FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – March 11, 2009 - Addressing the Annual General meeting in conjunction with the Board of Directors meeting, CEO of .travel Edward A. Cespedes reported significant progress with the .travel Registry and its effects on the global travel industry. Formed to promote .travel and recommend its policies and practices, the TTPC board consists of key industry leaders and meets twice yearly to guide further awareness and usage of .travel amongst the travel industry and travel consumers.

The highlight of the agenda was the presentation of CEO of .travel, Edward A. Cespedes, where he reported on the progress of .travel over the past year. With the shift from PC to mobile computing, search engine results are becoming more and more significant. With the world moving toward web 3.0, a content rich and relevant site is important. .travel simplifies search engine results because its easiness of use, the validity of the purpose of the top level domain name, and there are great names available.

Cespedes announced, “The .travel movement is gaining momentum in South America. We are seeing key industry players such as Colombia and Argentina actively using and promoting their .travel extensions.” (more…)

As new technology is growing quickly, it is important to stay connected at all times. Webcams.travel is a perfect tool for connecting to destinations around the world. Webcams.travel allows users to search for a country or city and have images of a specific street, site, landmark, or ideal vacation spot shown to them within seconds. Joerg Eugster, CEO of Webcams.travel states, “When creating the idea of an international webcam portal for tourists, we were in search of a suitable domain name that fit our company, which is why we choose www.webcams.travel.”

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.travel, the Internet extension specific for the travel and tourism industry, will be a featured exhibitor and sponsor of expotur.travel’s 25th annual exposition which will take place in San Jose, Costa Rica May 13-15, 2009. .travel aims to maximize the travel and tourism industry’s presence on the Internet through its clear marketing message and significant search engine results. Expotur fully adopted the .travel domain early last year and uses it for all their marketing efforts and promotional materials.

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.travel, the Internet extension for the travel and hospitality industry, has been invited to be a speaker and exhibitor at the Home Based Travel Agent Show and Conference. The event will take place March 10-12, 2009 at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. .travel will reach out to thousands of travel agents and providers, and continue to enhance the travel community’s presence on the Internet.

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