Donuts, a registry that manages the highest number of generic top-level domains, announced another expansion of its portfolio. The company has acquired rights to manage the domain .TRAVEL from its former registry – Tralliance Registry Management Company. This is Donuts' 239th domain.
We remind that .TRAVEL was delegated back in 2005; it entered general availability period in January of 2006. The domain is designed for professionals of tourist industry; therefore, to register names registrants need to prove they represent tourist business. In over 10 years the domain haven't become the top choice for tourist companies and agencies seeking to make themselves known in the world online. However, Donuts expect to change this situation.
“We are delighted to add .TRAVEL as the ‘anchor tenant’ of our travel-related portfolio”, said Bruce Jaffe, Donuts president and chief executive officer. (The company also administers such domains like .CRUISES, .FLIGHTS, .GUIDE, .HOLIDAY, .VACATIONS, .VOYAGE, etc.) He pointed out that today 40% of the tourist companies conduct their business online and the digital travel market size would reach 200 billion dollars by 2020. Donuts President is certain that in this situation .TRAVEL will be increasingly more popular among tourist industry professionals and the .TRAVEL resources will attract more and more visitors.
