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What has happened to the good old-fashioned travel agent? I want to go to a really posh travel agent and have them organise everything for me. I don't want to do things on the Internet.
Jenny Eclair

Meaning of "travel agent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENT

travel agent  [ˈtrævəl ˈeɪdʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAVEL AGENT

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Travel agent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRAVEL AGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

travel agent

Travel agency

A travel agency is a private retailer or public service that provides travel and tourism related services to the public on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, and package tours. In addition to dealing with ordinary tourists most travel agencies have a separate department devoted to making travel arrangements for business travelers and some travel agencies specialize in commercial and business travel only. There are also travel agencies that serve as general sales agents for foreign travel companies, allowing them to have offices in countries other than where their headquarters are located.

Definition of travel agent in the English dictionary

The definition of travel agent in the dictionary is someone whose profession is arranging and negotiating flights, holidays, etc, for travellers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAVEL AGENT


agent
ˈeɪdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
corrigent
ˈkɒrɪdʒənt
diligent
ˈdɪlɪdʒənt
dirigent
ˈdɪrɪdʒənt
divergent
daɪˈvɜːdʒənt
exigent
ˈɛksɪdʒənt
indigent
ˈɪndɪdʒənt
intelligent
ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
intransigeant
ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt
negligent
ˈnɛɡlɪdʒənt
newsagent
ˈnjuːzˌeɪdʒənt
pageant
ˈpædʒənt
reagent
riːˈeɪdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
subagent
sʌbˈeɪdʒənt
superagent
ˈsuːpərˌeɪdʒənt
unintelligent
ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAVEL AGENT

travel
travel agency
travel agent´s
travel book
travel brochure
travel bureau
travel card
travel film
travel insurance
travel organization
travel rep
travel voucher
travel-sick
travel-sickness
travel-sickness pill
travel-stained
travel-weary
travelator
traveled
traveler´s check

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAVEL AGENT

alkylating agent
chelating agent
chemical agent
county agent
double agent
estate agent
export agent
free agent
gent
Indian agent
insurance agent
intelligence agent
oxidizing agent
patent agent
press agent
real-estate agent
release agent
secret agent
special agent
surface-active agent
wetting agent

Synonyms and antonyms of travel agent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «travel agent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAVEL AGENT

Find out the translation of travel agent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of travel agent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «travel agent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

旅行社
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agente de viajes
570 millions of speakers

English

travel agent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ट्रैवल एजेंट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَكِيلُ سَفَر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

турагент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agente de viagens
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রমণ এজেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agent de voyage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

ejen pelancongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reisebürokaufmann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

旅行業者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여행사 직원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agen perjalanan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đại lý du lịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயண முகவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रॅव्हल एजंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seyahat acentesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agenzia di viaggi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

agent biura podróży
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

туристична агенція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

birou de turism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταξιδιωτικός πράκτορας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reis agent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

resebyrå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansatt i reisebyrå
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of travel agent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAVEL AGENT»

The term «travel agent» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.708 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAVEL AGENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about travel agent

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2 QUOTES WITH «TRAVEL AGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word travel agent.
1
Jenny Eclair
What has happened to the good old-fashioned travel agent? I want to go to a really posh travel agent and have them organise everything for me. I don't want to do things on the Internet.
2
Charles Nelson Reilly
Capricorns like to stay in one place. I have to go to work in places like New York, but basically, I don't want to go anywhere. One time, I got a trip around the world for doing something on television, and the travel agent was so excited, I gave her the tickets.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAVEL AGENT»

