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Definition of travel agent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

travel agent

noun
 
/ˈtrævl eɪdʒənt/
 
/ˈtrævl eɪdʒənt/
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  1. a person or business whose job is to make arrangements for people wanting to travel, for example buying tickets or arranging hotel rooms
    Collocations Travel and tourismTravel and tourismHolidays/​vacations
    • have/​take (British English) a holiday/(North American English) a vacation/​a break/​a day off/(British English) a gap year
    • go on/​be on holiday/​vacation/​leave/​honeymoon/​safari/​a trip/​a tour/​a cruise/​a pilgrimage
    • go backpacking/​camping/​hitchhiking/​sightseeing
    • plan a trip/​a holiday/​a vacation/​your itinerary
    • book accommodation/​a hotel room/​a flight/​tickets
    • have/​make/​cancel a reservation/(especially British English) booking
    • rent a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/​a holiday cottage
    • (especially British English) hire/ (especially North American English) rent a car/​bicycle/​moped
    • stay in a hotel/​a bed and breakfast/​a youth hostel/​a villa/(both British English) a holiday home/​a caravan
    • cost/​charge $100 a/​per night for a single/​double/​twin/​standard/(British English) en suite room
    • check into/​out of a hotel/​a motel/​your room
    • pack/​unpack your suitcase/​bags
    • call/​order room service
    • cancel/​cut short a trip/​holiday/​vacation
    Foreign travel
    • apply for/​get/​renew a/​your passport
    • take out/​buy/​get travel insurance
    • catch/​miss your plane/​train/​ferry/​connecting flight
    • fly (in)/travel in business/​economy class
    • make/​have a brief/​two-day/​twelve-hour stopover/(North American English also) layover in Hong Kong
    • experience/​cause/​lead to delays
    • check (in)/collect/​get/​lose (your) (especially British English) luggage/(especially North American English) baggage
    • be charged for/​pay excess baggage
    • board/​get on/​leave/​get off the aircraft/​plane/​ship/​ferry
    • taxi down/​leave/​approach/​hit/​overshoot the runway
    • experience/​hit/​encounter severe turbulence
    • suffer from/​recover from/​get over your jet lag/​travel sickness
    The tourist industry
    • attract/​draw/​bring tourists/​visitors
    • encourage/​promote/​hurt tourism
    • promote/​develop ecotourism
    • build/​develop/​visit a tourist/​holiday/(especially British English) seaside/​beach/​ski resort
    • work for/​be operated by a major hotel chain
    • be served by/​compete with low-cost/(especially North American English) low-fare/​budget airlines
    • book something through/​make a booking through/​use a travel agent
    • contact/​check with your travel agent/​tour operator
    • book/​be on/​go on a package deal/​holiday/​tour
    • buy/​bring back (tacky/​overpriced) souvenirs
    Topics Holidaysb2, Jobsb2
  2. travel agent’s
    (plural travel agents)
    a shop where you can go to arrange a holiday, etc.
    • He works in a travel agent's.
  3. see also travel agency
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