Bars and restaurants will now be able to clearly advertise their type of business with customized Internet domain names.
Punto 2012, a Mexico City-based domain company, announced the new categories in May at the National Restaurant Association Show. According to a recent press release, the company created the distinctive domain tags to offer “a more meaningful and better defined internet address” for associated industries and topics online.
Read MoreDuring the initial land rush period, which ends July 10,anyonecan apply for one of the new domain names. Punto 2012 believes that generic names such as “redwine.bar” or “FrenchGourmet.rest” will be in high demand and is encouraging potential owners to apply early. Some names may go to squatters, hoping to resell the domain at a later date.