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Business Travel Through the 1990s
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Business Travel Through the 1990s

July 20, 2022August 11, 2022

To celebrate our upcoming 50th anniversary of GBTA Convention, today’s Throwback Thursday blog post takes a look at our association and the business travel industry through the 1990s.

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A Glimpse of the 1980s

July 20, 2022August 11, 2022

Today’s Throwback Thursday post highlights a handful of photos from the 1980s, during which the National Passenger Traffic Association (NPTA), as GBTA was known back then, officially became the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) in 1989.

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A Look Back at the ’90s

July 20, 2022August 11, 2022

Looking back on the nineties, a few things come to mind: wearing slap bracelets and block-heeled shoes, religiously watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and even handpicking VHS tapes at Blockbuster – the ‘90s were truly a glorious time.

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A Black and White Look at Our Past

July 20, 2022August 11, 2022

In honor of our 50th anniversary of Convention, we’re sharing a few photos from the ‘60s and ‘70s, during which GBTA was initially founded as the National Passenger Traffic Association (NPTA) in 1968.

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A Look Back: GBTA Through the 1970s

July 20, 2022August 11, 2022

We kicked off our Throwback Thursday (#TBT) posts celebrating the upcoming 50th Anniversary of GBTA Convention with a post on the very beginnings of GBTA – or NPTA as it was known then. Today we learn more about the Association’s past and what NPTA looked like throughout the 1970s.

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The Lighter Side of Business Travel

June 14, 2018October 2, 2022

In 2008, GBTA – then known as the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) – teamed up with The New Yorker to show off the lighter side of business travel.

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Convention Themes Through the Years

February 20, 2018June 5, 2024

In honor of GBTA Convention’s 50th anniversary, we take a look at the myriad event themes throughout the years.

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