dotHOTEL Selects Afilias as New TLD Registry and DNS Provider
📅 - dotHOTEL selects the company as the Registry services and DNS provider for its application to ICANN for the .hotel new top-level domain (new TLD).
Afilias, a provider of internet infrastructure services and the Registry operator for .INFO, yesterday announced that it has been selected by dotHOTEL as the Registry services and DNS provider for its application to ICANN for the .hotel new top-level domain (new TLD). The company adds that dotHOTEL is supported by the International Hotel and Restaurant Association, the world's largest association of hospitality providers.
It mentions that dotHOTEL will apply for the .hotel internet extension when ICANN begins accepting applications for new TLDs, expected in the second quarter of 2011. The mission of dotHOTEL is to create a namespace of security, trust and credibility for the global hotel industry and its customers. dotHOTEL also plans to develop products and services to enhance the efficiency and convenience of marketing and e-commerce for hotels and their organizations worldwide.
"Afilias' superior technology and expertise in supporting more successful ICANN applications and new TLD launches than any other provider will help ensure the success of dotHOTEL. We look forward to bringing this new TLD to market as both an attractive new TLD for Registrars to sell and as a means for the global hotel industry to enhance their global online marketing," said Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Afilias.
"We selected Afilias because of its superior experience with new TLDs and its ability to help ensure that .hotel reaches its maximum potential in the global domain name marketplace," said Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek, Co-Founder of dotHOTEL. "Afilias has a long and distinguished track record of providing reliable Registry and DNS services and hence ensures technically stable and reliable support for the launch and growth of the new global home for hotel services on the Internet."
"The International Hotel & Restaurant Association fully supports this initiative," said Dr. Ghassan Aidi, IH&RA President. "We are convinced that the creation of a .hotel namespace will be a significant step forward for our industry. We do believe that this is one of the best initiatives to unite the hospitality industry with electronic business under one label (.HOTEL)."
Afilias, a provider of internet infrastructure services and the Registry operator for .INFO, yesterday announced that it has been selected by dotHOTEL as the Registry services and DNS provider for its application to ICANN for the .hotel new top-level domain (new TLD). The company adds that dotHOTEL is supported by the International Hotel and Restaurant Association, the world's largest association of hospitality providers.
It mentions that dotHOTEL will apply for the .hotel internet extension when ICANN begins accepting applications for new TLDs, expected in the second quarter of 2011. The mission of dotHOTEL is to create a namespace of security, trust and credibility for the global hotel industry and its customers. dotHOTEL also plans to develop products and services to enhance the efficiency and convenience of marketing and e-commerce for hotels and their organizations worldwide.
"Afilias' superior technology and expertise in supporting more successful ICANN applications and new TLD launches than any other provider will help ensure the success of dotHOTEL. We look forward to bringing this new TLD to market as both an attractive new TLD for Registrars to sell and as a means for the global hotel industry to enhance their global online marketing," said Roland LaPlante, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Afilias.
"We selected Afilias because of its superior experience with new TLDs and its ability to help ensure that .hotel reaches its maximum potential in the global domain name marketplace," said Johannes Lenz-Hawliczek, Co-Founder of dotHOTEL. "Afilias has a long and distinguished track record of providing reliable Registry and DNS services and hence ensures technically stable and reliable support for the launch and growth of the new global home for hotel services on the Internet."
"The International Hotel & Restaurant Association fully supports this initiative," said Dr. Ghassan Aidi, IH&RA President. "We are convinced that the creation of a .hotel namespace will be a significant step forward for our industry. We do believe that this is one of the best initiatives to unite the hospitality industry with electronic business under one label (.HOTEL)."
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