travel agent
noun
: a person engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, or trips for travelers
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However, with this update, travel agents or family members would now be required to provide a photograph of the ESTA applicant.
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Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Related Articles Many travel agents haven’t ever charged fees.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
However, it was also calculated as about half the size of a classic tourist bus, potentially causing havoc for travel agents.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
If this happens, call your travel agent and book a flight for the Pearly Gates.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Yet what ultimately differentiates a travel agent from a real estate agent is the value and risk associated with the purchase.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
After Tuesday night, Campbell-Perkins might need a travel agent more than a psychologist.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The changes are part of a long shift by airlines away from using travel agents — and paying them commissions — and bringing ticket sales in-house.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 20 Feb. 2024
American has been pushing travel agents to adopt new backend technology for searching, displaying and booking their flights.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Related Articles Many travel agents haven’t ever charged fees.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
However, it was also calculated as about half the size of a classic tourist bus, potentially causing havoc for travel agents.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
If this happens, call your travel agent and book a flight for the Pearly Gates.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Yet what ultimately differentiates a travel agent from a real estate agent is the value and risk associated with the purchase.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
After Tuesday night, Campbell-Perkins might need a travel agent more than a psychologist.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
The changes are part of a long shift by airlines away from using travel agents — and paying them commissions — and bringing ticket sales in-house.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 20 Feb. 2024
American has been pushing travel agents to adopt new backend technology for searching, displaying and booking their flights.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Travel agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agent. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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