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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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“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

An airline or tour operator could only raise the price post-sale if they had a specific caveat written into the terms and conditions, says independent consumer commentator Jane Hawkes.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

"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

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