.travel is a
top-level domain
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in the
Domain Name System
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of the
Internet
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. .travel domain names are available to individuals and/or organizations that provide or plan to provide services, products or content in/to the Tourism sector (otherwise known as the Travel industry). It is sponsored by
Donuts Inc., and registrations are processed via accredited registrars.
History
The domain was approved by
ICANN
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on April 8, 2005, as a
sponsored TLD in the second group of new TLD applications evaluated in 2004.
TheGlobe.com acquired Tralliance Corporation, the operator of .travel, on May 9, 2005. In 2018, Donuts acquired the .travel TLD.
The official launch began in October 2005, with a screening process to determine eligibility to register domains in each of three monthly groups for October, November, and December. Open registrations began in January 2006, while governments were given priority registration for geographic place names from July 2005, to December 21, 2007.
By 2017, there were approximately eighteen thousand .travel domains registered.
Purpose
Registration is open to organizations, associations, and private, governmental and non-governmental agencies, or people who provide or plan to provide services, products or content in/to the travel industry.
See also
References
External links
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Sponsored top-level domains
Travel technology
Internet properties established in 2005
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