple one- time registration process.

"The addition of Access America to the Go! Resource Center places another expert travel service within instant electronic reach of our travel agents," said Kathy Fitzpatrick, Worldspan vice president -- North America. "Worldspan is committed to enriching the Go! desktop with valuable content and new revenue opportunities for travel agencies."

"Through this partnership, Worldspan agents can offer their customers a well-planned trip combined with excellent traveler protection services, and enjoy a new commission opportunity at the same time," said Beth Godlin, executive vice president of Access America.

About Access America

Access America provides travel insurance and assistance to millions of travelers each year. As the travel division of World Access Service Corp., a global leader in insurance and emergency assistance, Access America delivers customized solutions for travel agents and suppliers, credit card companies, healthcare organizations and more. As part of the Mondial Assistance Group and the Allianz family of companies, World Access has operations in 29 countries. Visit http://www.accessamerica.com/.

About Worldspan, L.P.

Worldspan is a leader in travel technology services for travel suppliers, travel agencies, e-commerce sites and corporations worldwide. Utilizing some of the fastest, most flexible and efficient networks and computing technologies, Worldspan provides comprehensive electronic data services linking thousands of travel suppliers around the world to a global customer base. Worldspan offers industry-leading Fares and Pricing technology such as Worldspan e-Pricing(R), hosting solutions, and customized travel products. Worldspan enables travel suppliers, distributors and corporations to reduce costs and increase productivity with technology like Worldspan Go!(R) and Worldspan Trip Manager(R) XE. Worldspan is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Additional information is available at http://www.worldspan.com/.

Statements in this release and any exhibits hereto which are not purely historical facts, including statements about forecasted financial projections or other statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to Worldspan, L.P. ("the Company") on the date this release was submitted. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: the Company's revenue being highly dependent on the travel and transportation industries; airlines limiting their participation in travel marketing and distribution services; airlines altering their content or changing the pricing of such content; or other changes within, or that may affect the travel industry or the Company. More information on potential risks and uncertainties is available in the Company's recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual Form 10-K report, Forms 10-Q, and Forms 8-K.

Worldspan and all other Worldspan marks identified with a (R) or SM contained herein are either registered marks or service marks or trademarks of Worldspan, L.P. throughout the world.

CONTACT: Erin Hadaway of Worldspan, +1-770-563-6545, or
erin.hadaway@worldspan.com; or Emily Porter of Access America,
+1-804-673-1411, or eporter@accessamerica.com

Web site: http://www.worldspan.com/
http://www.accessamerica.com/