travel centretravel centern.
/ˈtravl ˌsɛntə/, U.S. /ˈtræv(ə)l ˌsɛn(t)ər/ 1. A town, area, etc., to which or from which many people travel; a place which attracts or serves as a convenient base for travellers or tourists.
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1883 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 22 Mar. 4/6 Charing Cross..is the greatest travel center of the world.
1907 Daily Mail 19 June 9/4 Waterford. This important travel-centre in Ireland begins to be busy with tourists.
2008 B. Howard et al. Virginia Handbk. (ed. 3) 395 Page County..is centered around the town of Luray, a major travel center for the region with hotels convenient to area attractions.
2. An office or establishment providing information for travellers or tourists; spec. (chiefly British) a place in a train or bus station where tickets and passes are sold, and information about timetables, routes, etc., is available.
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1925 Times 27 Aug. 13/1 (advt.) Burrow's Travel Centre, where the tourist can obtain detailed information regarding road travel anywhere in the British Isles, and purchase Guide Books and Maps.
1980 Spectator 2 Feb. 27/2 St. Pancras..is the latest big station to be threatened with a glittering and inappropriately designed ‘Travel Centre’; mere ‘ticket offices’ being regarded as out of date.
1987 J. King N.Z. Handbk. 462 Take the Stockyard Cove cruise across the lake... Check times and prices at the travel center.
2017 Independent (Nexis) 28 Apr. 2 The tickets are available online, at ticket machines and at station travel centres.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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