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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
Examples of travel agency in a Sentence
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Besides saving the online travel agency millions in recruitment and training costs, hybrid work helped Trip hang onto diverse employees.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
With the Olympics happening in France this year, the cheapest time to go to Paris in 2024 is after the summer, specifically October and November, according to Laura Lindsay, the global travel trends expert at Skyscanner, the search aggregator and travel agency.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2024
The grayish building where the murders took place now houses a travel agency between a sneaker shop and a beauty salon.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
The billionaire superstar is also outshining the Olympics, according to data from travel agency Embark Beyond shared exclusively with Bloomberg, which showed Swift being a bigger driver of demand to Paris for luxury travelers than the upcoming games in Paris.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune Europe, 5 June 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 4 Jul. 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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