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<title>Mondial Assistance Press USA Releases</title>
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<lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:59:53 -0004</lastBuildDate><link>http://www.mondialusa.com</link>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Celebrating Those Who Do a World of Good in Richmond ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:55:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Unsung heroes. Richmond is filled with them and one Richmond company is telling their stories. "World of Good" was created by Mondial Assistance, in partnership with WWBT NBC12, to tell the stories of ordinary Richmonders doing extraordinary work on behalf of others.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/World%20of%20Good%20Release%20121808_tcm85-133298.pdf">Celebrating Those Who Do a World of Good in Richmond</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air Announce New Trip Protection Solutions ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:22:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers can now purchase Access America<sup xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">®</sup> Trip Protection through a partnership with Mondial Assistance.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Alaska%20Airlines%20%26%20Horizon%20Air%20Release_tcm85-133039.pdf">Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air Announce New Trip Protection Solutions</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Mondial Assistance, GRTC, Others Partner to Provide Job Assistance for IT Colleagues ]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:34:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Mondial Assistance is partnering with other local organizations to create TechN.O.W: a Networking and Outreach Workshop for technology professionals.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/TechNOW_Release_1108_tcm85-131928.pdf">Mondial Assistance, GRTC, Others Partner to Provide Job Assistance for IT Colleagues</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Interisland Hawaiian airline, go!, Mondial Assistance Announce Partnership ]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:51:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Interisland Hawaiian airline go!, a division of Mesa Air Group, and Mondial Assistance today announced a partnership that will offer go! passengers the option to purchase Access America travel insurance protection for their trip.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/go%20Airlines%20Partnership%20Release_tcm85-131502.pdf">Interisland Hawaiian airline, go!, Mondial Assistance Announce Partnership</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Mondial Assistance's U.S. Call Center "Best in the World" ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:34:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Mondial Assistance has been named the winner of The International Customer Management Institute (ICMI) Membership's coveted Global Call Center of the Year Award in the large call center category.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Mondial_Assistance_ICMI_Global_Call_Center_of_the_Year_Release_tcm85-129019.pdf">Mondial Assistance's U.S. Call Center "Best in the World"</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Travel Frustrations Dip... Except over Costs ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:04:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Access America's Traveler Frustration Index shows frustration with airlines down but concern over overall prices up.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Travel_Index_Release_Aug_2008_tcm85-128880.pdf">Travel Frustrations Dip Except over Costs</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ American Travelers Carrying Extra Baggage: Concerns About Costs, Delays and Terrorism ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:02:00 -0004</pubDate>
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A national survey by Access America reveals six in ten Americans are concerned about costs when planning air travel.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Travel_Concern_Survey_Aug_2008_tcm85-128878.pdf">American Travelers Carrying Extra Baggage: Concerns About Costs, Delays and Terrorism</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ For Sporting Events, Concerts and the Arts, RazorGator Has Your Tickets Covered ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0004</pubDate>
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RazorGator and Mondial Assistance announce a partnership that will make Event Ticket Protector insurance available on all ticket purchases made through RazorGator.com.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/RazorGator_Mondial_Release_tcm85-123895.pdf">For Sporting Events, Concerts and the Arts, RazorGator Has Your Tickets Covered</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ "Cancel Anytime" with Access America's Newest Plan ]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:36:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Access America announces the introduction of a new plan - <em xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Cancel Anytime</em> - providing travel agents with a cash-back alternative for their cruise and tour clients who want the greatest cancellation flexibility.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Cancel%20Anytime%20Release_tcm85-123870.pdf">Cancel Anytime with Access America's Newest Plan</a>

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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:09:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Tickets.com announces a partnership with Mondial Assistance to make Event Ticket Insurance available for tickets purchased on its website as well as enabled client sites, beginning summer 2008.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Mondial%20Assistance-TDC_Ticket%20Insurance__tcm85-121627.pdf">Tickets.com Has Your Event Tickets Covered</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ At Four Dollars Per Gallon Almost Three Quarters of Americans Report Changing Driving Habits to Cope with Gas Prices ]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:56:00 -0004</pubDate>
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A recent national survey commissioned by Access America asked Americans if they have made changes to their driving habits as a result of rising gas prices.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Gas_Survey_2008_PR_tcm85-119455.pdf">Two Thirds of Americans Report Changing Driving Habits to Cope with Gas Prices</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ One of Richmond's Largest Employers to Adopt New Name, Brand ]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:47:00 -0004</pubDate>
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World Access, a Henrico County-based specialty insurance and assistance provider, announces that, effective June 4, 2008, the company's name will change to Mondial Assistance.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Mondial_Assistance_Change_PR_tcm85-119453.pdf">One of Richmond's Largest Employers to Adopt New Name, Brand</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Henrico Students Win Scholarship, Travel Opportunity ]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 09:50:00 -0004</pubDate>
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World Access announces the 2008 Access Abroad scholarship recipients - two Henrico high school students - that will each receive scholarships of $2,500 for study abroad. The scholarships will be presented by World Access President and CEO Jon Ansell at a ceremony at the company's headquarters.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/World%20Access%20Scholarship%20Release_2008_tcm85-118052.pdf">Henrico Students Win Scholarship, Travel Opportunity</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ A Cloudy Outlook For Summer Travel ]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 10:40:00 -0004</pubDate>
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A national survey by Access America has found that summer vacations will likely be down seven percent this year compared with 2007. The survey of 1,000 adults, ages 18+, found that 40 percent of respondents took a vacation last year, while just 33 percent plan to take one this year.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Summer_Travel_2008_tcm85-118031.pdf">A Cloudy Outlook For Summer Travel</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ For Americans Logging Miles, Soaring Frustration ]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:36:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Reflecting Americans' increasing exasperation at the pump, the latest Access America Travel Frustration Index - a quarterly barometer that tracks a range of factors that impact both business and leisure travelers - jumped three points in the first quarter of 2008. Almost nine in 10 respondents to the national survey (88%) reported frustration with gas prices, up from 78 percent in late 2007. The increased frustration prompted a three-point jump in the aggregated Index hassle-factor.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Frustration%20Index%20%233_APR%202008_tcm85-118029.pdf">For Americans Logging Miles, Soaring Frustration</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Rebate Checks Will Cover Basic Expenses, Many Americans Say ]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 -0004</pubDate>
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In anticipation of federal rebate checks intended to stimulate an uncertain economy, a survey commissioned by Access America finds most Americans say they will spend the money on such basic necessities as groceries and gas as well as more discretionary purchases like travel and electronics.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Access%20America%20Rebate%20Survey_tcm85-116345.pdf">Access America Rebate Survey.pdf</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Economy Foreclosing on Spring Break? ]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:00:00 -0004</pubDate>
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Spring break traditionally provides families with welcome winter relief. But this year, according to a survey commissioned by Access America, nearly half of American families with children say the uncertainty about the U.S. economy is causing them to make more modest spring break plans, with most deciding to simply stay at home.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Family%20Spring%20Break%202008_tcm85-115834.pdf">Economy Foreclosing on Spring Break?</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ A "New Era" at Pocono Raceway Includes World Access Ticket Insurance ]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:57:00 -0004</pubDate>
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As the exclusive ticket-insurance partner for New Era Tickets, World Access will provide Pocono Raceway ticket-holders with an added benefit - the option to protect their ticket investment with Event Ticket Protector insurance.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/New_Era_Pocono_Release_F010708_tcm85-113454.pdf">A "New Era" at Pocono Raceway Includes World Access Ticket Insurance</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Traveler's Frustrations Down to 3.9 (out of 10) Says Latest Quarterly Index ]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:48:00 -0004</pubDate>
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The quarterly index that measures the frustration levels of U.S. travelers found that most Americans navigated the last three months of 2007 with sober acquiescence.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/Frustration_Index_Jan_2008_tcm85-113398.pdf">Traveler's Frustrations Down to 3.9 (out of 10) Says Latest Quarterly Index</a>

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</item><item><title><![CDATA[ Bon Voyage?! Five Reasons Travelers Should Be Glad 2007 Is Nearly Behind Us ]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:37:00 -0004</pubDate>
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As a leading travel insurance provider, Access America is on the front lines when things go wrong for U.S. travelers. Looking back on the year in travel, Mother Nature once again made her presence known but it may have been the U.S. government that wreaked the most havoc on Americans' travel plans. Here's a look at the top five "worst travel moments" of 2007.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.mondialusa.com/img/usa/2007_Travel_Wrap-up_Final_tcm85-112987.pdf">Bon Voyage?! Five Reasons Travelers Should Be Glad 2007 Is Nearly Behind Us</a>

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