.spa Domain: The Extension of the Spa and Wellness Sector
The .spa registry agreement was signed on 19 September 2019 and the zone entered the root on 25 September 2020, making it one of the youngest extensions covered in this programme. The official record lists the contract type as "Base, Community (Spec 12), Non-Sponsored". The registry operator is an industry council based in Malaysia: Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited.
The agreement dedicates the extension to the spa and wellness community. Today the zone is used by spa businesses, thermal and hot-spring resorts, wellness centres, massage and therapy practices, and trade associations. As measured on 13 August 2026, the zone holds 2,454 registrations. Test your candidates on the .spa domain search page.
The agreement defines two distinct periods. During the launch phase, an applicant claiming community membership had to supply, where applicable, an operating licence, a spa, beauty or wellness certification, a valid business registration, membership of an industry association and a declaration of intended use. After general availability opened, the registry undertakes to run a platform open to individuals and companies from around the world who meet the basic ICANN requirements, on a first-come, first-served basis.
.SPA Domain at a Glance
- Registry operator Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council Limited (Malaysia)
- Contract type Base, Community (Spec 12), Non-Sponsored
- Root zone entry 25 September 2020
- Eligibility None in general availability; first come, first served
- Zone size 2,454 names (13 August 2026)
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .spa domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.spa Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$32.90 /year -
Transfer
$32.90 /year -
Renewal
$36.19 /year
Included With Every .spa Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.spa Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .spa domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .spa address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .spa domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .spa returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.spa Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.spa Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .spa domain
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.spa Domain Support
- IDN Support Yes
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .spa Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Not today. Those documents applied only during the launch phase, to applicants claiming community membership in order to obtain priority registration. The agreement states that after general availability opened, allocation moved to a first-come, first-served basis and the platform stays open worldwide. Test your candidates on the .spa search page.
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The agreement hands the drafting of mandatory registrant guidelines to a community advisory council. A breach of those guidelines counts as grounds for suspending or cancelling the name. It notes that the guidelines also cover name selection. Separately, the agreement provides for studying an additional dispute route alongside the standard ones. Ask your registrar for the current registry policies.
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Yes. There is no geographic limit: the agreement states plainly that the platform is open to individuals and companies from around the world. The registry operator being based in Malaysia only tells you where the contracting party is incorporated; it creates no residency condition for registrants. In practice, testing your venue name together with a city variant is a sound starting point.
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As measured on 13 August 2026 the zone held 2,454 registrations, placing it among the smallest covered in this programme. Its 2020 opening explains much of that. The practical consequence is favourable: venue names, city combinations and service words are largely free. Recognition is low, though, so print the address in full on physical materials rather than abbreviating it.
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Yes, transfers follow the standard gTLD rules: release the lock, obtain the authorisation code, file at the gaining registrar. Not every registrar offers this extension, so confirm support on the receiving side first. Check the registrant details via whois search and start the move from the domain transfer page.
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