Tralliance Corporation, the .travel registry, recently announced an agreement with the UNWTO to continue the extension of the .travel Place Name Priority Right through December 31, 2006.
The announcement took place during Online Revealed Canada, the first online travel conference in Canada hosted by the Canadian Tourism Commission, and demonstrates the full endorsement of The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for this global initiative.
The governments have already been given the sole right to their specific country names in the .travel industry-specific Internet space. However, place names, which are defined as cities, towns, heritage sites, sacred sites, national parks, etc., must be claimed and registered by their respective government authorities, according to Ron Andruff, President and CEO of Tralliance.
"We fully support this deadline extension through the end of the year, but believe that governments should act q
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