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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Or, consider booking through a Rosewood Elite travel agency to unlock special perks such as hotel credits and upgrades. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025 This year many travel agencies are offering tours focused on the Catholic Jubilee. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Almost two years later, Ms. Falls is in Mexico — at least for the time being — and working on a freelance basis for a travel agency. Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025 Air tickets sold through U.S. travel agencies fell 8% month-on-month in February after a 39% jump in January. Rajesh Kumar Singh, USA Today, 28 Mar. 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 30 Apr. 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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