UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                December 29, 2003
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                                    VIAD CORP
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         DELAWARE                      001-11015                36-1169950
(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)        file number)          Identification No.)


 1850 N. CENTRAL AVE., PHOENIX, ARIZONA                           85077
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (602) 207-4000



Item 5. OTHER EVENTS

On December 29, 2003, Viad Corp ("Viad") issued a press release  announcing that
its wholly owned subsidiary  MoneyGram  International,  Inc.  ("MoneyGram")  has
filed a preliminary  registration  statement on Form 10 with the  Securities and
Exchange  Commission  relating to the proposed spin-off of Viad's global payment
services  business.  The press  release and the Form 10 are  attached  hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2,  respectively,  and are incorporated by reference
herein.  The press  release and the Form 10 contain  forward-looking  statements
regarding Viad Corp and MoneyGram and include cautionary statements  identifying
important  factors that could cause  actual  results to differ  materially  from
those anticipated.

Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  Not applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits

          99.1 Press release, dated December 29, 2003, issued by Viad Corp.

          99.2 MoneyGram Form 10  (incorporated by reference to the Registration
               Statement  on Form 10 filed by MoneyGram  International,  Inc. on
               December 29, 2003).

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                    VIAD CORP
                                                    (Registrant)

December 29, 2003                                    By /s/ G. Michael Latta
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     G. Michael Latta
                                                     Vice President - Controller
                                                     (Chief Accounting Officer
                                                     and Authorized Officer)

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