.hotels Domain

.hotels is an applied for private generic domain and not available for public registrations.

Booking.com has submitted an application to ICANN for the .hotels top-level domain. The application is currently under evaluation. While in this stage, .hotels is not yet active in the DNS, and domains cannot be registered or resolved by the applicant(s).

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.hotels Domain Information

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The .hotels extension is one of the round's closed generics — an ordinary English plural noun naming an entire accommodation sector, delegated on a restricted basis through ICANN's 2012 New gTLD Program rather than opened for registration. Closed generics drew sustained objection during the program and remain a central issue in policy debate ahead of future windows.

There is no registration channel, pricing, or aftermarket for .hotels domains; use is confined to the operator's own travel properties. For hoteliers, booking agents, and accommodation providers the string has obvious descriptive value, making it one of the most frequently cited examples in argument for treating category keywords differently in the next round.

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