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tour operator

British

noun

a person or company that provides package holidays

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“This was all totally new,” said Beard, an Australian tour operator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Beard, the Australian tour operator, hadn’t visited since before the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"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

Mark Faloon, co-director of golf tour operator 18Ireland, said the market in Northern Ireland was "evolving".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

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