A Black and White Look at Our Past

As many of you know, this year marks our 50^th anniversary of hosting GBTA Convention, and we can't wait to celebrate with you in the beautiful San Diego! In honor of that, we’ve been providing a glimpse into our history through a series of Throwback Thursday posts, like last week’s piece on famous speakers through Convention history.

Today we’re sharing a few photos from the 1960s to 1970s, during which GBTA was initially founded as the National Passenger Traffic Association (NPTA) in 1968.

1966 – A meeting of the New Jersey Travel Managers Association, one of the seven corporate travel associations that agreed to support the founding of NPTA

1967 – A group of passenger travel associations began laying the groundwork for what would become NPTA

 

1968 – NPTA’s first annual Convention was held

1978 – The NPTA Board of Directors

1979 – NPTA President Ed Rathke and former NPTA President Pat Doran at our Orlando Convention

1979 – NPTA President Ed Rathke at our Orlando Convention

Stay tuned every Thursday for more throwback posts, and share your favorite Convention memories with us on Twitter using #TBT and tagging @GlobalBTA!