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noun

a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.

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Also called travel bureau.

Words nearby travel agency

trav., travail, Travancore, trave, travel, travel agency, travel agent, travelator, traveled, traveler, traveler's check

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How to use travel agency in a sentence

Already, travel agencies have seen unprecedented levels of interest.
Why 2021 will be the year of the travel agent|Bailey Berg|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
Similarly, Virtuoso, a network of travel agencies around the world, has seen a 50 percent increase in the number of people seeking out travel advisers since January.
Why 2021 will be the year of the travel agent|Bailey Berg|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
Rosalind Smith, general manager of the nationwide travel agency Superior Cruise & Travel, noted March 31 that her firm had lately been working with a higher-than-usual volume of essential workers hoping to get out of town ASAP.
For the first wave of vaccinated vacationers, venturing into the not-quite-open-world was quiet, cheaper — and a relief|Ashley Fetters|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
Businesses that Google competes with directly, like online travel agencies or review platforms, maybe feeling the pinch on their organic traffic.
Changes are afoot, and this time they’re going in the right direction; Tuesday’s daily brief|Pamela Parker|March 23, 2021|Search Engine Land

I think businesses that compete with Google, such as online travel agencies or other search engines, need to add values in ways that Google can’t.
A few pointers from the pros during SMX Report; Wednesday’s daily brief|George Nguyen|February 24, 2021|Search Engine Land
“Mostly people on a budget use it,” Franz Dobersberger, managing director of a Bangkok travel agency, told The Daily Beast.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tashi Tshering, a young Bhutanese man, operates a travel agency for filmmakers and documentarians.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mukesh Gupta, who operates the oldest travel agency for Bhutan, Bhutan Travels, disagrees.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hotel Viru quickly became the pride of Intourist, a Soviet travel agency that was founded in the 1920s by Joseph Stalin.
The KGB Welcomes You to Estonia’s Hotel Viru. Please Mind the Hidden Bugs|Nina Strochlic|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1998, Agee settled in Havana and started a travel agency.
Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble|A. L. Bardach|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He arranged for his ticket and reservations at the bank's travel agency, then went back to his hotel to pack.
Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans

British Dictionary definitions for travel agency

travel agency

travel bureau

noun

an agency that arranges and negotiates flights, holidays, etc, for travellers

Derived forms of travel agency

travel agent, noun

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travel agency

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British Dictionary definitions for travel agency

travel bureau

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