An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum awarded Bing.travel domain name to Microsoft.Microsoft submitted a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on October 12,2011,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name .

Microsoft own many trademark registrations for the “Bing” mark all over the world.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.Moreover,Microsoft contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith :

“Respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in order to divert Internet users from Complainant and thus to disrupt Complainant’s business. The domain name allegedly resolves to a website which displays links to Complainant’s competitors in the travel industry. “

The Panel ordered the disputed domain name to be transferred from the respondent to the complainant .

You can read the decision here .