November 9, 2007

Luxury operators without “their” own domains

Category: Travel Miscellany, Websites — Paul Johnson @ 11:25 am

DomainsWhen blogging yesterday, I nearly fell into the trap of linking to http://www.orientexpress.com rather than http://www.orient-express.com - the former goes to a company with a similar name (Orient Express Racing) selling high performance motor components rather than to the world-renowned operator of luxury hotels, trains and cruises.  It surprises me that a business of the size and weight of Orient-Express hasn’t taken whatever measures were necessary to buy the domain back.  Another example that springs to mind is http://www.silverjet.com (a holding page with very little substance) whilst the airline opts to have their site at http://www.flysilverjet.com - does it surpise you that these domains haven’t been bought, or do you suspect that the greed got the better of the current owners?

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