.TRAVEL re-launch - dot Travel discussion

[ian_curtis]

As a large .travel investor, with sales in aftermarket around 100.000$ last year I am interested in community opinion related to .travel

They just re-launch after the 10th years anniversary, seems most countries and regions use it as official toursim website, germany.travel, russia.travel, alabama.travel, ibiza.travel, colombia.travel....

Here the press note I found,

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New .travel website open to Everyone in Travel: Celebrating 10 years

New .travel website open to Everyone in Travel: Celebrating 10 years

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – Having first launched on October 3, 2005, .travel is now the chosen domain name for dozens of country tourism portals, as well as for businesses, organizations, and individuals who want to improve their visibility in the active travel segment of the Internet.

TRMC, the .travel Registry, is pleased to announce the launch of its new and completely redesigned Registry website, travel.travel. The re-launch of the .travel site marks the successful completion of ten years of domain name service to the travel industry and announces the start of a new phase of support and services for .travel registrants. Just go to travel.travel/testimonials/ to see how a .travel name has helped our registrants.

A .travel domain name is available to everyone who provides services, products or content in or to the travel industry. New travel startups are welcome, and that includes every new travel content provider. Our simplified eligibility review is showcased at http://www.travel.travel/obtain-uin/. For no charge, you can get an approved Member Number immediately that will allow you to register your .travel domain names with any of our 45 registrars.

Our new website shows the value that our registrants achieve in visibility, identity and name selection, especially important now in a world with over 1,000 top level domains vying for attention. Our relaunched website is the core of .travel support and services on social media, as well as for our newly-launched multi-lingual online chat, registrar support, blog and newsletter.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and on other social media, or visit our site to watch for new promotions, partners and services to be launched in coming months.

For more informationhttp://www.travel.travel

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[000]

Another of mine:

STL.TRAVEL

The longer <ST LOUIS> version is owned by the city of St Louis, but they didn't have the foresight to pick up the common abbreviation (as you can see Atlanta did with ATL).


I have eight .travel's now. Time to get some websites up and running soon. Anyone get around to that yet with theirs?

 

[ian_curtis]

Nice sites from last newsletter:

SiliconValley.travel: Apply now to our immersion programs

Silicon Valley is the innovation and entrepreneurship global center. Every day thousands of people come aiming at starting new companies that can change the world and you can not miss this evolution. Apply today to our immersion programs to travel to Silicon Valley. Come and meet the most promising entrepreneurs and discover companies that are writing the world’s future […]

http://www.siliconValley.travel/

Izi.travel: Featured Audio Guides

In 2011, we – a team of Dutch innovators – joined forces with a Swiss investor with the aim of connecting cities, museums and their stories with travellers who wanted to explore the world in a brand new, innovative way: via a global, open and free platform. A bit like Facebook or Wikipedia. Although this idea wasn’t anything new, no-one had yet done it on such a large and ambitious scale […]

http://www.izi.travel/

 

[ian_curtis]

from last newsletter...

Interview – Matias Avenali: “Tafidelvalle.travel was born in 2013 and has already been positioned as a local reference in tourist information”

TafidelValle.travel



-Where do you see yourself within the tourism market?

We have 20 local strategic partners who are the real beneficiaries of the promotion, we have opened a new marketing channel with them.

-Why was the .travel domain chosen? What advantages does a specialized domain in the tourism sector have for traffic to your website?

We chose it as a new communication alternative. It brings us closer to the audience in a clearer and more effective way; the audience which, beforehand, retains the information found when visiting us.

[...]

-How many .travel domains do you have?

We have several domains and we are close to the launch of new sites such as: malaga.travel, sevilla.travel, puntadeleste.travel and mardelplata.travel, in addition to a global directory Directorio.travel, among others.

http://www.travel.travel/blog/interview-matias-avenali-tafidelvalle-travel/

 

[ian_curtis]

Interesting....

http://www.travel.travel/blog/new-s...e=mc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mc11212016

 

[ian_curtis]

Niels Steeman - Head of eCommerce and Marketing at Asian Trails: "We see the .travel domain as a trampoline, as an investment of the future, in addition it gives the company a clear identity in the travel sector "

Asiantrails.travel
http://www.travel.travel/blog/interview-asiantrails-travel/

¿How and when you met .travel and decided to work with us? What has been your evolution?

It has been a natural evolution; a passion for travel and the dedication to deliver services that exceed expectations can also be captured with .travel. We have registered various domain names to protect our online name but nothing defines the business we’re in more than the .travel extension.

Complte interview: http://www.travel.travel/blog/interview-asiantrails-travel/

 

[Bobo Bobo]

I saw a few more sales reported at a Spanish forum...
Ian, are they also your sales?

 

[ian_curtis]

Hi Domo, probably Ron Jackson will report tomorrow.

Meanwhile, my last acquisition are these 10 years old geo pack.

johannesburg.travel
wales.travel
cardiff.travel
brighton.travel
brussels.travel
new-york.travel
milan.travel
milano.travel

And the super nice "Guides.travel" (note how the "guide" is reseved key by the registry)

 

[Bobo Bobo]

congrats

 

[ian_curtis]

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20170208.htm

 

[ian_curtis]

Just received via newsletter .travel experience at Fitur 2017. The International Tourism Fair.

http://www.travel.travel/blog/fitur-2017-a-very-positive-edition-for-travel/

 

[ian_curtis]

Visitmeteora.travel: “Our domain is our brand identity and we are satisfied from our experience with .travel so far”

We were so happy when we realize how many more benefits we could have with .travel solution. It shows the world that you are a travel and tourism related business and recognized as part of that community. It allow us to incorporate the domain to the brand and is by far the best solution for the travel industry.

Complete interview: http://www.travel.travel/blog/visitmeteora-travel/

 

[ian_curtis]

Now that I have just received a newsletter from .travel, seems really useful to have the option to navigate all through http://archive.aweber.com/awlist4476507/6vMtm/h/_Premium_domains_at_reg_fee_.htm

 

[ian_curtis]

4000$ with my #dottravel sales this week. Probably 4000$ again for next one (4200$ offer accepted via Sedo for a Geo, payment done, pending transfer)

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20170412.htm

 

[ian_curtis]

(4200$ offer accepted via Sedo for a Geo, payment done, pending transfer)

As promised...

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20170503.htm

 

[ian_curtis]

dotTravel Authenticated Widget for your website

The “.travel Authenticated” mark and logo are available only to organizations, businesses, governments and individuals who actively use their .travel domain name. It recognizes those who are participants in the travel and tourism industry. It is a both a symbol for those who wish to demonstrate the quality of their projects that use a .travel domain name, and a quick confirmation of authentication for their users [...]

http://www.travel.travel/add-dottra...e=mc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mc05172017

 

[ian_curtis]

http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20170726.htm

 

[Bobo Bobo]

just saw this weekend Ecuador.Travel on prime TV in the USA

 

[ian_curtis]

https://www.domaininvesting.com/couple-non-com-commercials/

 

[ian_curtis]

Only to say that as the euro / dollar exchange is 0.83 / 1. The registration for a .travel domain for example in galcomm, which has them at 89 $ (see http://www.galcomm.com/domain/dottravel/) is = to a nice 73 €.

enjoy

 

[ian_curtis]

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20170913.htm