This September 13-15, 2009, the .travel team will participate as an exhibitor at THETRADESHOW amongst over three hundred and fifty other exhibitors and thousands of attendees.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL- September 10, 2009- .travel, the top level domain for the travel industry, will attend THETRADESHOW Sept 13-15, 2009. This year held in Las Vegas, THETRADESHOW is known as the meeting place for destinations, travel suppliers, and the travel industry to connect and establish new business relationships.

The show’s home will be the Las Vegas Convention Center, where .travel will be present at Booth 1208.  At the show, .travel will offer a complimentary, online service for .travel authentication to all attendees and exhibitors.   All that apply will be entered to win a raffle prize.  Additionally, THETRADESHOW will be the first industry event that .travel has attended since its recently released promotional video, which will be on display at the .travel booth.

“Many of our strategic industry partners, including ASTA, are crucial to .travel’s success and continued momentum,” commented Heidi Siefkas-Cassemiro, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for .travel.  “The .travel team believes that THETRADESHOW is an ideal venue and event to showcase .travel and its branding and marketing benefits.”

To learn more about .travel, view the new .travel promotional video, or to register a .travel domain name, please visit http://www.travel.travel.  For pre-scheduled appointments with the .travel team at the show, please contact, heidi@travel.travel

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New video explaining the .travel domain name and its global acceptance launched today, highlighting such destinations as Canada.travel, Argentina.travel, Poland.travel, Utah.travel, Montenegro.travel, SriLanka.travel, & Slovakia.travel

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-September 8, 2009- .travel, the top-level domain for the travel and tourism industry, unveils a promotional video highlighting its global appeal and community.  Created as a specific channel on the web for all things travel related, .travel is an excellent marketing tool for all travel and tourism organizations, businesses, and individuals.

The video addresses the basics of .travel, but also demonstrates the worldwide adoption of the .travel domain name across borders and languages with such examples as Canada.travel, Argentina.travel, Poland.travel, Utah.travel, Montenegro.travel, SriLanka.travel, and Slovakia.travel.  Intended to be educational as well as customer focused, the complete video acts as a guide for those in the travel industry. The video walks the viewer through the easy, two step process of registering a .travel domain name.

.travel is proud to showcase its valuable media channel through video and must thank the video production team, Scott St. John Productions, and the Fort Lauderdale based talent for the native language voiceovers.

For more information on the .travel domain, travel news, and to register a .travel domain name, visit http://www.travel.travel

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About .travel

.travel is the top-level domain created specifically for the travel and tourism industry. Any participant in the travel industry may own a .travel name. Unlike other top level domains such as .com or .org, relevant content must be published on each .travel site within a year of purchase. For more information on .travel, The Source for All Things Travel, please visit www.travel.travel

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With an eventful fall ahead, .travel finalizes schedule to attend THETRADESHOW, Adventure Travel World Summit, Global European Marketplace, and World Travel Market.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-September 3, 2009- .travel, the top-level domain for the travel and tourism industry, announces its fall trade show attendance.  Keeping a busy schedule of promotion through the end of the 2009, .travel will be joining many of its strategic partners and associations at several key industry events.

Amongst the line-up of shows this fall will be:

The American Society of Travel Agents’ (ASTA) THETRADESHOW in Las Vegas, Nevada September 13-15^th, where .travel will be an exhibitor at booth 1208

The Adventure Travel Trade Association’s (ATTA) Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec, Canada October 19-22^nd, where .travel will be an industry partner and speaker

European Tour Operators Association’s (ETOA) Global European Marketplace in London, England November 5-7^th, where .travel will be a sponsor

World Travel Market (WTM) by Reed Exhibitions in London, England November 9-12^th, where .travel will be at Stand GV3850

It is through the support of travel industry partners like ASTA, ATTA, and ETOA that more travel entities are registering .travel names and putting them to great strategic use.

For more information about .travel, The Source for All Things Travel and to register a .travel domain, please visit www.travel.travel.

