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Definition: Travel Agency |
Travel AgencyNoun1. An agency that arranges personal travel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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General | Person or firm qualified to arrange for hotel rooms, transportation, cruises, tours, and other travel elements. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: Travel Agency |
| Specialty definitions using "travel agency": MANAGER, TRAVEL AGENCY. (references) |
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Screenplays | There is fire at the travel agency. (The Longest Day; writing credit: Romain Gary, James Jones, David Pursall, Cornelius Ryan, and Jack Seddon. based on the book by Cornelius Ryan.) Some people find it ironical that although we run a travel agency, we've never been outside of Blaine. (Waiting for Guffman; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Eugene Levy) | |
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Business | These factors will have an impact on tour operator and travel agency programs. (references) | |
Travel agency networks and purchasing groups in Italy are increasing in number and affiliates. (references) | ||
The second largest agency, Cedok, the former State travel agency, has therefore bought a 50% share in Travel Servis, a charter flight operator in the country. (references) | ||
Economic History | Belgium | However, the establishment of an insurance company or travel agency is subject to reciprocity. (references) |
Poland | Orbis S.A., the leading Polish travel agency and owner of the largest hotel chain in Poland, has been privatized. (references) | |
Croatia | Other recent investments include: privatization of Grand Hotel Imperial in Dubrovnik sold to the hotel chain Hilton International; sale of the Argentina Hotel in Dubrovnik; sale of the Plava Laguna Hotel in Porec; sale of Atlas, the key travel agency; sale of the Excelsior Hotel in Dubrovnik; and sale of the Bonavia Hotel in Rijeka. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mexico | In September and October, unknown persons, impersonating her work colleagues, inquired about her exact travel itineraries at the local travel agency she used. (references) |
Travel | Cape Verde | However, one should guarantee booking, either directly or through a travel agency, before departing. (references) |
Cape Verde | Tourist groups may be visa-exempt when they inform officials in advance through a local travel agency. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "travel agency"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | وكالة سفر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | пътническа агенция. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | cestovní kancelář (travel bureau). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rejsebureau (tourist agency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | reisbureau (tourist agency, travel bureau). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | vojaĝagentejo (tourist agency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | agence de voyages (travel office), agence de voyage. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Reisebüro (tourist agency, travel agencies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ταξιδιωτικό πρακτορείο (travel agent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | utazási iroda (tourist agency, travel bureau). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | ferðaskrifstofu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | agenzia di viaggi (travel agent, travel bureau). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | トラップ射' (electrical transistor, tradition, traditional, traffic, traffic builder, trance, tranquilizer, transaction, transactional analysis, Trans-Am, trans-American, transceiver, transcription, transformer, transistor, transistor glamour, transit, transnational, transparency, transponder, Transylvania, trap shooting, trappiste, trappistine, travel, travel bureau, travel set, travel watch, travelers check, travellers' cheque, travelling, traverse, trouble, trouble shot, troublemaker, trouble-shooting, trough, trunk, trunk room, trunks, work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | トラベルエージェンシー . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | oik turrysagh (Tourist agency), jantys troailt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | reisebyrå (tourist agency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aveltray agencyay agência de viagens (travel-bureau), agência de viagem. (various references) biro da viada. (various references) бюро путешествий (travel bureau). (various references) agencia de viajes (travel bureau), agencia de viaje (tourist agency). (various references) resebyrå (tourist agency, travel bureau). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-g-l-n-r-t-v-y" | |
-3 letters: averagely, rectangle, relevancy, vagrantly. | |
-4 letters: acervate, acrylate, argental, carageen, catenary, cervelat, cleavage, cravenly, elegancy, gynaecea, lacerate, layerage, levanter, recently, regental, relevant, vacantly, vagrancy, valerate, vernacle. | |
-5 letters: acerate, acreage, acylate, agentry, angerly, avenger, average, calvary, caravel, carnage, cartage, catenae, cateran, cavalry, centare, central, clanger, clavate, cleaner, cleaver, crenate, cyanate, eagerly, elegant, enclave, engrave, enlarge. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 72 61 76 65 6C      41 67 65 6E 63 79 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01110010 01100001 01110110 01100101 01101100 00100000 01000001 01100111 01100101 01101110 01100011 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T r a v e l   A g e n c y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0072 0061 0076 0065 006C      0041 0067 0065 006E 0063 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5484678871782357371806991 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions: Internet 7. Translations: Modern 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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