.Travel - EnCirca

.Travel Authentication Process

All registrants must first be authenticated by an Authentication Provider. Once your eligibility is confirmed, you will be sent a Unique Identification Number (UIN), along with the list of names which you are eligible for.

There is no cost to become authenticated for .travel by your travel association. If you do not belong to one of the participating associations listed below, then you can use Dun & Bradstreet for a small fee.

Any business, organization or individual whose primary activity is within one of eighteen business sectors of the travel industry is eligible to register a name.

Airlines
Attractions/Theme Parks
Bed & Breakfast Houses
Bus/Taxi/Limousine Operators
Camp Facility Operators
Car Rental Companies
Computer Reservation/Travel Technology Provider
Convention & Visitor's Bureaus
Cruise Lines
Ferries
Hotels/Resorts/Casinos
National Tourism Offices
Passenger Rail Lines
Restaurants
Tour Operators
Travel Agents
Travel Media
Travel-Consumer and Market Research Organizations

The types of names you can register include any name that is publicly used by, or associated with, your organization. The names that can be registered include:

Your legal name, corpoation, partnership or Doing Business As (DBA)
Trade Name; or; Usual Business Name; or website URL
Trade Mark
Service Mark
Club or Association Name
Vessel Name
Competition/Event Name
Division Name
Subsidiary Name
Acronyms of your business

Leading Travel Associations are serving as .travel authentication providers (AP) for their members.
Review the list below to see if you belong to an approved .travel AP.

If you do not belong to one of the AP's listed below, then you can use D&B to get authenticated.

Travel Associations not currently working with an ICANN Registrar should
contact EnCirca.

ABA - American Bus Association

ABTA - Association of British Travel Agents

ACTA - Association of Canadian Travel Agencies

AFTA - Australian Federation of Travel Agents

AH&LA - American Hotel & Lodging Association

ANVR - Algemeen Nederlands Verbond van Reisondernemingen

ARTA - Association of Retail Travel Agents

ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents

ASTOI - Associazione Tour Operator Italiani

ATTA - Adventure Travel Trade Association