Dot-travel domain set for relaunch

Dot-travel is planning a major relaunch of the top-level domain name across the globe.

Tralliance, the organisation behind dot.travel, has chosen the European Tour Operators Association conference and WTM for a full UK launch.

It will also unveil plans for the remainder of the year and 2009.

Frederic Servieres, who heads dot-travel in the UK, said: “We want to give it a new momentum and boost its presence worldwide.”

Dot-travel will sponsor the ETOA conference as well as share its stand at WTM.

The organisation is also targeting large companies within the industry as well as representatives from China, Russia and India to explain the benefits of dot.travel.

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This week’s .travel newsletter highlights .travel press with an article from Travel Trade, “URL .travel Sees Uptick in Use,” future travels and participation at ETOA, WTM, and Travel Leisure Conference, and another New Face in .travel article featuring www.ElSalvador.travel

Here is an excerpt from “El Salvador Accelerates with .travel, www.ElSalvador.travel“…..

With beautiful beaches, many adventure and eco-tourism options, El Salvador is a gem to discover in Central America. Although relatively undiscovered and new to the global travel scene, El Salvador is quickly becoming a choice destination in Central America. As a way to jump start its place in the global tourism market, El Salvador introduced a new ministry of tourism project in 2005. As part of this focused project, El Salvador adopted www.ElSalvador.travel as is primary marketing message.

Knowing that a .travel name would automatically link the country as a tourism destination, El Salvador purchased its name in 2006, but has recently launched a new website, branding, and marketing efforts with ElSalvador.travel. Since the launch and other targeted efforts, the growth of tourism to El Salvador has been tremendous in 2008.

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.travel on the Road Again….

To ETOA and WTM with New Tools

With only one month and counting to ETOA and WTM in London, the shipping and final planning are taking place, but the final packing will be a bit different than past years. For those of you that have ordered another cell phone capable in the U.K. or carried laptops to keep connected at WTM, this year it is different -you have another option. That is why the entire .travel team will be traveling with iPhones. Handy and much lighter than a laptop to walk the immense halls of ExCel or riding on the Tube, the .travel team will stay connected, organized, and in touch with this pocket-sized computer with so many cool tools.

In fact, the .travel team stumbled upon a newly launched iPhone site called 2Go.travel. Designed as a travel manager that fits all in the palm of one’s hand, 2Go.travel can incorporate all of one’s reservations for a trip into a single itinerary page. The time to say goodbye to all of the printed confirmation emails is now. 2Go.travel and its additional tools: currency convertor, trip journals, photo gallery, and travel deal alerts, make traveling easier. Check it out at www.2Go.travel

Let us know what other tools you are using to make traveling easier…and see you at ETOA/WTM next month.