travel agent

noun

: a person engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, or trips for travelers

Examples of travel agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The airport’s three-letter code, OAK, will remain the same, much to the relief of travel agents and airline ticketing systems. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024 However, with this update, travel agents or family members would now be required to provide a photograph of the ESTA applicant. Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for travel agent 

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel agent was in 1885

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“Travel agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agent. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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