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

To thwart motion sickness, the experienced British Airways flight attendant shared with travel agency Ocean Florida, according to the Daily Mail, that passengers should avoid booking seats in the back of the airplane because turbulence is felt more intensely in that area. —Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025

What To Know Representatives from two Western travel agencies, Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours, crossed into North Korea Thursday for the first time since the country closed its borders five years ago. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025

Zoom out: Rizzuto is up against other Philly travel agencies that have been in the game for decades, including the Green Legion. —Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025

Last month, another travel agency, Young Pioneer Tours, also announced tour packages to Rason. —Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025

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