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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American fired its former CCO, Vasu Raja, last year after his business-travel strategy backfired and sparked outrage from travel agencies. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025 Stone, who lives in Kansas City, Kansas, also owns her own travel agency, according to her LinkedIn page. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025 Yosaf Aryubi, an Afghan American in his late twenties, made the video as an advertisement for his travel agency, Raza Afghanistan, which organizes tours of the country. T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025 The same applies to flights booked through travel agencies. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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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