The Paragon Agreement is a formal relationship that supports an international collaborative effort to benefit the travel management profession and business travel industry. NBTA hosts the international secretariat of the Paragon Partnership, the global alliance of business travel associations.
The Paragon Agreement was signed at the 34th Annual NBTA Convention in Salt Lake City on July 16, 2002 by five founding member associations. Since its creation, the Partnership has grown to include eleven members worldwide: the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), the Australasian Business Travel Association (ABTA), the Austrian Business Travel Association (ABTA- Austria), the French Business Travel Association (AFCV), the Danish Business Travel Association (DBTA), the Finnish Business Travel Association (FBTA), the Iberian Business Travel Association (IBTA), the Netherlands Association of Travel Management (NATM), the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) from the US, the Swedish Business Travel Association (SBTA),and VDR - the Business Travel Association of Germany.
Together, the Paragon Partners represent about 6,100 business travel buyers and suppliers. Members of the Paragon partner associations manage and direct more than $187 billion USD, which translates to more than €259 billion. The Partners believe that they enhance their service to their constituencies by working together to achieve their common goals. The Partnership strives to create a powerful central voice for the global business travel community.
For more information on the Paragon Partnership, please visit www.paragon-partnership.org/.