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    Overview

    .travel is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended for the travel and tourism sector. The extension is designed for individuals, organizations and agencies that provide or plan to provide services, products or content related to travel. Registrations are processed through accredited registrars.

    History

    • Approved by ICANN on April 8, 2005 as a sponsored TLD and evaluated in the 2004 sTLD round.
    • ICANN signed a contract with Tralliance on May 5, 2005 to operate .travel; Tralliance was later acquired by TheGlobe.com on May 9, 2005.
    • Implementation date listed as July 27, 2005 (per registry records).
    • Official launch began in October 2005 with a staged screening and eligibility process across three monthly groups (October–December 2005).
    • Open registrations commenced in January 2006.
    • Governments were given priority registration for geographic place names from July 2005 until December 21, 2007.
    • By 2017 there were approximately 18,000 .travel domains registered.
    • Donuts acquired the .travel TLD in 2018; current registry listings identify Donuts Inc. (and registry/operator entries have included entities such as Dog Beach, LLC and Tralliance in earlier records).

    Usage and Audience

    • Intended audience:

      • Travel industry businesses and service providers
      • Associations and organizations focused on tourism
      • Public and private agencies offering travel-related services
      • Individuals or entities planning to provide travel-related content or products

    • Typical examples of eligible registrants include airlines, public attractions, ferries, restaurants, bed & breakfast establishments, tour operators and other tourism-related services.

    • Registrants are expected to be verified participants in the travel industry.

    Registration Rules

    • Sponsorship and eligibility:
      • .travel is a sponsored TLD with eligibility restricted to travel- and tourism-related registrants.
      • Registrants must be verified participants in the travel industry.
      • During launch, a screening process determined eligibility in staged groups.
    • Structure and restrictions:
      • Direct second-level registrations are allowed.
      • Sale of third-level domains within a registered .travel domain is expressly prohibited.
    • Operational requirements:
      • When a .travel domain is registered, a website with relevant travel content must be published within one year of registration.
      • Registrations are processed through accredited registrars.
    • Dispute policies:
      • Dispute resolution follows existing policies such as the UDRP and the Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP).

    Notable Information

    • The .travel TLD was created specifically to serve the travel and tourism sector and has operated under sponsorship and verification requirements distinct from many other generic TLDs.

    Operator

    Dog Beach, LLC

    Whois

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domain:       TRAVEL

organisation: Dog Beach, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.TRAVEL 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.28.8
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.TRAVEL 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.29.8
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.TRAVEL 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.30.8
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.TRAVEL 161.232.14.8 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:8
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.TRAVEL 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:8 65.22.31.8
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.TRAVEL 161.232.15.8 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:8
ds-rdata:     60277 8 2 df8590752dcf2cc075f91d5a6178c38a7ba1dbbc0c2327b88ca37be4797be126

whois:        whois.nic.travel

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2005-07-27
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA

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