General Availability Started Today: .Holiday and .Marketing

Donuts entered EAP general availability for the following 2 New gTLDs today:
.Holiday and .Marketing

These 2 strings are interesting but I am not sure how many domains will not be reserved by the registry and at what renewal prices… The New gTLD .Rich enters General Availability tomorrow on April 10th.

The following 5 New gTLDs are out of the EAP pricing and into the real (reg fee) general availability today: .Coffee, .House, .Florist, .International and .Solar.

You can register a (.Holiday and .Marketing) domain name using the Donuts EAP that is available in registrars that sell Donuts gTLDs. EAP prices start at about $12,500 and are lowered within the course of the week until they reach the regular registration cost after the 7 day period.

Go Daddy’s early access prices are $12,539.99 for day one, $3,164.99 for day two, $1,239.99 for day three, $689.99 for day four and $189.99 for days five to seven. After day seven the regular registration cost applies.

The Donuts Early Access Program (EAP) is designed for registrants who want to secure relevant, memorable domain names the instant they’re available. The EAP takes the place of a traditional landrush for all Donuts gTLDs.

Interested individuals, organizations, businesses and others can register names on a first-come, first-served, non-restricted basis. In addition, this program allows brand owners the opportunity to obtain non-trademark domain names to help promote and protect brands, register authoritative terms for their industries, or simply get an interesting and usable Internet identity.

Early access registrations are available for the first seven days of a gTLD’s general availability.  EAP commences today at 16:00 UTC (11:00 a.m. US Eastern Standard Time) and ends in a week from now, also at 16:00 UTC. Each week a series of Donuts gTLD launches, EAP will begin at 16:00 UTC on Wednesday and close at 16:00 UTC the following Wednesday.

More are on the way. In fact, Donuts will open several gTLDs each week for most of 2014.

As a reminder, each gTLD’s general availability is preceded by a 60 day process known as Sunrise, when trademark holders are able to secure their trademarked terms.  Once this phase is completed, the gTLD is open for anyone to register names.  Registrations are available only through accredited domain name registrars — you can find a complete and regularly updated list of registrars that sell Donuts gTLDs here.

General Availability Calendar

New GTLD	Sunrise Starts	Sunrise Ends	GA EAP Starts
.SOLAR	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.COFFEE	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.INTERNATIONAL	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.HOUSE	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.FLORIST	January 28, 2014	March 29, 2014	April 2, 2014
.HOLIDAY	February 4, 2014	April 5, 2014	April 9, 2014
.MARKETING	February 4, 2014	April 5, 2014	April 9, 2014
.VIAJES	February 11, 2014	April 12, 2014	April 16, 2014
.FARM	February 11, 2014	April 12, 2014	April 16, 2014
.CODES	February 11, 2014	April 12, 2014	April 16, 2014
.CHEAP	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.ZONE	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.AGENCY	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.BARGAINS	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.BOUTIQUE	February 18, 2014	April 19, 2014	April 23, 2014
.COOL	February 25, 2014	April 26, 2014	April 30, 2014
.WATCH	February 25, 2014	April 26, 2014	April 30, 2014
.WORKS	March 4, 2014	May 3, 2014	May 7, 2014
.EXPERT	March 4, 2014	May 3, 2014	May 7, 2014
.FOUNDATION	March 11, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 14, 2014
.EXPOSED	March 11, 2014	May 10, 2014	May 14, 2014
.VILLAS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.FLIGHTS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.RENTALS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.CRUISES	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014
.VACATIONS	March 18, 2014	May 17, 2014	May 21, 2014