travel

Introduced	2005
TLD type	Sponsored top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	Donuts Inc.
Sponsor	The Travel Partnership Corporation
Intended use	Travel Websites
Structure	Direct second-level registrations will be allowed; sale of third-level domains within a registered domain is expressly prohibited
Documents	ICANN New sTLD RFP Application; ICANN Sponsorship Agreement; IANA delegation report
Dispute policies	UDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP)
Registry website	www.travel.domains

.travel is a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet. .travel domain names are available to individuals and / or organizations who provides or plans to provide services, products or content in or to the travel industry. It is sponsored by Donuts Inc., and registrations are processed via accredited registrars.

History

The domain was approved by ICANN 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. Governments were given priority registration for geographic place names from July 2005 to December 21, 2007.^[1]

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 or to the travel industry.