1) What is .travel?

.TRAVEL is the top-level domain (TLD) intended to serve the global travel community, it is restricted to people, organization, associations, and private, governmental and non-governmental agencies in the travel and tourism industry.

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2) Who can register for a .travel domain name and what are the special registration requirements/restrictions for .travel domain name?

Any business, organization or individual whose primary activity is within one of 21 business sectors of the travel industry is eligible to register a .travel domain name.

Please refer to Domain Name for the common registration requirements.

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3) What are the 22 business sectors of the travel industry/defined Travel Industry Segments as mentioned in Q2?

• Airlines
• Attractions/Theme Parks
• Bed & Breakfast Houses
• Bus/Taxi/Limousine Operators
• Camp Facility Operators
• Vehicle Rental Companies/Airport Specialty Car Park 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
• Travel Insurance
• Travel Training Institutes
• Creators and providers of the travel and tourism products, services and content
• Suppliers of good or services to the eligible industry participants set out in these defined sectors

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4) What is the length for .travel domain name?

Minimum of 3 / maximum of 63 characters allowed.

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5) Can I register any name I want?

No, partners can only register a name that is publicly used by, or associated with, the organization. Name registration is limited to names to which the registrant holds or uses, not limited to but including:-

• Incorporation (legal) Name/Partnership Name/Individual Name
• Doing Business As; Trade Name; or; Usual Business Name; or Usual Business
• Name as used in a URL
• Trade Mark
• Service Mark
• Product Name
• Club or Association Name
• Transport Vessel Name
• Competition, Games or Event Name
• Division Name
• Subsidiary Name
• Promotion or Venture name
• Acronym (Acronyms must be only the first letter of the primary words of the name, not including words such: the (unless the first word of the name), and, as, of, &, or. Contractions or short forms of words, such as "Chas" for "Charles" or "Bros" for "Brothers" are not permitted as acronyms.

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6) Are there any reserved or blocked .travel domain names?

The .travel Registry has reserved or blocked certain names. These include:

• Two-characters domain names;
• Country names, Industry Words and Place names;
• ICANN reserved words and reserved names;
• Disputed names.

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7) What is the term of registration?

The term of registration is 1-10 years.

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8) How do I perform a .travel domain registration?

Registering a .travel domain name is a two steps process. All registrant must be authenticated or verified as a valid entity in order to register a .travel domain name.

Registrants may authenticate through WebNIC by following the below steps:-

1. Login to Partner Central at http://www.webnic.cc;
2. Under Registration Tools section;
3. Click on Quick Start Registration;
4. Under REGISTRATION category, select .travel domain suffix;
5. Proceed for the authentication process by select the options available, filled up and submit the form.

Please refer to Authetication Process for the more information.

If registrant already been authenticate as a valid entity prior, registrant may proceed to register the .travel domain name by following the below steps:-

1. Login to Partner Central at http://www.webnic.cc;
2. Under Registration Tools section;
3. Click on Quick Start Registration;
4. Under REGISTRATION category, select .travel domain suffix;
5. Proceed to register a .travel domain name by either enter the reference number if authenticated through WebNIC or enter UIN Number if already been authenticated prior.

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9) Can I delete a domain after registered?

Yes, partners are allowed to delete a .travel domain name after registered. However the registration fee is not refundable.

According to ICANN latest gTLDs' Add Grace Period (AGP) deletion policy which does not allow the refund of deleted domain during the Add Grace Period. Therefore, with effective 1st April 2009, all gTLDs domains (.com/.net/.org/.info/.biz/.name/.mobi/.asia/.travel) that are deleted during the AGP will not be refunded. Full detail can be view at http://www.icann.org/en/tlds/agp-policy-17dec08-en.htm

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10) What is the term of renewal?

The term of renewal is 1-10 years.

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11) What is the renewal grace period for .travel domain name and how do I perform a domain renewal?

Renewal grace period for .travel domain name is 40 days. Partner may refer to “Domain Renewal” FAQ for more information.

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12) Any Redemption Grace Period (RGP) for .travel domain name?

Yes, Redemption Grace Period for .travel domain name is a period of 30 days.  Partner may refer to “Domain Restoration” FAQ for more information.

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13) How long does it takes for a domain to release to public registration after expired and not renew?

After a .travel domain was expired, it will go through below life cycle:-

40 days renewal grace period -- > 30 days Redemption grace period --> 5 days pending delete

If partners did not renew or restore the domain name, it will be released for public re-registration approximately 75 days from the domain expiration date. Please note that domain re-registration is on first-come, first-served basis.

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14) Can I initiate a registrar transfer for .travel domain name and how do I initiate the transfer?

No, due to registrar transfer function for .travel has yet launch.  We will notify partners once this function is ready. Partner may refer to “Registrar Transfer” FAQ for more information.

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15) Can I initiate a reseller transfer for .travel domain name and how do I initiate the transfer?

Yes, partners are allowed to initiate reseller transfer for .travel domain name. Please note that domain will be extended for 1 year after completion. Partner may refer to “Reseller Transfer” FAQ for more information.

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16) How do I manage my .travel domain name for example, name protection, retrieve authorization information and etc.?

Partners may manage domain name through User Management function. Partner may refer to “Domain Management” FAQ for more information.

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17) Does WebNIC provide Internationalized Domain name (IDN) for .travel?

No, WebNIC does provide IDN .travel domain name at this moment.

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Authentication Process

1) What is an Authentication Process?

All holder of a .travel domain name must be approved to hold a .travel domain name by having their eligibility review. The review of eligibility is known as “authentication process”.

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2) Who does the Authentication Process and what are they reviewing?

The association or independent third party does the review and these reviewers are called Authentication Providers.

