Definition

Noun: 1. A person or company whose business is making travel arrangements for customers: A travel agent sells or arranges transportation, accommodations, tours, and other services for travelers.

Usage

A "travel agent" is a professional who provides travel planning services. The term can refer to an individual person or to the agency/business they work for. It is commonly used as a countable noun.

Examples

• Noun:
  • We booked our honeymoon through a travel agent.
  • The travel agent found us a great deal on flights to Japan.
  • I need to call my travel agent to change the hotel reservation.

Advanced Usage

• "to work as a travel agent": to have the job of arranging travel.
  • After college, she decided to work as a travel agent.
• "travel agent's" (possessive): referring to the office or services belonging to a travel agent.
  • I picked up the tickets from the travel agent's downtown.

Variants and Related Words

• Travel agency (n): The company or office where travel agents work.
  • She owns a successful travel agency.
• Travel consultancy (n): A more formal or specialized term for a travel advisory service.

Synonyms

• Tour operator: A company that specializes in organizing and operating tours.
• Travel consultant: A modern or more advisory-focused term for a travel agent.

Related Phrases

• Online travel agent (OTA): A website or company that sells travel services over the internet.
  • Many people now use online travel agents like Expedia to book trips.

Noun

1. someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers