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.travel

Only authentic travel and tourism entities are permitted to hold a .travel Internet domain name, which gives consumers a simple way of seeing if a travel service suppliers is legitimate.

An additional benefit is the opportunity to be listed in the International Travel Directory reserved for .travel websites. However, there may be numerous indirect benfits, since search engine queries can be narrowed to include only .travel websites in their search results.

The application costs USD $230. You will need to apply for name authentication through one of the travel industry bodies listed below (membership is not required, apparently). The main criterion governing approval is that the name applied for must be one that the applicant is actually using in their business in some form already. Examples are listed below.

If your authentication application is successful, you can then apply for the domain name using the application form refered to above. If you quote my referal id number "6605", you will be able to claim a 10% discount (although, you may have to speak personally to Martin Chacko on +613 9628 3655).

Authentication providers

• Australia
  • AFTA Australian Federation of Travel Agents
• Canada
  TIAC Tourism Industry Association of Canada
  HAC Hotel Association of Canada
  ACTA Association of Canadian Travel Agencies
• Europe
  • ETOA European Tour Operators Association
• New Zealand
  • TAANZ Travel Agents Association of New Zealand
  • TIANZ Tourism Industry Association New Zealand
• South Africa
  • TBCSA Tourism Business Council of South Africa
• UK
  • ABTA Association of British Travel Agents
• USA
  • ABA American Bus Association
  • AH&LA American Hotel & Lodging Association
  • ASTA American Society of Travel Agents
  • CLIA California Lodging Industry Association
  • USTOA United States Tour Operators Association
• International
  • IH&RA International Hotel & Restaurant Association
  • IRU International Road Transport Union
  • IMG International Motor Coach Group, Inc
  • ISTC International Student Travel Confederation
  • WTTC World Travel & Tourism Council
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Who is eligible for .travel domain names?

.travel is restricted to people, organizations, associations, and private, governmental and non-governmental agencies in the travel and tourism industries.

Examples include:

• Airlines
• Attractions/Theme Parks
• Bed & Breakfast Houses Bus/Taxi/Limousine Operators
• Camp Facility Operators
• Car Rental Companies
• Computer Reservation/Travel Technology Provider
• Convention & Visitor's Bureaus
• Cruise Lines
• Ferries
• Hotels/Resorts/Casinos
• National Tourism Offices
• Passenger Rail Lines
• Restaurants
• Tour Operators
• Travel Agents
• Travel Media
• Travel-Consumer and Market Research Organizations

An organization may only register names that it holds rights to, or uses in their business.

Examples include:

• Incorporation (legal) Name/Partnership Name/Individual Name
• Doing Business As; Trade Name; or; Usual Business Name; or Usual Business
• Domain Name as used in a URL
• Trade Mark
• Service Mark
• Product Name
• Club or Association Name
• Transport Vessel Name
• Competition/Event Name
• Division Name
• Subsidiary Name
• Acronyms (must be only the first letter of the primary words of the name)

The travel organisation will need to be able to prove their rights to, or use of, the name at the time of authentication.