What are premium domains?
Premium domains are generally particularly short, memorable, and attractive domain names that are offered by the registry at a higher price than “classic” domains of the same extension. Pricing often varies significantly depending on the registry and domain name. In some cases, a one-time surcharge for the initial registration of the domain is required only for the first year, while renewal for subsequent years is done at the normal price. In other situations, annual costs remain high.
Premium domains are mainly found among the new top-level domain extensions like .berlin, .app, etc. However, some ccTLD (country code top-level domain) registries also offer specific domain names, previously reserved, as premium domains. The decision to consider a domain as a premium domain is exclusively up to the competent registry. hosting.fr has no influence over this.
In the hosting.fr client portal, you have the option to check the availability of domains. If the desired domain is a premium domain, its estimated price will also be displayed to you at this stage. For more information on this, see the Helpdesk article “I just want to check the availability of a domain?”.