.holiday Domain Registration India
.holiday is an open generic top-level domain run by Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital), in the root zone since December 2013. WebJi® charges ₹9,471 for the first year and ₹11,374 a year to renew, before 18% GST. It suits Indian travel agents, homestays and package sellers, since holiday is the word Indian travellers use.
For Indian travel agents, homestay owners, houseboat and desert-camp operators and offsite planners choosing a leisure-travel web address.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹9,471/yr
- Renewal
- ₹11,374/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 14 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
What is a .holiday domain?
.holiday is a generic top-level domain for travel and leisure, managed by Binky Moon, LLC through Identity Digital Inc. It entered the root zone on 28 December 2013, after IANA’s delegation report to Goose Woods, LLC dated 20 December 2013, and was transferred to Binky Moon on 23 March 2018. The zone is DNSSEC-signed and open to any registrant.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic TLD, unrestricted |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC (c/o Identity Digital Inc.) |
| Delegated | 28 December 2013, first to Goose Woods, LLC |
| DNSSEC | Yes |
| Script | Latin only |
Why .holiday reads well to Indian travellers
Indian English, like British English, says “holiday” for a leisure trip where Americans say “vacation”, so .holiday matches how Indian families search and talk. “Goa holiday package”, “Kerala holiday” and “summer holiday trip” are everyday phrases; a matching address is easy to recall from a WhatsApp forward or a radio spot.
The word carries a second Indian meaning — a day off for a festival or a gazetted holiday — which suits calendar, greeting and festive-offer sites as well as travel.
Who registers a .holiday domain in India?
Travel sellers who package leisure trips are the core buyers: agents, homestays and destination specialists. Most of them sell around fixed peaks — the May–June school break, Diwali week and the December–January season in Goa and Rajasthan.
| Business | Sample name |
|---|---|
| Kerala backwater houseboat operator | alleppey.holiday |
| Himachal or Uttarakhand homestay | manalihomestay.holiday |
| Family package travel agent | yourname.holiday |
| Rajasthan desert-camp operator | jaisalmercamp.holiday |
| Corporate offsite and incentive-trip planner | teamoffsite.holiday |
| Hotel’s festive or summer offer page | festiveoffers.holiday |
How much does a .holiday domain cost in India?
WebJi® prices .holiday at ₹9,471 for the first year and ₹11,374 for each year after, before 18% GST. Three years total ₹32,219 before tax (₹9,471 + 2 × ₹11,374). If the yearly cost is a concern, .vacations renews at less than half that.
| Extension | Register (₹) | Renew (₹/yr) | 3-year total (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|
| .holiday | 9,471 | 11,374 | 32,219 |
| .vacations | 4,562 | 4,846 | 14,254 |
| .tours | 9,471 | 11,374 | 32,219 |
| .villas | 9,471 | 11,374 | 32,219 |
Checked on WebJi® billing, 14 November 2026. Premium names are quoted before payment. Register a .holiday name →
Is a travel-agent licence needed for .holiday?
No. The .holiday registry needs no IATA accreditation, Ministry of Tourism approval or state tourism registration. Any person or company can register on a first-come basis.
Your customers may still ask for those credentials, so put recognitions and GSTIN on the site. The registry’s abuse policy covers fake booking pages and payment fraud, which have been a recurring problem in travel; a name used that way can be suspended.
.holiday vs .vacations, .tours and .in
.holiday fits Indian and UK audiences, .vacations fits American ones, .tours fits guided-itinerary sellers, and .in fits a business whose customers are entirely Indian. No extension improves search ranking; recall and price decide.
- .holiday — the word Indian travellers use; premium-tier renewal.
- .vacations — same idea in US English, ₹4,846 a year to renew.
- .tours — for day tours and itineraries rather than stays.
- travel.in — an Indian .in travel zone at ₹809 for year one and ₹877 to renew.
Setting up a .holiday booking site
A .holiday site needs fast pages on mobile data, an enquiry or booking form and a reliable mailbox for confirmations. The travel agency website guide covers pages and features, and the travel website hosting guide covers sizing for photo-heavy galleries. Bookings@ mail belongs on business email; more extensions are listed on domain registration in India.
Frequently asked questions
Which registry runs .holiday?
Binky Moon, LLC, managed by Identity Digital Inc. of Bellevue, Washington. .holiday was delegated in December 2013 to Goose Woods, LLC and moved to Binky Moon in 2018.
Is .holiday or .vacations better for an Indian travel agency?
.holiday matches the word Indian customers use, while .vacations suits clients from the US and Canada and costs about ₹6,500 less each renewal year. Agencies selling inbound trips to Americans sometimes hold both.
What is the five-year cost of a .holiday name?
₹54,967 before 18% GST at WebJi®: ₹9,471 for the first year and four renewals at ₹11,374. The GST invoice supports input credit for a registered travel business.
Can a homestay use a .holiday domain without a company?
Yes. An individual owner can register in their own name; no company, GSTIN or tourism registration is required by the registry. Local homestay rules are a separate matter for the property, not the domain.
Does .holiday support DNSSEC?
Yes. IANA lists a DS record for .holiday, so a booking site that takes payments can sign its DNS once the DNS host supports it.
Registry facts checked against IANA on 14 November 2026 · Reviewed by the WebJi® team, Jaipur.
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