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travel agency
A company that offers services related to travel, such as booking flights, hotels, package holidays, and other tourist arrangements.
Wir haben unseren Urlaub für nächsten Sommer im Reisebüro gebucht.
We booked our vacation for next summer at the travel agency.
'Reisebüro' (travel agency) is a compound word made from 'die Reise' (trip/journey) and 'das Büro' (office). So it is literally an office where you can organize and book trips.
Ein Reisebüro hilft bei der Planung von komplizierten Reisen.
A travel agency helps with planning complicated trips.
Pay attention to the difference between 'im' (in/at the) and 'ins' (into/to the). You go 'ins Reisebüro' (to the travel agency: direction, accusative), but you are or work 'im Reisebüro' (at/in the travel agency: location, dative).
Ich gehe morgen ins Reisebüro, um mich beraten zu lassen.
I'm going to the travel agency tomorrow to get advice.
'Reisebüro' (travel agency) is often combined with verbs related to planning and booking. People often say: 'im Reisebüro buchen' (to book at the travel agency), 'sich im Reisebüro beraten lassen' (to get advice at the travel agency), or 'Angebote im Reisebüro vergleichen' (to compare offers at the travel agency).
Viele Leute lassen sich lieber persönlich im Reisebüro beraten, als online zu buchen.
Many people prefer to get personal advice at a travel agency rather than book online.
tour operator
'Reisebüro' and 'Reiseveranstalter' are easily confused because both have to do with booking trips. A 'Reisebüro' is often the place where customers receive advice and book a trip. A 'Reiseveranstalter' puts the trip together as a package, for example with a flight, hotel, and additional services. A travel agency can therefore sell trips from various tour operators. A practical tip: when you are talking about advice and booking, 'Reisebüro' fits. When you mean the company that organizes and offers the package holiday, 'Reiseveranstalter' fits.
Am Samstag gehen wir ins Reisebüro, weil wir Hilfe bei der Buchung brauchen.
On Saturday we are going to the travel agency because we need help with the booking.
Der Reiseveranstalter hat den Flug und das Hotel als Paket angeboten.
The tour operator offered the flight and hotel as a package.