Travel and hotel domain names

18 five-letter .com names for hotels, tour operators, booking platforms and travel apps. Names that sound like somewhere you would like to be.

Travel and hotel names to start with

imdal.comIm Tal, German for in the valley, with dal, the Nordic valley, and a medal in its sound. A name for alpine hotels, sports events and lentil dishes.
stigu.comA soft, friendly name built on the Latvian and Swedish words for a path. For hiking, travel and learning brands, and anything about moving up.
wienu.comWien, Vienna in German, with a soft u that rhymes with menu. A name for Vienna travel, coffee houses, music and Viennese food.
zulir.comA smooth name with the Spanish azul and the Irish sea god Lir inside it. Made for fragrance, jewellery, fashion and seaside travel brands.
vabed.comVa, go, and bed in one word. A sleepy name for mattress brands, bedding shops, sleep clinics and boutique hotels.
firao.comIt sounds like pharaoh, and Fira is the clifftop capital of Santorini. A name with gold in it for jewellery, wealth and Mediterranean travel.

18 names

Names that point somewhere

A travel name can carry a piece of scenery. imdal.com is the German im Tal, in the valley, with dal, the Nordic valley, inside, a name for an alpine hotel. stigu.com is built on the Latvian and Swedish words for a path, for hiking and walking tours. wienu.com holds Vienna, and firao.com sounds like pharaoh, with Fira, the clifftop town on Santorini, in its first letters.

Sea, sky and rest

zulir.com brings together the Spanish azul and Lir, the Irish god of the sea, for coastal travel. ceulu.com is the Portuguese sky. islir.com opens with the Icelandic word for ice, for island and Arctic trips, anurk.com sounds like anorak, for polar expeditions, and vabed.com reads as go to bed, a cosy name for a boutique hotel.

Booking and getting there

For booking engines and travel tech, imrez.com carries rez, the industry's shorthand for a reservation, and rylat.com has latitude inside. rirvo.com puts RV in the middle, a cheerful name for camper van rentals.

Questions

What makes a good travel brand name?

Something a guest can say to a taxi driver and find again in a search, with a little sense of place. Short .com names are easy to print on a key card, a booking confirmation and a road sign.

Can a hotel use a name that sounds foreign to its guests?

Many well-loved hotel and travel brands sound as if they come from somewhere else, and that is part of the appeal. A name that is easy to pronounce in English and carries a meaning in another language gives guests a small story to tell.

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