Ed Hasbrouck, whom I consider to be an extremely reliable source on matters relating to travel, and to ICANN's relation with the travel industry, reports on what should be a major scandal: ICANN reveals “.travel” sponsor is a front. He also predicts no one will care, and ICANN will get away with this sham.
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Of course nobody will care. Everyone still wants to scream about Shiavo.
So, I wonder what it does cost to get my own TLD? ICANN can’t be too expensive.