English to Spanish Law/Patents Law (general)

Hola a todos:

Sigo traduciendo el mismo artículo sobre la expansión de dominios de internet y aparece el siguiente término:

"As mentioned above there are over half a million hotels in the world. Of the 1930 ***string applications*** that ICANN received, about 700 were for brands. It is surprising that the hotel sector, whose customers purchase online in greater numbers than any other sector, has generally missed this opportunity."


¿Alguna sugerencia? Gracias a todos.