.place Domain Registration India
.place is an open generic top-level domain for destination-led sites — city guides, homestay listings, tour desks and neighbourhood directories. Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital) has operated it since its 2 July 2014 delegation. WebJi® charges ₹2,700 for year one and ₹3,263 to renew, before 18% GST.
For Indian travel writers, homestay owners and local-guide publishers choosing between .place, .tours and .in.
INR billing
- Registration
- ₹2,700/yr
- Renewal
- ₹3,263/yr
- Term
- 1–10 yrs
- Billing
- INR + GST
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Last editorial update: 15 November 2026.
What is a .place domain name?
.place is an open generic top-level domain managed by Binky Moon, LLC — an Identity Digital registry company — delegated to the DNS root on 2 July 2014. The registry pitches it at travel and location businesses: airlines and travel agencies, tourist attractions, hotels, hostels, B&Bs and lodging, plus the travel writers who cover them. Indian buyers also use it in a second sense — "the place" for a neighbourhood site, a rental listing hub or a city guide.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Generic top-level domain, open to all |
| Registry manager | Binky Moon, LLC (c/o Identity Digital Inc.) |
| Delegated | 2 July 2014 |
| DNSSEC | Signed — secure delegation |
| Label rules | 2–63 characters; letters, digits, inner hyphens |
| Terms | 1 to 10 years |
What Indian buyers use a .place address for
The extension earns its keep on destination and locality content: city and neighbourhood guides, homestay and villa listings, tour desks, event venues and microsites that pin one place on the map. A .place name reads like an answer to "where" — useful in a country where travellers search by hill station, beach town and neighbourhood before they search by brand.
| Niche | Example name | Why the ending helps |
|---|---|---|
| City or neighbourhood guide | fortkochi.place | Names the destination; works for maps, guides and events |
| Homestay / villa listings | coorgstays.place | A listings hub for one destination's stay inventory |
| Tour and activity desk | spitivalley.place | Treks and sightseeing sold by destination, not brand |
| Event venue or wedding destination | udaiganj.place | Venue-first branding for banquet and lawns enquiries |
| Local services directory | indiranagar.place | Area directory: plumbers, tutors, cafés, one neighbourhood |
| Travel writer or photojournalist | slowroads.place | A portfolio organised around destinations covered |
Property agents building a listings business will also find the shape fits — see the .properties page for an estate-focused alternative.
.place pricing at WebJi® and what renewal years add
Registering .place costs ₹2,700 and each renewal costs ₹3,263 at WebJi®, before 18% GST. The first year's GST adds ₹486.00, making the opening invoice ₹3,186.00; from year two the renewal invoice is ₹3,850.34 with tax. Short or dictionary words are registry premium names and quote before payment.
| Holding period | Composition | Before GST (₹) | GST 18% (₹) | Total (₹) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | registration | 2,700.00 | 486.00 | 3,186.00 |
| 3 years | ₹2,700 + 2 × ₹3,263 | 9,226.00 | 1,660.68 | 10,886.68 |
| 5 years | ₹2,700 + 4 × ₹3,263 | 15,752.00 | 2,835.36 | 18,587.36 |
Scenario totals are for planning — first year plus successive renewals, not a single prepaid invoice. Prices read from WebJi® billing on 4 November 2026; checkout confirms current charges.
| Extension | Registration (₹/yr) | Renewal (₹/yr) | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| .place | 2,700 | 3,263 | Guides, stays, local hubs |
| .town | 4,562 | 4,846 | Small-town identity and civic sites |
| .guide | 4,562 | 4,846 | How-to and destination guides |
| .tours | 9,471 | 11,374 | Package and tour operators |
Are there restrictions on registering .place?
No — the zone is unrestricted: no licence, no geographic qualification, no India presence, first completed order wins. A name like jaipur.place can be registered by anyone, which also means no one is reserved: if the destination label you want is free today, it is free until somebody else pays.
- Eligibility: individuals, proprietorships, companies, societies and trusts, worldwide.
- Documents: none checked; GSTIN optional for input-credit invoices.
- Accuracy duty: ICANN-standard correct registrant data and a reachable email for renewal and verification mail.
- Premium names: priced by the registry above the standard band and shown before payment.
The buying procedure is a single INR checkout — the domain registration India hub has the general walkthrough.
Choosing between .place, .tours and a plain .in
.place suits content that answers "where"; .tours suits sellers of itineraries; .in at ₹1,000 flat suits a business whose Indian identity matters more than wordplay. Search engines do not rank one extension over another, so decide on how the name reads aloud and what it costs to hold for five years.
- Guides and stay listings — .place, ₹18,587.36 over five years with GST.
- Package operators — .tours is the category word, at a steeper ₹9,471 first year.
- Established local firm — .in or .co.in keeps things conventional and cheapest.
Putting a fresh .place name to work
Set the nameservers to your host, publish your records, and the domain resolves in a few hours. A guide or listings site grows well on shared hosting from ₹299 a month; a stay@destination.place mailbox comes from business email hosting; missed-payment grace and redemption windows are explained in the domain renewal guide, and the domain transfer page covers moving names in from other registrars.
Frequently asked questions
Can I register a city name like manali.place without owning any rights to it?
Yes — .place has no geographic eligibility test, so a city or neighbourhood label is available to whoever registers it first. What you cannot do is imply you are an official body: using the name for a guide or listings site is normal, impersonating a municipal authority is not.
Who manages .place and when did it launch?
Binky Moon, LLC, an Identity Digital registry company, is the manager in the IANA root zone database, with delegation recorded on 2 July 2014 from the 2012 new-gTLD programme.
What will a .place domain cost me over three years?
₹10,886.68 including 18% GST in the renewal-budget scenario: ₹2,700 registration, two renewals at ₹3,263, and ₹1,660.68 of GST across the period. Premium dictionary words are quoted above this band before payment.
Is .place better than .com for a homestay booking site?
Not better for ranking — extensions are neutral there. .place is better on memorability for a destination-led brand, while .com is safer when the same site must win trust from first-time visitors. Many stay operators register both and forward one.
Does .place work with DNSSEC?
Yes, the zone holds a secure, signed delegation at the root. Enable signing on your own records through any DNS provider that supports DNSSEC.
Last editorial update: 15 November 2026. Prices follow the dated sources on this page; checkout confirms current charges.
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