NEWS ALERTS:

• .Travel Incentive Rebate Program: Extended one month to April 21, 2011, the .EnCirca Travel Rebate Program will provide a $20 per name rebate for registration or renewal of blocks of .travel names totaling 50 or more, held under the same registrant Unique Identifying Number (UIN). In addition, all participants will receive a free search report for their domain names on the top-50 social networks. For program details and more information, see our blog posting.
  
  
• November 1, 2010: The .Travel registry will be accepting proposals during the month of December, 2010 for the release of 1 and 2 character .travel domain names. You can view the list of available strings here, For the proposal guidelines, see here.

.travel is the first centralised, global online search engine to help consumers precisely identify providers of travel products and services. Key benefits include:

• Improved branding and connection with the travel and tourism industry
• Authentication by independent third party lowers cyber-squatting and domain name speculators
• Listings in the SiteSee's first global travel directory: Visit the SiteSee travel directory

Useful links:

To check ownership of a registered .travel domain name, go to the .travel whois

  Subscribe to web syndication feeds for .travel Adds and Deletes

  Go to www.visit.asia to discover our new directory service specifically designed for the Asian travel industry

	Step 1:    Authenticate	Step 2: Acquire	Step 3: Activate	Claiming Place Names

Your first step is obtain a .travel Unique Identifying Number (UIN). A UIN is required in order to register any .travel domain name. Expedite your request by providing website urls that demonstrate use of your desired .travel names.

Check and register .travel in real-time here.

Start using your .travel domain name right away. Redirect it to your current website. Redirect it to your current email address. Act quickly to claim your listing in the SiteSee travel directory.

For Tourism Boards and Governments who would like to claim their place names as .travel domain names. Also for countries exercising their Nation's Priority Right.