travel agency

noun

: an agency engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, and trips for travelers

called also travel bureau

Examples of travel agency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The growing debate among travel agencies is how best to modernize. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Although content with his stature in furnishings retail and proud of his wife Elizabeth’s parallel blossoming as the proprietor of a thriving travel agency, Carney gets wrapped up with Uncle Rich once more. — David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Corporate travel agency Navan said the average hotel room rate in New York City was already above $1800 nightly before the tournament even began. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Borowski worked for a travel agency from 1981 to 1990, when that business closed. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for travel agency

• interagency

Kids Definition

travel agency

noun

: a business that plans and arranges for tours, transportation, and lodgings for travelers

travel agent noun