Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week – Promoting, Branding, Optimising, Following, Dunking

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?

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• ** Tnooz is hiring! **
• ** Airports of the future WEBINAR **

Top ten by traffic:

• Google launches AdWords-like Promoted Hotels
• The importance of branding in travel search
• How to optimise travel websites by watching how customers behave online
• Why do consumers follow or like travel brands in social media? For the discounts, alas
• HotelTonight slam dunks with $23M in funding
• Pegasus Solutions shuffles CEOs
• rbitz CEO tightens control of hotel business as CFO and supplier exec depart
• 10 worst ancillary fees for business travel and the technology gap
• Boom time for online travel in Japan
• Credit card safety and cyber attacks in travel – everyone must take responsibility

Top five by comments:

• Google launches AdWords-like Promoted Hotels
• Why do consumers follow or like travel brands in social media? For the discounts, alas
• The importance of branding in travel search
• TrekkSoft wants to make a splash in the tour and activity payment pool
• How to optimise travel websites by watching how customers behave online

Startups on TLabs:

• Ocean heaven as TangaReef brings bookings and reviews to diving trips
• Beek takes a long term view on bringing 3D guides to destinations
• TrekkSoft wants to make a splash in the tour and activity payment pool

How To:

• How to pick a credit card for business travel – it is more difficult than you might think
• How to optimise travel websites by watching how customers behave online
• The importance of branding in travel search

What else?

• What Else? Travelzoo Android, SpeedRFP, Swiss BelHotel-RateGain, Smart Destinations

Forthcoming events:

• Tnooz-Amadeus FREE Webinar: Rethinking airports for future connected travelers
• THack London

What you missed before:

• Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week – Sabre unveiled, Good and ugly, AI, Apocalypse

Webinars, TnoozLIVE, Events:

• Tnooz-ITB Academy webinar VIDEO: Hotels and mobile – What is next?
• TnoozLIVE – Episode Two [VIDEO]: Big Data Special, Mobile, Search and more
• OpenTravel Alliance Advisory Forum in Miami [IMAGES]
• Tnooz-Amadeus Webinar VIDEO: Tech Power Tools – Changing the way we travel
• Tnooz-Travelport Webinar VIDEO: The (R)evolution of Search
• Tnooz-Wright Express Webinar VIDEO: Practical ePayment applications for travel booking
• Tnooz-BCD Travel Webinar VIDEO: Getting in sync – Tools for communicating with business travelers
• Tnooz-Tealeaf Webinar VIDEO: Understanding the challenges of the multi-channel travel booker

GDS news roundup:

• GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – June 2012

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