.travel Domain Names
33 registrars compared — cheapest from $14.99 at Sav
Delegated in 2005, .travel was engineered as a verified enclave for the travel industry, yet its most distinctive feature is the eligibility charter that gates registration—a filter rarely seen among early TLDs.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sav Cheapest | $14.99 | $130.20 | $130.20 | $535.79 | $1186.79 | Visit |
| 2 | Porkbun | $15.96 | $129.25 | $129.25 | $532.96 | $1179.21 | Visit |
| 3 | Dynadot | $16.27 | $133.97 | $133.97 | $552.15 | $1222.00 | Visit |
| 4 | INWX | $18.15 | $229.20 | $229.20 | $934.95 | $2080.95 | Visit |
| 5 | Hostinger | $18.19 | $173.19 | $18.19 | $710.95 | $1576.90 | Visit |
| 6 | MrDomain | $20.75 | $160.89 | $160.89 | $664.31 | $1468.76 | Visit |
| 7 | Cosmotown | $22.13 | $123.72 | $123.72 | $517.01 | $1135.61 | Visit |
| 8 | All Domains | $22.20 | $165.39 | $165.39 | $683.76 | $1510.71 | Visit |
| 9 | Above.com | $22.44 | $126.72 | $126.72 | $529.32 | $1162.92 | Visit |
| 10 | Namecheap | $23.98 | $202.98 | $171.98 | $835.90 | $1850.80 | Visit |
| 11 | OVHcloud | $24.26 | $142.89 | $133.09 | $595.82 | $1310.27 | Visit |
| 12 | Gname | $25.99 | $135.99 | $135.99 | $569.95 | $1249.90 | Visit |
| 13 | NameSilo | $26.99 | $149.99 | $133.99 | $626.95 | $1376.90 | Visit |
| 14 | EuroDNS | $27.79 | $204.67 | $204.67 | $846.47 | $1869.82 | Visit |
| 15 | Truehost | $29.69 | $194.21 | $149.76 | $806.53 | $1777.58 | Visit |
| 16 | Name.com | $29.99 | $204.99 | $204.99 | $849.95 | $1874.90 | Visit |
| 17 | Netim | $30.00 | $166.00 | $108.00 | $694.00 | $1524.00 | Visit |
| 18 | Directnic | $30.17 | $224.17 | $172.17 | $926.85 | $2047.70 | Visit |
| 19 | GoDaddy | $30.19 | $250.19 | $250.19 | $1030.95 | $2281.90 | Visit |
| 20 | 101domain | $40.17 | $280.67 | $247.67 | $1162.85 | $2566.20 | Visit |
| 21 | Gandi | $95.62 | $199.98 | $92.43 | $895.54 | $1895.44 | Visit |
| 22 | eDomains | $114.00 | $114.00 | $114.00 | $570.00 | $1140.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Cloudflare | $115.20 | $115.20 | $115.20 | $576.00 | $1152.00 | Visit |
| 24 | Infomaniak | $122.04 | $122.04 | $122.04 | $610.20 | $1220.40 | Visit |
| 25 | NameBright | $127.00 | $127.00 | $127.00 | $635.00 | $1270.00 | Visit |
| 26 | Epik | $129.95 | $129.95 | $129.95 | $649.75 | $1299.50 | Visit |
| 27 | Regtons | $131.99 | $131.99 | $131.99 | $659.95 | $1319.90 | Visit |
| 28 | Crazy Domains | $142.99 | $143.49 | $142.99 | $716.95 | $1434.40 | Visit |
| 29 | Regery | $149.99 | $149.99 | $149.99 | $749.95 | $1499.90 | Visit |
| 30 | Marcaria | $161.00 | $161.00 | $161.00 | $805.00 | $1610.00 | Visit |
| 31 | Internet.bs | $194.79 | $219.68 | $194.79 | $1073.51 | $2171.91 | Visit |
| 32 | Moniker | $194.79 | $219.68 | $194.79 | $1073.51 | $2171.91 | Visit |
| 33 | OnlyDomains | $222.49 | $249.49 | $98.20 | $1220.45 | $2467.90 | Visit |
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The Chartered Gatekeeper of the Travel Trade
.travel is not an open pasture. Since its July 2005 delegation, it has operated as a sponsored TLD (sTLD) under the stewardship of Dog Beach, LLC, now part of Identity Digital. The charter limited registrants to bona fide travel entities—agencies, airlines, hotels, tour operators—and backed it with a dispute mechanism beyond the usual UDRP. The Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP) lets anyone challenge a registration if the registrant isn't a legitimate travel business. That's a layer of accountability few domain spaces enforce.
When the Charter Met the Two-Letter Wave
The charter was the point, and the problem. By restricting who could register, .travel delivered a cleaner neighborhood—but it also capped the market. Validation processes and fees deterred casual registrants, and the strict reading of 'travel industry' left little room for hobbyists or side hustles. Meanwhile, the 2012 new gTLD round let niche extensions like .tours, .cruises, and .voyage arrive without eligibility gates, undercutting .travel's exclusivity. The charter that made it trustworthy also made it slower to pivot.
A Price Spread That Echoes the Identity Crisis
The pricing landscape says as much about .travel's mixed positioning as its charter does. Registrars offering .travel number in the 33 range, and the price spread) is extreme: the cheapest registrar lists it at $14.99, while the most expensive asks $222.49—a tenfold gap for the same namespace. That's unusually wide, even for niche TLDs. Bargain hunters can grab a travel-sector domain for pocket change; premium-focused registrars pitch it as a badge of industry legitimacy. The gap reflects a namespace that hasn't settled on whether it's a budget keyword play or a premium trust mark.