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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Yep, for Rizzuto, this week is his travel agency's Super Bowl. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025 Every year, Thanksgiving travel seems to break new records, and this year is no different, according to insurance and travel agency American Automobile Association (AAA). Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 Do your homework online: Do an online search for the booking website, cruise line or travel agency in question, keeping an eye out for any recent reports of scams or other issues. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025 Similarly, travel agency Fora is fielding requests from travelers eager to stay at the hotel. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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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