Debate Over .Hotels and .HoteIS Controversy Still Unsolved

A new debate has risen about the confusion between .HOTELS and .HOTEIS gTLDs according to a study which indicates that neither one should be allowed by ICANN.

The Independent Review Process suggested that the two names appear to be too similar and can be easily be confused and therefore ICANN could be required to pay the sum of about $163.000 for the panel.

Independent reviews from the specialists such as Kieren McCarthy show that ICANN obtained a temporary victory in what is seen as a mechanism which only supports the decisions that ICANN takes, no matter if they are adequate or not.

On the other hand, both names have their legitimity since “Hotels” is translated as “Hoteis” in Portuguese, even if they can be easily confused if the latter is written with a capital “I”.