10 Reasons to Register Your .travel Name

Often times, the best way to convince an audience to buy a product or service is to have an endorsement. So, here is a list of various travel industry organizations that range from destinations to tour operators to responsible tourism initiatives.

If they are on board, what is your travel business waiting for?

10) Cancun CVB: www.cancun.travel

Cancun.travel is the official travel information website for Cancun, containing all the best information on Cancun hotels, restaurants and nightlife, and where to go for water sports, eco-parks and Mayan archaeological sites. The site is everything you need to plan your fun-filled Caribbean vacation of a lifetime.

9)  Utah: www.utah.travel

The website responsible for the promotion of all things travel for the State of Utah and its home for the “Life Elevated” campaign. Maybe you have seen their commercials?  Click here to view one of Utah.travel’s comical clips.

8)  Poland: www.poland.travel

Poland’s official travel website promotes its natural beauty and history, inspiring visitors to enjoy over 887 towns like it largest city, Warsaw, and its smaller villages with sentimental charm. Check out Poland.travel’s impressive stand at ITB 2009.

7)  World Hotel Link: www.whl.travel

whl.travel is a travel portal that provides a connection between travelers and local hotels and tour operators.  whl.travel prides itself as a site for people who really care about local destinations; people, cultures and environment. With a franchise model, whl.travel has local partners in each destination who do all the things best done locally, including working directly with the local accommodation providers and assisting travelers in person on site.

6)  SOS: www.sos.travel

SOS.travel is an online portal where users can access the latest critical information and communication tools in anticipation of, or in response to, natural and man-made crises with potential impacts on tourism.

5)  Climate Solutions: www.climatesolutions.travel

The aim of this UNWTO website is to be the central gateway for information on solutions available to help the tourism sector respond to climate change. Registration is free.  Join Climate Solutions in the global effort towards achieving Climate Neutral Tourism.

4)  TIAC: www.tiac.travel

TIAC, Tourism Industry Association of Canada, is voice of the Canadian Travel and Tourism business.  It has been on board with .travel since 2006 and a great supporter with its own .travel site as well as influencing thousands of other Canadian travel entities on board, including www.Canada.travel

3)  Promedia: www.promedia.travel

Promedia.travel is a business-to-business publishing company serving the travel and meetings industries. Promedia fosters an active community of buyers by providing the most timely and relevant news, trends, key industry insights and pragmatic advice.

2)  Discover: www.discover.travel

Discover.travel offers only Luxury Custom-made Trips from Pre-Selected Destinations, Accommodations, Packages and Tours to Travelers and MICE (Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Events) clients seeking Differentiated Travel Experiences.

1)      Go Global: www.goglobal.travel

GoGlobal.travel is a leading travel wholesaler, dedicated to travel trade partners only, selling to over 15000 retail travel agents and tour operators.

Take the opportunity to make the wise business investment as those above did by adopting .travel.

To see if your .travel name is available, simply visit the www.travel.travel homepage and scroll to whois box on the bottom of the page.  Enter in your .travel name and VOILA….

Get on board with the .travel movement.

Names such as: touramerica.travel, skiholidays.travel, bargaintours.travel, tourwinecountry.travel, midwesttours.travel, and staywithus.travel are available!

Remember that no other domain name says what you do better that .travel.

You are in the travel business, get yourbusiness.travel today.

This week’s newsletter showcases a “New Faces in .travel” article about  Cascada.travel, one of the Best Adventure Travel Companies in the world.  In reaction to the recent months with the global economy and Swine Flu, .travel reports on the rise in Mexican tourism, highlighting various South of the Border .travel supporters such as VisitLosCabos.travel, MyMexico.travel, Cancun.travel, and Yucatan.travel.

As a good finale, the .travel newsletter features .travel users and their videos. This week the Seychelles.travel and its video, “Rush Hour” seemed appropriate as it is now summer and all are thinking of a relaxing getaway.

Click for full newsletter…

Mexican Tourism on the Rise

Over the past months with not only the global economic crisis but also the Swine Flu pandemic, Mexican tourism faced a challenge.  With cancelled flights, hotel reservations, and cruise lines skipping Mexican ports of call, very few in the travel industry missed the effects of changed itineraries.  However, it appears through recent articles such as Cruise Lines Revive Mexico Tourism featured in Travel Trade and Mexico’s tourist industry recovering from Swine Flu outbreak by Travel Daily News, that Mexican tourism is on the rise.

With the start of summer and schools now out, it looks as if travelers do not stay deterred from their Mexican vacations for long.  With great travel deals and health fears now subsided, it is evident that Mexico is on vacationers’ minds.

In fact, many of the most popular Mexican destinations are part of the .travel community with:

www.VisitLosCabos.travel

www.Cancun.travel

www.Yucatan.travel

www.SanJoseIturbide.travel

www.MyMexico.travel

and many others (muchísimos más)

Perhaps this turn of events with the Mexican tourism market is also a sign of the travel industry on a gradual upturn as mentioned to featured articles in this newsletter by both Management.travel and South-Pacific.travel

Let’s hope so! (¡Ojalá!)

For those of you wondering what to do for a little taste of Mexico for  El Cinco de Mayo, .travel has a couple of suggestions.  Check out these three .travel sites that can get you into the Cinco de Mayo mood:

1) VisitLosCabos.travel, launched last month, this site features the natural beauty and celebrity hot spot of Cabo San Lucas.  Located at the Southern point of Baja California, Los Cabos highlights include: surfing, fishing, diving, golf, and relaxing on its twenty beautiful beaches.

2) MyMexico.travel is a portal of all things Mexico.  With over fifty destinations, you can find information about Acapulco, Guadalajara, Puetro Vallarta, and many others.

3) Know as one of the  Spring Break favorites, www.Cancun.travel is ready to serve you white sand beaches, water sports, nightlife, adventure, and culinary exploration.  Why wait for Spring Break? Check out some deals for Cancun at FutureVacations.travel

Help us celebrate by letting us know of you favorite El Cinco de Mayo sites. Olé.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-March 23, 2009- .travel, the travel and tourism industry’s exclusive Internet channel, reports an increase in adoption by major destinations worldwide.  In its short history, the benefits of .travel have been highlighted by the significant number of conversions by destinations and key industry organizations. The next stage of travel on the Internet is led by .travel and supported by the .travel community.

Here is a list of just some of the key travel industry players that have adopted .travel:

www.Colombia.travel, www.Argentina.travel,

www.ElSalvador.travel, www.Utah.travel,

www.Egypt.travel, www.Poland.travel,

www.PhiladelphiaUSA.travel, www.BruneiTourism.travel,

www.SriLanka.travel, www.TurismoChile.travel,

www.Cancun.travel, www.Slovakia.travel,

www.Canada.travel, www.MadeiraIslands.travel,

www.Montenegro.travel, www.Cannes.travel

.travel has become a global travel movement.  The era of when travel destinations competed with the clutter of the .com world on the Internet is coming to an end.  By creating an exclusive travel marketing channel, .travel is an essential tool for all aspects of travel from destinations to hotels to travel agents and more.

To learn more information about .travel, please visit 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