travel agent

noun

: a person engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, or trips for travelers

Examples of travel agent in a Sentence

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As the sun set again, Nicolas the travel agent relented and booked the flights without hearing from Norwegian. Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024 This 2021 film caters to the latter type, as its heroine, travel agent Hannah (Jocelyn Hudon), is sent to check out Canada's Ice Hotel. Nicole Briese, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 Some travelers find these flights through travel agents, or by spending hours searching for flights on their own. Marylou Costa, Contributor, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024 Book via a travel agent Many hotels and travel agencies cater specifically to honeymoon stays. Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for travel agent 

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel agent was in 1885

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“Travel agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agent. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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