travel agency

noun

: an agency engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, and trips for travelers

called also travel bureau

Examples of travel agency in a Sentence

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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 See all Example Sentences for travel agency 

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel agency was in 1898

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“Travel agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agency. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

travel agency

noun
: a business that plans and arranges for tours, transportation, and lodgings for travelers
travel agent noun

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