Discover the use of travel agent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to travel agent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Manual of Travel Agency Practice
The manual also shows key facts for the profitable planning, organization and operation of the retail travel agency. Each chapter contains excercises pertinent to the topics covered, which have been revised for the new edition.
Gwenda Syratt, 1995
2
Home-Based Travel Agent: How to Cash in on the Exciting New ...
This award-winning book provides step-by-step guidance on setting up a home-based agency, making bookings, finding and keeping customers, and maximizing income. Extensive bibliography, complete subject index, and resources section included.
Kelly Monaghan, 1999
3
Online Travel Agent Focus North America 2009
Indirect, 2008 US Online Travel Agent Market Sector Breakdown (%), 2008 US Domestic Online Travel Market - Direct vs. Indirect (%), 2002-2012F Value of the US Domestic Online Travel Market - Direct vs. Indirect, 2002-2012F US Outbound  ...
EyeforTravel
4
Travel Agent Customers: Identification of Characteristics, ...
In particular, the identification of the key characteristics and behaviours of current travel agent customers will make it possible for the travel agency sector to adjust, if need be, to changing consumer demands.
Suzanne Bergin-Seers, 2008
5
Essays on Aviation and Travel Law in Hong Kong
It is thus questionable, whether the travel agent-airline relationship should be classified as fiduciary22 If travel agents owed the duty of loyalty normally associated with agency relationships, it is theoretically arguable that once a travel agent ...
G.N. Heilbronn, 1990
6
Career Opportunities in the Travel Industry
Not only must these problems be resolved, but the Incentive Travel Agent must calm jittery and panicky clients. Although a beginning Incentive Travel Agent probably will work with all types of clients going to a variety of destinations, more  ...
Judy Colbert, Executive Director, 2009
7
Understanding Agent Systems
Information on current available travel agents is collected by the Active Travel Agents Information Collection component, while the Travel Agent Requests component receives queries from agents interested in getting the available information.
Mark d'Inverno, Michael Luck, Michael M. Luck, 2004
8
Tourism Management in Southern Africa
Again you have a number of options open to you: you can visit a travel agent and find out about these deals, make your reservation on the Thompsons Tours package through the travel agent, pay and obtain your ticket and Thompsons Tours ...
‎2003
9
How to Travel Practically Anywhere: The Ultimate Travel Guide
If you haven't used a travel agent in a while, you may feel like you're reentering the dating pool after a long hiatus. The agent/client relationship has changed while most of us were hunched over our computers making our own travel plans,  ...
Susan Stellin, 2006
10
Cooperative Information Agents XII: 12th International ...
We present examples of how our formalization can be used to explain, interpret, and model real-world multiagent systems. We use the travel agent example presented by Xing and Singh [13], where a customer contacts her travel agent to book ...
Matthias Klusch, Michal Pechoucek, Axel Polleres, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAVEL AGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term travel agent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Carnival Corp.'s Fathom Headed to Cuba
Carnival Corp. has been granted approval to begin travel to Cuba under its newly ... When fathom was first announced, Travel Agent caught up with Roger ... «Travel Agent, Jul 15»
2
Travel agent and airline shares are tanking after the Tunisia attack
Travel agent and airline stocks are tumbling Monday morning, following the Tunisian ... TUI AG, the German company that owns travel agent Thomson and First ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
3
Carnival Corp. Announces New Brand: Fathom
At a press event attend by Travel Agent, Carnival Corporation announced the addition of a 10th brand, fathom. Spelled with a lowercase “f,” fathom will allow ... «Travel Agent, Jun 15»
4
Travel Agents Speak Out Against Lufthansa's Spurning of the GDS …
Industry leaders such as Travel Leaders Group CEO Barry Liben and the American Society of Travel Agents immediately reacted with outrage over the move ... «TravelPulse, Jun 15»
5
Shares in Chinese online travel agent Ctrip plunge after hack attack …
The website of Ctrip, China's biggest online travel agent, was unresponsive for several hours today after it was hacked by unknown individuals. The company's ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
6
JetBlue to Be First US Carrier to Cuba Since Travel Restrictions …
According to the report, the weekly nonstop will travel on Fridays between New ... Now, Travel Agent should note that although travel restrictions have been ... «Travel Agent, May 15»
7
Amazon's New Travel Service Enters Lucrative Online Travel Market
The new service allows hotel owners more flexibility in terms of price, including ... service, but he said it would be competitive with the major online travel agents. «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
8
Judge to Gibbstown travel agent who pocketed cruise funds: Sell …
The owner of a now defunct Monroe Township travel agency, who admitted in 2011 to taking $67,000 from customers for a Mediterranean cruise he never ... «NJ.com, Feb 15»
9
Travelers To Travel Agents Affected By US Ease On Cuba Restrictions
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The U.S.'s ease on travel and trade restrictions has had an effect on South Florida's travel industry from those boarding the planes to those ... «CBS Local, Jan 15»
10
'The winter is so bad, there is a certain amount of desperation'
All over the Midwest and the East Coast, travel agents are being inundated with a simple request: Get me out of here. And travelers fortunate enough to have ... «Crain's Chicago Business, Feb 14»

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