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.

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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.

In addition, London-based www.TheClub.travel plans to launch in September as a private members’ establishment dedicated to the travel industry. Its creator is Tom Nutley, who has worked on regional, sector, and global exhibitions, including Arabian Travel Market, Luxury Travel Market, EIBTM, and the flagship World Travel Market. For more information, visit www.travel.travel.

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This week’s .travel newsletter features Tom Nutley’s new project called The Travel Club.  This new industry exclusive club, located in London, will be launching at the end of September with http://www.TheClub.travel.  As always,  the .travel executive team would like to recognize our partners’ events and news such as ATTA’s and its Adventure Travel World Summit in October in Quebec with http://www.adventuretravelworldsummit.travel and NACTA President’s seminars at THETRADESHOW in Vegas.

As the final piece of the issue, we showcase a .travel business or destination with a video.  This week the .travel community member selected was http://www.Montenegro.travel with a video showing the great hiking and biking available in their unique country.

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The .travel domain is becoming popular as more travel industry destinations and businesses adopt it for their websites.

Among those that have taken up .travel is the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina and the Colombian government with www.argentina.travel and www.colombia.travel respectively.

Not only is it flourishing in Latin America, it is also being adopted in Poland, Sri Lanka, Canada and most recently Ibiza and Yucatan.

Statistics from travel.travel show that ibiza.travel received nearly 85,000 visitors whilst yucatan.travel received over 194,000 visitors to its site.

It seems that destinations and businesses are seeing the benefits of using the .travel channel as it is industry specific and provides a clear message and brand security.

The .travel domain is only available to travel industry professionals and perhaps the sign of a true travel entity to the end consumer as well as B2B.

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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.

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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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.travel team members packed their bags and left sunny South Florida for a colder Midwestern climate this month. .travel was an exhibitor and speaker at the Home Based Travel Agent Show and Conference that took place March 10-12, 2009 in the Chicago Hyatt Regency. The .travel team arrived in Illinois on Tuesday March, 10 and spent the afternoon getting ready for the days to come, and exploring the city of Chicago.

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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