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

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Reviews on Google and TheKnot similarly accuse the travel agency of scamming customers out of thousands of dollars and failure to provide refunds. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 Tavia Thomas, 47, of Hempstead, posed as a travel agency owner to scam customers, police said. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026 The service offers a more limited selection of hotels, resorts and airlines compared to major online travel agencies. Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 For years, online travel agencies trained people to accept the middleman as the default. Wyles Daniel, IndyStar, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for travel agency

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel agency was in 1898

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“Travel agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agency. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

travel agency

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

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