tour operator

British

noun

a person or company that provides package holidays

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Almost 50,000 passengers will fly out of Manchester Airport on Friday in what will be its busiest February half term on record, while the airline and tour operator Jet2 also reported a rise in bookings.

From BBC

Andersen, a tour operator, said she had two separate plans to flee with her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Anike.

From Barron's

"This is a very dangerous idea," said Dines Mikaelsen, a tour operator.

From BBC

Visitors can take a series of trains and buses to reach the site, or hike along the Inca trail with a registered tour operator.

From BBC

Visitors can take a series of trains and buses to reach the site, or hike along the the Inca trail with a registered tour operator.

From BBC

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