travel agency
noun
: an agency engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, and trips for travelers
called also travel bureau
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Cruises can be divided into those shorter or longer than a week, according to Jared Feldman, owner of travel agency Jafeldma Travel.
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
That hasn’t helped the cost: Airfare is still significantly costlier than a normal weekend to Las Vegas — about 112 percent higher compared with the same weekend last year, according to data from Priceline, an online travel agency.
—Shannon Sims, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Being ready for new adventures has helped Stahl stay in business over the years, even as the internet threatened to make travel agencies obsolete and the pandemic shut down the industry for months.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Japanese fans flocked to Anaheim to see Ohtani with the Angels, and MLB last week announced a partnership with Japan’s largest travel agency.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Southwest Airlines has long prevented third-party sites and online travel agencies from selling or even displaying its fares, but as of recent, flights can be bookable through another online channel, Chase Travel.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
The 30-strong operation is more like a members-only club than a conventional travel agency, with a $150,000 initiation fee and annual dues of $25,000.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Word of the Nicaragua route began spreading early last year in Dakar and took hold in May, said Abdoulaye Doucouré, who owns a travel agency that sold about 1,200 tickets from Dakar to Nicaragua in the last three months of 2023, for the equivalent of several thousand dollars each.
—Baba Ahmed, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2024
That goes beyond the tickets sold in packages by Japan’s largest travel agency.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
That hasn’t helped the cost: Airfare is still significantly costlier than a normal weekend to Las Vegas — about 112 percent higher compared with the same weekend last year, according to data from Priceline, an online travel agency.
—Shannon Sims, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Being ready for new adventures has helped Stahl stay in business over the years, even as the internet threatened to make travel agencies obsolete and the pandemic shut down the industry for months.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
Japanese fans flocked to Anaheim to see Ohtani with the Angels, and MLB last week announced a partnership with Japan’s largest travel agency.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Southwest Airlines has long prevented third-party sites and online travel agencies from selling or even displaying its fares, but as of recent, flights can be bookable through another online channel, Chase Travel.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2024
The 30-strong operation is more like a members-only club than a conventional travel agency, with a $150,000 initiation fee and annual dues of $25,000.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Word of the Nicaragua route began spreading early last year in Dakar and took hold in May, said Abdoulaye Doucouré, who owns a travel agency that sold about 1,200 tickets from Dakar to Nicaragua in the last three months of 2023, for the equivalent of several thousand dollars each.
—Baba Ahmed, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2024
That goes beyond the tickets sold in packages by Japan’s largest travel agency.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Travel agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agency. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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