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travel agency

n.
A business that attends to the details of transportation, itinerary, and accommodations for travelers. Also called travel bureau.

travel agent n.
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travel agency

or

travel bureau

n
(Commerce) an agency that arranges and negotiates flights, holidays, etc, for travellers
travel agent n
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trav′el a′gency


n.
a business that provides information and makes arrangements for travelers, as the securing of tickets and accommodations. Also called trav′el bu`reau.
trav′el a′gent, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.travel agency - an agency that arranges personal travel
agency - a business that serves other businesses
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Translations
cestovní kancelářzaměstnanec cestovní kanceláře
rejsebureau
matkatoimisto
putnička agencijaturistička agencija
utazási iroda
ferîaskrifstofa
旅行代理店
여행사
cestovná kancelária
turistična agencija
resebyrå
ที่สำนักงานตัวแทนท่องเที่ยวสำนักงานท่องเที่ยว
seyahat acentasıseyahat acentesi
ngành du lịchnhân viên đại lý du lịch

travel agency

nagenzia (di) viaggi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

travel

(ˈtrӕvl) past tense, past participle ˈtravelled , (American) ˈtraveled verb
1. to go from place to place; to journey. I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.
2. to move. Light travels in a straight line.
3. to visit places, especially foreign countries. He has travelled a great deal.
noun
the act of travelling. Travel to and from work can be very tiring.
ˈtraveller noun
a person who travels. a weary traveller.
ˈtravelogue , (American) ˈtravelog noun
a film, article, talk etc about travels.
ˈtravels noun plural
the visiting of foreign countries etc. She's off on her travels again.
travel agency, travel bureau
a place where one can arrange journeys, book tickets etc. We went to the travel agency to book our holidays.
travel agent
a person in charge of, or working in, a travel agency.
ˈtraveller's cheque noun
(American traveler's check) a cheque that a person can use in a foreign country instead of money, or to change into local money.

ˈtraveller's palm

a palm of the banana family, with a row of large leaves at the crown.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

travel agency

وِكَالَةُ سَفَر cestovní kancelář, zaměstnanec cestovní kanceláře rejsebureau Reisebüro ταξιδιωτικό γραφείο, ταξιδιωτικό πρακτορείο agencia de viajes, agente de viajes matkatoimisto agence de voyage putnička agencija agente di viaggi, agenzia di viaggi 旅行代理店 여행사 reisbureau reisebyrå biuro podróży agência de viagens бюро путешествий, турагентство resebyrå ที่สำนักงานตัวแทนท่องเที่ยว, สำนักงานท่องเที่ยว seyahat acentası ngành du lịch, nhân viên đại lý du lịch 旅行社
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