.travel

. traveling is a generic top -level domain ( gTLD ), which is operated by the Tralliance Registry Management Company, based in Fort Lauderdale. It was introduced on 27 July 2005 as one of the first generic extensions, which are managed by a sponsor. The first ever registered address below this gTLD was travel.travel, which is operated by the awarding authority.

Target group

The top -level domain is in contrast to. Com,. Net. Org and other addresses available not for everyone, but only for individuals and organizations in the travel industry. These included, for example, airlines, hotels, theme parks, casinos, ferries and restaurants, but also cities and towns prove itself as a tourist destination when ordering one. Travel domain, the holder of its relation to the extension.

Due to the high demands and very specific target group. Traveling repeatedly criticized, experts saw no need for this domain. The low interest. Traveling in 2007 meant that the operator has come into financial difficulties, of which he has but now recovered.

Properties

Overall a must. Travel domain be between three and 63 characters long, the use of internationalized domain names is currently not possible. If and when it is introduced, is currently (as of 10/2012 ) is not yet evident. The connectivity of a domain is usually within 24 hours.