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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- United Travel is the newest UATP merchant to utilize UATP's Settlement System (USS), a low-cost, weekly settlement system, to improve customer service and lower distribution costs for all UATP transactions. United Travel became a UATP Merchant effective 14 July 2005. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040318/UATPLOGO ) As a UATP Merchant, United will use USS specifically to track all service fees, net fares, and airfares charged on their clients' UATP account. Through UATP's Acquirer Network, United will receive detailed data that itemizes each element charged to a customer's UATP account. "UATP allows United to lower distribution costs through low merchant service fees and continue our track record of excellent customer service," said David Simmons, president and Owner, United Travel. "By accepting UATP, United is able to deliver to the demands of our corporate client base and stay competitive in the corporate travel sector." United Travel, a Northern California independent travel agency, has been under the same ownership for 25 years and serves both corporate and leisure clients. Visit uatp.com for more information. About UATP UATP accounts are accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel by more than 200 airlines worldwide. UATP accounts are issued by these airlines: Aer Lingus, Air New Zealand, Alitalia, American Airlines (NYSE:AMR), Austrian Airlines, Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Japan Airlines (NASDAQ:JALSY), Qantas Airways, Ltd., Scandinavian Airlines System, United Airlines (OTC:UALAQ) (BULLETIN BOARD: UALAQ) , US Airways (OTC:UAIRQ.OB) (BULLETIN BOARD: UAIRQ.OB) , and VARIG Brazilian Airlines. AirPlus International issues the UATP-based Company Account for: British Airways (NYSE:BAB), Lufthansa German Airlines, Northwest Airlines (NASDAQ:NWAC), Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL). CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077, or http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040318/UATPLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: UATP CONTACT: Wendy L. Ward of UATP, +1-202-626-4077, or Web site: http://www.uatp.com/

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