tour operator

British

noun

a person or company that provides package holidays

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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

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

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