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{{CompanyInfo|
| logo = TrallianceLogo.gif
| type = Privately Held
| industry = Domain Registry
| founded =
| founder(s) =
| purchase = 2008
| ownership = Tralliance Registry Management Company (2008)
| headquarters = 1500 Cordova Road, Suite 302<br/>
Fort Lauderdale Florida 33316
| country = USA
| products = .travel [[TLD]]
| employees =
| revenue =
| businesses =
| website = http://www.travel.travel
| keypeople = [[Edward Cespedes]], President & CEO<br/>[[Cherian Mathai]], Co-Founder and COO<br/>[[Patricia Vigilante]], Director of Administration<br/>[[Byron Henderson]], Advisor of Registry Policy<br/>[[Shameka Griffin]], Manager of Customer Care<br/>[[Michael Egan]], Board Member<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=22337452 Business Week]</ref>
| twitter =
}}
[http://icannwiki.org/Tralliance existing ICANNWiki.org article]
'''Tralliance''' (a portmanteau of "travel alliance") is the [[registry]] for the .travel [[TLD]]. .travel meant exclusively for usage by organizations in the travel and tourism industries.<ref>[http://www.travel.travel/index.php/about-travel/ About .travel]</ref>
==History==
On May 5, 2005, ICANN signed a contract with Tralliance to operate .travel. The operating procedures and policies for .travel are different from those of all other current TLDs.<ref>[http://www.travel.travel/index.php/about-travel/ About .travel]</ref>
Until February 2008, Tralliance was a publicly traded subsidiary of [[TheGlobe.com]]. On Feb. 1, TheGlobe announced that it had sold Tralliance to the privately-held Tralliance Registry Management Company (TRMC),<ref>[http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Online-Travel/Tralliance-is-sold;-dot-travel-domain-now-privately-held/ Travel Weekly - Tralliance is sold; dot-travel domain now privately held]</ref> in order to keep the TLD from bankruptcy.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.me/2007/05/20/tralliance-in-trouble-travel-could-die/ Tralliance in Trouble]</ref> Despite the sale, ultimate ownership of the TLD did not change, as [[Michael Egan]], owner and chairman of TheGlobe.com, and [[Edward Cespedes]], president of [[Tralliance]], together own TRMC.<ref>[http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Online-Travel/Tralliance-is-sold;-dot-travel-domain-now-privately-held/ Travel Weekly - Tralliance is sold; dot-travel domain now privately held]</ref> TheGlobe.com is to receive an earn-out equal to 10% of TRMC's net revenue derived from .travel names registered through May 5, 2015.<ref>[http://www.theglobe.com/ TheGlobe.com]</ref>
==Requirements==
Registrants must be verified participants in the travel industry. This can include anything from airlines, to public attractions, to ferries, restaurants, and bed & breakfast houses.
Tralliance requires that, when a .travel domain name is registered, a website with relevant content must be put up within one year of registration.<ref>[http://www.travel.travel/index.php/faqs/ Tralliance FAQ]</ref>
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