.TRAVEL LAUNCHES NEW 2.0 WEBSITE AT www.travel.travel

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – April 28, 2008- .travel launched its new 2.0 website at www.travel.travel. Formerly informational in nature, the new website includes 2.0 features such as a .travel blog and interactive media tools to nurture collaboration amongst the .travel community.

The new site includes components such as photo slideshows, videos, and interviews with the .travel executive team. To enhance the level of participation from the travel community, the company has also added the .travel blog. The blog will be a two-way dialogue between the .travel team and the travel and tourism community.

“We are especially excited about the opportunities to interact with the travel community at the new website,” commented President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation, Edward A. Cespedes, “We look forward to their comments and suggestions. The new website represents the next step in our continued evolution as the top level domain for the travel and tourism industry.”

To learn more about .travel and Tralliance Corporation, please visit www.travel.travel

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – April 18, 2008- Tralliance Corporation collaborates with H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University. Serving as a Member of the School’s Board of Governors, President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation, Edward A. Cespedes, volunteered to participate in a Marketing Management Case Study led by NOVA Southeastern Professor Dr. James Barry. (more…)

Best Day Travel, a Mexican based travel company, is taking .travel to new levels. Starting out as a business opportunity to compliment their already existing .com websites, Best Day Travel bought a handful of .travel names such as www.Vallarta.travel and www.Cabos.travel; however, after significant success with those sites, Best Day decided to create a complete Mexican network with as many .travel domains as possible for major Mexican destinations: www.MyMexico.travel

Also, this week’s featured progress report article announces .travel’s participation in EXPOTUR 2008 in San Jose, Costa Rica from May13-15, 2008.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – APRIL 9, 2008- Addressing the Annual General Meeting of The Travel Partnership Corporation, Tralliance President and CEO, Edward A. Cespedes, reported significant progress with the .travel Registry and its effects on the global travel industry.

The Travel Partnership Corporation was created to promote the addition of the top level domain known as .travel to the Internet. As a component of the Travel Partnership Corporation’s yearly calendar, the association members gathered in New York City for a general meeting to discuss the state of .travel regarding its role to the travel community, progress, adoption of policy changes, and how .travel will participate in the future of the travel and tourism industry.

The highlight of the agenda was the presentation of President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation, Edward A. Cespedes. With vast experience in both finance and technology, Cespedes brought a tremendous amount of perspective on how to take advantage of this unique technological innovation as well as how to mold where .travel will be in the future. (more…)

Fort Lauderdale, FL –March 25, 2008-: Tralliance Corporation President and CEO, Edward A. Cespedes, addresses one of the largest travel expositions in Latin America on Tuesday, April 2, 2008. Eye for Travel’s 2008 Travel Distribution Summit in Mexico City is a two-day conference that provides a unique opportunity to discuss the real strategies that will enable travel companies to enhance their presence and sales to the Latin American market.

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The New Faces in .travel article, “A Unique Web 2.0 .travel Site Launched and Growing Fast” unveils the world’s first directory of excursions, sport and outdoor activities with a Web 2.0 social media community of travelers. “Our brand is completely based on the .travel domain”, commented Erika Cereda, Managing Director of www.InTheWorld.travel, “We chose to launch with www.InTheWorld.travel because the .travel domain guarantees to our costumers that we provide a legitimate Travel Marketplace Community specialized in finding all leisure activities.”

Also, the progress report article this week focuses on the Tralliance team’s latest travels to Berlin for ITB 2008 where .travel gave a presentation in the North American Pavilion on March 6, 2008 to an audience of numerous travel and tourism professionals. In addition, the team had the opportunity to sit and discuss the progress of .travel with Mr. Charles Kao, publisher of TravelMole.

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B2B e-travel marketing launched its .travel website a little over a month ago, www.B2B.travel. Based in Argentina with a fast growing portfolio, B2B e-travel marketing provides solutions for its clients, including website design, search engine optimization, branding campagins, blogs, and online communication strategies. “The penetration into the market was more than successful,” commented Matias Avenali, owner and founder of B2B e-travel marketing, “In looking towards the future, .travel will make us more competitive and differentiate our company from other travel related entities.”

Also, a guest writer from the travel community collaborated with Tralliance. Mr. Henry Woodman, President and Founder of ICE Portal wrote this week’s featured article, “Travel Marketing Online”.

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Article highlighting .travel’s participation in TIA’s National Council of State Tourism Directors annual meeting held in Washington D.C. “It was a pleasure to participate in such an honorable group of tourism professionals,” commented Edward A. Cespedes, Tralliance Corporation President and CEO, “Many of the states represented currently own their .travel sites and are promoting tourism with the .travel marketing tool.”

The featured New Faces in .travel story of the week, “One of the Top Five Innovations in Travel, Generating 300,000+ Unique Visits a Month, www.whl.travel“. WHL is an on-line booking network with a difference. It’s a global franchise with a focus on travel to destinations in the developing world and “off the beaten track”. “We decided to purchase the .travel name as part of a rebranding campaign to better identify us as a travel service provider,” stated Len Cordiner, Founder and CEO of WHL, “.travel helps identify travel companies like WHL in the myriad of other companies out there.”

Included are two featured articles by Dan Luzadder of Travel Weekly

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – February 12, 2008- Tralliance Corporation would like to take this opportunity to remind customers of the bulk purchase program established on December 17, 2007.
Tralliance Corporation, the Registry of the .travel top level domain, has developed a bulk purchase program designed to expand the Registry and to promote wide-spread use of the .travel domain name. Tralliance is soliciting expressions of interest from eligible travel businesses that will be required to commit to a minimum purchase of 25,000 domain names within one year.

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New policies designed to make .travel domain names more relevant and accessible drove significant sales increases in January.

On December 21, 2007, Tralliance Corporation amended its eligibility policies to focus more on
use of .travel domain names. Companies acquiring .travel domain names must now ensure that they resolve to relevant websites within 60 days. Any bona fide member of the travel industry can own any .travel domain name(s) as long as they adhere to the new policies.

There are still many phenomenal .travel domain names available for purchase.