FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Rabbitt Kevin M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/05/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIAD CORP [VVI] (Last) (First) (Middle) GES EXPOSITION SERVICES, INC., 950 GRIER DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO / GES Exposition Services, Inc. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LAS VEGAS, NV 89119 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 398 D   Common Stock 166 (1) D   Common Stock 404 (2) D   Common Stock 875 (3) D   Common Stock 3,000 (4) D   Common Stock 451.0971 (5) I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option-right to buy	10/01/2004(6)	10/01/2012(6)	Common Stock	750	$ 19.4212	D	Â
Option-right to buy	02/20/2006(7)	02/19/2013(7)	Common Stock	1,500	$ 19.574	D	Â
Option-right to buy	02/19/2009(8)	02/18/2011(8)	Common Stock	1,650	$ 24.2168	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Rabbitt Kevin M GES EXPOSITION SERVICES, INC. 950 GRIER DRIVE LAS VEGAS, NV 89119	Â	Â	  President & CEO	GES Exposition Services, Inc.

Signatures

Scott E. Sayre, Attorney-in-Fact		01/05/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Performance-based restricted stock awarded February 2003 pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(2)	Performance-based restricted stock awarded February 2004 pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(3)	Restricted Stock awarded February 2003 pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(4)	Restricted Stock awarded February 2005 pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(5)	The information is current as of this filing date.
(6)	Granted pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan; each ten-year option contains the right to surrender the option for cash, which right is only exercisable during certain tender offers. The Corporation may permit a participant exercising an option to surrender already owned stock in payment of exercise price, and to surrender stock, to which participant is entitled as a result of such exercise, to satisfy a tax withholding requirement. 50% of options are exercisable one year after grant and 100% exercisable two years after grant, except that exercisability is accelerated in certain circumstances.
(7)	Granted pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended 5-14-2002; each ten-year option contains the right to surrender the option for cash, which right is only exercisable during certain tender offers. The Corporation may permit a participant exercising an option to surrender already owned stock in payment of exercise price, and to surrender stock, to which participant is entitled as a result of such exercise, to satisfy a tax withholding requirement. 33 1/3% of options are exercisable one year after grant, 33 1/3% are exercisable two years after grant and the remaining balance are exercisable three years after grant.
(8)	Granted pursuant to 1997 Viad Corp Omnibus Incentive Plan in connection with election as a director of the Corporation. Each seven-year option contains the right to surrender the option for cash, which right is only exercisable during certain tender offers. The Corporation may permit a participant exercising an option to surrender already owned stock in payment of exercise price, and to surrender stock, to which participant is entitled as a result of such exercise, to satisfy a tax withholding requirement. 20% of options are exercisable one year after grant, 20% are exerciseable two years after grant, 20% after three years, 20% after four years, and the balance any time after five years from the grant date, except that exercisability is accelerated in certain circumstances.
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