The Authentication Provider reviews to confirm that the authentication information matches the membership information they hold. In addition, if partners enter names other than the legal name, supporting documents require to be submitted to the Authentication Provider for further review.

The independent third party Authentication Provider will review all registrants that are not members of a travel association, or who do not wish to be authenticated by their association.

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3) What is an Authentication Provider?

Authentication will be carried out by the Registry with the support of industry associations or an independent authenticating organization. These supporting bodies are referred to as "Authentication Providers."

Authentication Providers will carry out authentication for all .travel registrations. In the case of industry associations that are acting as Authentication Providers a registrant must be a member of the association in order for them to carry out authentication. In all other cases the third party authentication provider will be able to carry out authentication, ensuring that any party can be authenticated.

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4) What are the steps in authentication process?

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5) What authentication information will I have to supply?

Registrants are required to supply legal name and contact information. Optionally, registrant may supply any names that used, other than the legal name. These might be trademarks or usual business name, if it is other than legal name. If registrants enter these optional names registrant will be required to send supporting documents to the association to confirm your use of the name.

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6) How will I know that the review is complete?

When the review was completed and registrant was confirmed as eligible to hold a .travel domain name, the registrant will receive a reference code/UIN. If registrant is not eligible, registrant will receive a denial notice, registrant will have an opportunity to request a review of the denial within 30 days which Tralliance will carries out the review.

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7) What is Reference code/Unique Identifying Number (UIN)?

Reference code/UIN is a 16 digits number use to register a .travel domain. Reference code/UIN is permanent and will not change. It may be revoked if registrant’s eligibility changes.

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8) What if I lose my reference code/UIN?

If the authentication process was gone through WebNIC, please send the request to support@webnic.cc.

If the authentication process was gone through prior, registrant’s association will also receive a copy of the UIN and please obtained it from them. Tralliance will also hold a permanent database of UINs and registrant may obtain the UIN from Tralliance at any time.

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9) How will .travel know that I have been authenticated?

All authentications will be confirmed by .travel. Registrant will be sent a reference code/Unique Identifying Number (UIN) by us. Registrant will use that number when register any .travel names in the future. The reference code is permanent and will not change. It may be revoked if the eligibility changes.

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10) Who does my authentication if I belong to more than one travel association?

We understand that some travel companies are members of several associations, but we anticipate that each company will register with their primary association, i.e. a hotel company in the US would register with AH&LA or in Canada with HAC, and a South African tour operator would register for example, with the TBCSA.

However, each .travel registrant that has multiple memberships will have the choice through which association they ultimately register. Registrants will provide their eligibility data first to their associations, enabling their own associations to authenticate their eligibility and provide that authentication to Tralliance in readiness for the member's name selection when .travel launches.

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11) How do I register if I don't belong to an association or if my association is not an Authentication Provider?

An independent authenticating organization will be available to handle authentication of any party that wishes to have them handle their authentication.

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.travel Directory and Place Name

1) Why does the world need Tralliance's .travel Directory?

Travel industry is the largest e-commerce segment on the Internet and the largest industry in the world. It accounts for more than 11% of the world's economy. One out of every twelve workers in the world are in the Travel Industry and since the inception of the commercial Internet has been one of its fastest growing segments. The size of the travel industry and its rapid growth on the Internet has made it difficult to locate accurate travel information and to develop broad-based and effective e-commerce to its full potential. Tralliance's travel directory will improve industry efficiency on the Internet as travel information will be aggregated in one public directory, making it a single and definitive source for consumers and the travel trade.

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2) Is the .travel Directory a search engine?

It is more than a search engine. A search engine is as valuable as the data that is available to it. The prevalent consumer search engines are reliant solely on web site data, which is incomplete, changeable and chaotic. The .travel Directory will have data detailing all products and services that are being offered and such data will be provided by the travel businesses themselves. This data will be accessible through a custom-made taxonomy or controlled vocabulary, developed specifically for travel Industry. Tralliance's extensive industry data and indexing technology will enable sophisticated search capabilities to deliver very specific information to each query.

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3) Does my company need a .travel Domain Name to be in the Travel Directory?

Yes. Domain name registration and "loading" of directory data by travel trade members will happen at the same time through a simple web based interface.

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4) Will consumers pay to access the .travel directory?

No. Directory access is free. Consumers will not pay for access to the directory information, nor will Tralliance charge industry members for order of placements in the list of responses from a search query.

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5) Which travel trade associations are participating?

The industry-wide initiative for .travel has support from across the spectrum of the world's leading travel associations. The most up-to-date list can be found at www.ttpc.org.

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6) What is Place Name?

Place names include city names, county names, continental names, regional names, state, province and territory names. Initially, the Registry will reserve Country Names and Place Names for registration by the applicable governmental authority, agency, board or bureau that holds a right to such name. Such bodies will be given priority over private entities that also hold rights to the same name for a specific period of time. In determining competing rights between similar agencies, the first applicant will receive the name.

7) How is the Authentication process for authenticating and registering Place name?

If registrant is a government entity, please send an email to support@webnic.cc with the following information:

- Provide the name of the Place (city, state, country, town, etc.) that registrant represent.
- Identify the position, title, and that registrant have the authority to purchase the name(s) requested.
- Provide the .travel domain name(s) that registrant requests to Authenticate and Register.

If registrant represent a Convention and Visitor's Bureau, or an agency representing a travel destination, Please send an email to support@webnic.cc with the following supporting documentations:

- Provide a letter from the government entity that controls the name (example: letter from Office of Mayor for the City of New York in order to Authenticate www.newyork.travel). The letter should designate the organization as the authorized holder of the Place Name that are requesting.
- Provide the .travel domain name(s) that are requesting to Authenticate and Register.

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