travel agent

noun

: a person engaged in selling and arranging transportation, accommodations, tours, or trips for travelers

Examples of travel agent in a Sentence

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Bookings will open on June 25, but guests can register their interest in advance on Regent’s website, by calling 1-844-473-4368 or through their travel agent. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 17 June 2025 Today, online booking platforms have connected individuals to this information in ways that have made the process of finding and booking travel much easier—and therefore reduced our reliance on the travel agent to connect us with this information. Andy Boyd, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Responses to the viral clip included calling the father first when their child is sick at school; pairing the husband and child together when booking flights as a travel agent; and assuming fruity drinks with umbrellas were ordered by the men at the table. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025 Gardner’s always been close to the travel world because her mom was a travel agent. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for travel agent

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of travel agent was in 1885

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“Travel agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel%20agent. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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