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With over thirty approved registrars, .travel continues to enhance its presence in the domain and travel industries.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-September 2, 2009- .travel, the top-level domain for the travel and tourism industry, welcomes the addition of two new approved registrars:

AB NameISP and Domain101. Through continued .travel registrations and usage of the domains, the evolution of travel on the Internet is apparent and moving rapidly towards highly specified domains.

With over thirty global registrars, .travel continues to heighten its presence in both the domain and travel industries. AB NameISP and Domain 101 provide .travel with additional sales channels, which complement .travel’s existing strategy of reaching global travel businesses looking for their name in the travel channel of the Internet.

For more information about .travel, The Source for All Things Travel and a complete list of .travel’s approved registrars, please visit www.travel.travel.

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TheClub.travel is set to launch in September as a private members’ establishment dedicated to the travel industry

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL- August 17, 2009- Tom Nutley, one of international travel and tourism’s most experienced, innovative, and respected figures, is poised to break new ground - with the help of .travel, the Internet domain name specifically created for the travel and tourism industry.

Over the past three years, Nutley has searched to find a ‘home’ the industry can call its own.  His search is now over as he launches The Travel Club in the heart of London’s West End on September 29.

For 30 years, Nutley has been the man behind creating and expanding an impressive portfolio of regional, sector, and global exhibitions, including Arabian Travel Market, Luxury Travel Market, EIBTM, and the flagship World Travel Market.

“.travel and The Travel Club have a great deal in common,” said Nutley. “Both are helping to provide essential services dedicated to the international travel and tourism industry. Together we will help bind the industry into a more cohesive, more powerful universal movement that has major impact on economy, jobs, and lifestyle worldwide. Together the industry will become stronger and more focused.”

“Through the continuing success of exhibitions, it has been proven that travel business is best conducted face to face,” said Nutley. “However, I always wondered what happens at other times of the year?”

TheClub.travel is that central place where during those other times of the year the travel industry can conduct business in a relaxed, convenient environment, hold meetings, conferences, product launches, socialize, and network.

For further information about The Travel Club and membership, log on to www.theclub.travel To register your .travel domain name and learn more about .travel’s evolution of travel on the Internet, visit www.travel.travel

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With its clear branding and global recognition, travel businesses are making the decision to register and implement .travel domain names.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - August 10, 2009- More travel industry destinations and businesses are adopting the .travel domain and witnessing its clear benefits.  With such key industry players as the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina with www.Argentina.travel and the Colombian government with www.Colombia.travel, .travel is showing substantial growth globally and especially in Latin America.

As an industry specific domain name for travel and tourism, .travel is leading the evolution of the Internet into niche information verticals or channels.  Unlike the traditional and generic extensions of .com or .net, .travel is industry specific, thus, providing a clear message and brand security.  Only travel industry professionals can register a .travel domain name.  Each applicant for a .travel name is vetted to be a valid travel entity.  With this security, .travel is a sign of a true travel entity to the end consumer as well as B2B.

As this trust crosses linguistic and physical borders, .travel is globally recognized with destinations such as www.Poland.travel, www.SriLanka.travel, and www.Canada.travel using the .travel channel as their main marketing message.

Recently, both www.Ibiza.travel and www.Yucatan.travel adopted .travel. The web statistics are a clear sign of their success.  In 2008, www.Ibiza.travel received nearly 85,000 visitors.  For 2009, it is predicted to well surpass that number as the first quarter of 2009 had nearly 40,000 visitors.  Likewise, www.Yucatan.travel received over 194,000 visitors to its site.  In 2009, the organization expects to receive roughly 223,000 visitors, which would represent a 20% increase.

Knowing that travelers and the travel business community are looking for more specified information and more quickly, .travel provides this travel channel on the net.  To reap the benefits of .travel and receive more information about .travel, please visit www.travel.travel

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - July 16, 2009- .travel congratulates whl.travel on its continuing success and its recent announcement that it’s expanding into more than 100 countries worldwide. Catering to independent and experiential travelers headed off the beaten path, whl.travel is a network of grassroots tourism professionals who own and operate booking sites for accommodations and tours in their local markets. By only choosing whl.travel partners that clearly care about their customers, staff, suppliers and the destination, whl.travel provides travelers with real travel experiences that engage, enrich and inspire by connecting them to the special character of a place, unlike the “fast food” experience with many other travel organizations.

