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tour operator

British  

noun

  1. a person or company that provides package holidays

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"There were more than 200 people taking the tour this morning. Seventy percent were foreign tourists," Renan Monteiro, from the tour operator Favela Turismo, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

"The priority is getting those already there back home," said Alain Capestan, president of the French tour operator Comptoir des Voyages.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

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 • Dec. 30, 2025

Paul Whitten, founder of Nashville Adventures, a tour operator, says this is all the more true when traveling as a family with young children.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

TUI's general manager for overseas health and safety, Libby Jones, said following Theo's death, the tour operator had considered whether it was feasible to install door chains on all hotel rooms.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

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