travel agencyˈtravel ˌagency noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Back on board, the hoped-for but unexpected sight of a deus-ex-machina in the form of our travel agency chief is immensely reassuring.
- Go to a travel agency you trust, and inquire if it does business with consolidators.
- Need help in checking on the reliability of a travel agency or tour operator?
- Nicholas Winton identified the state travel agency as the source of the trouble.
- The only retail travel agency in Britain specialising in passenger journeys on board cargo ships.
- Y., travel agency specializing in cruises.
Longman Language Activatorthe business of arranging holidays for people► travel/tourist industry
a company that arranges hotel rooms, plane tickets etc for people who want to travel all the jobs that are involved in providing services for tourists: · Restrictions introduced to control foot and mouth disease have hit the tourist industry hard.· In the U.S., the travel industry is the second largest employer in the nation.
► tourism when people travel to another place for a holiday - use this especially when you are talking about all the services tourists need, such as hotels, food etc: · As part of a plan to increase tourism, visitors staying less than 90 days do not need a visa.· The country relies on tourism and the sale of raw materials for hard currency.
► travel agency a business that arranges travel and holidays: · Travel agencies issue at least 80 percent of all airline tickets.
► tour guide someone who leads a tour to different places and tells people about their history, meaning etc: · Student tour guides take visitors on a one-hour tour of the campus.· According to our tour guide, Gibraltar is the largest fortress in the world.
WORD SETS► Tourismà la carte, adjectivebag, nounbaggage, nounB and B, bed and breakfast, nounbellboy, nounbellhop, nounboarder, nounboarding house, nounboardwalk, nouncaravanning, nouncaravanserai, nouncarry-on, adjectivecase, nounchalet, nouncheckout, nounclerk, nounconcierge, nouncourier, nouncourtesy, adjectivecruise, nouncruise ship, noundesk, noundesk clerk, noundining room, noundocent, noundude ranch, nounen suite, adjectiveexcursion, nounfirst class, nounflophouse, nounfly-drive holiday, nounfull board, noungame park, noungame reserve, noungreen card, nounguest book, nounguesthouse, nounguide, nounguided tour, nounhalf board, nounhand luggage, nounhigh season, nounholiday camp, nounholiday home, nounhostel, nounhostelry, nounhotel, nounhotelier, nounhousekeeper, nouninn, nounLilo, nounlow season, nounmecca, nounmotel, nounmotor home, nounmystery tour, nounnational monument, nounnational park, nounnight porter, nounnon-resident, nounone-star, adjectivepackage tour, nounpacking, nounpension, nounpiste, nounportmanteau, nounreception, nounresort, nounroom service, nounsafari, nounsafari park, nounself-catering, adjectiveshowplace, nounsightseeing, nounsightseer, nounstar, nounsuitcase, nounsuite, nounsundeck, nountimeshare, nountime-sharing, nountour, nountour, verbtourist, nountourist office, nountourist trap, nountouristy, adjectivetour operator, nountravel agency, nountravel agent, nountravel bureau, nountwo-star, adjectivevacancy, nounvacation, verbvacationer, nounvalet, nounvalise, nounvisit, verbvisitors' book, nounwatering place, nounwaxwork, nounyouth hostel, nounyouth hostelling, noun