“We are growing a critical mass of .travel sites and seeing real success,” commented Ethan Gelber, Media Liaison for whl.travel. “These sites are part of one of the largest online booking networks that taps into the strengths of local tourism experts who, alone, are local leaders, but together have become a forceful global presence for the right kind of tourism, bringing to major markets all the local opportunities that can have such a positive impact on hosts and visitors. .travel provides whl.travel with a clear message and instant validation of being a global travel provider.”

With destinations from South Africa to Brazil to Greece and Indonesia, whl.travel is not only a powerful network of great breadth and depth, but also award winning. whl.travel was recently revealed as one of five winners of ‘Globetrotting for Good - The Condé Nast Traveler Challenge’, as well as a finalist in the Responsible Travel category of TravelMole’s Web Awards 2009. With attention drawn through these contests and clients’ reviews, whl.travel and its new affiliate in Santa Marta, Colombia, will be featured in the September 2009 ‘Power of Place’ issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.

For travelers who want to connect with a destination while booking with locals who really care about their compatriots, communities, culture, and environment, visit www.whl.travel or subscribe to its blog via RSS at http://www.whl.travel/blog/.

For more information on registering your .travel domain name or news on other .travel community members, visit www.travel.travel

Putting itself on the map as a popular tourist destination, Sri Lanka unveils its culture and tourism attractions with www.srilanka.travel

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-May 19, 2009- The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau is witnessing the benefits of using the .travel domain name with www.srilanka.travel. Since its launch in 2007, the srilanka.travel site has received over 1.6 million page views.  Of those, over 600,000 were unique, first time visitors.

Kicking its promotional efforts into full gear with www.srilanka.travel, the country joins many other popular tourist destinations and organizations in using .travel for its website and emails.

“When we were developing our website initially, we decided to use the .travel domain because it was globally accepted,” said Managing Director, Mr. Dileep Mudadeniya, of the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.

In fact, the Sri Lanka Tourism website will be revamped with a new look and feel in line with a new brand strategy launching in June 2009

To plan your dream holiday in Sri Lanka, explore wildlife, and experience an island of small miracles, visit www.srilanka.travel.

For more information on .travel, The Source for All Things Travel, visit www.travel.travel

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The Outside Sales Support Network and its Community of Agents and Sellers of Travel Align with .travel

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-May 6, 2009: .travel, the Internet extension specific to the travel and hospitality industry, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN). OSSN is one of many strategic alliances that .travel has made with major industry organizations over the years. Other partnered organizations include ASTA, CLIA, and NACTA.  Through this relationship, .travel will now be able to reach out to thousands of industry professionals represented by OSSN; such professionals include: independent travel agents, home based travel agents, independent sellers of travel, and outside sales travel agents.

“This new partnership with the OSSN is further proof of the industry embracing .travel,” says Heidi Siefkas-Cassemiro, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations of .travel. “Independent agents and sellers of travel have the most to gain from the domain. Through this union with the OSSN we plan on getting the travel agent and seller community to fully realize the benefits of .travel.”

The Outside Sales Support Network was founded in 1990 and currently has 75 chapters and 7,800 members. The OSSN works to provide travel agents with the tools and training needed to succeed in today’s travel environment. The inclusion of .travel in the OSSN’s educational efforts will help to enhance the travel agent community’s competitive edge in the marketplace.

To purchase a .travel your own please visit www.travel.travel.

To learn more about the Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN), please visit www.ossn.travel.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL- April 22, 2009- .travel salutes green travel initiatives across the world forEarth Day 2009. Intended to raise awareness and appreciation of Mother Nature, Earth Day is popular around the world for bringing environmental awareness to the foreground of conversations, organizations, and the news. As the Internet extension specifically for travel and tourism, .travel has a track record of being popular among many environmentally friendly travel companies and websites. .travel honors these
four green travel businesses: GreenSpot.travel, ReduceMyFootprint.travel, ClimateSolutions.travel, and GreenGlobe.travel.

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