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travel agency
noun
: an agency engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, and trips for travelers
called also travel bureau
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Two women from New Zealand, Rosie Dell, 67, and Alison Shannon, 63, are members of an organization that caters to slower runners and had traveled to New York with an Australian marathon travel agency.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024
Air France’s website clearly states that if tickets were purchased through a travel agent, passengers should contact their travel agency.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Best travel insurance policies Excursions may also include lunch depending on the duration of the activity, according to Maurice Smith, a luxury travel adviser and founder of the travel agency Eugene Toriko.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The islands therefore have a flourishing tourism economy from surf camps and travel agencies that offer foreign surfers guided trips.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
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“Travel agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agency. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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travel agency
noun
: a business that plans and arranges for tours, transportation, and lodgings for travelers
travel agent
noun
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