As it is impossible to trademark a city name, most .com domains of names of cities have been registered by domainers and then developped or resold on the secondary market. These domains have great value, as they are often typed-in and allow high monetization with travel, hotel and other services related to the given city. Furthermore, the spelling for a given city is often more or less the same all over the world.

At present, a domain name of any small town in the USA or Canada will fetch at least $ xxx whereas one can purchase a name of a European city with more than 30,000 inhabitants for the same price. As this situation will not last, one should grab this opportunity while it is still possible.