What is .marriott?
Brand TLDs operate under Specification 13 of ICANN's registry agreement. It lets a trademark owner keep every second-level name for itself, so you won't find .marriott names for sale at any registrar.
ICANN's records put the delegation of .marriott on January 14, 2015. Like most of the newer endings, it was applied for in the 2012 New gTLD Program round and its registry agreement was signed on October 9, 2014.
Under the hood, the root zone points to 4 name servers for .marriott, every one of them reachable over IPv6. The delegation is DNSSEC-signed, so resolvers can verify that answers for .marriott haven't been tampered with on the way. Registration data is published over RDAP and WHOIS (the WHOIS server is whois.nic.marriott).
.marriott FAQ
What country is .marriott?
None. .marriott is a generic top-level domain, so it isn't tied to any country.
Who owns the .marriott domain extension?
Marriott Worldwide Corporation operates .marriott as its registry, under a registry agreement with ICANN.
When was .marriott created?
.marriott was delegated to the DNS root zone on January 14, 2015.
Is .marriott a valid domain?
Yes. .marriott is an active top-level domain in the DNS root zone, delegated in 2015, so .marriott addresses work in every browser.
Can I buy a .marriott domain?
No. .marriott is a brand TLD under ICANN Specification 13, so names are reserved for Marriott Worldwide Corporation.
Is .marriott DNSSEC-signed?
Yes, the root zone holds a DS record for .marriott.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed May 2, 2024. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
