Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week – Motivation, Unlocking big, Affiliate grumbles

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?

Top ten by traffic:

• The best trip planning sites might be those that focus on motivation, not inspiration
• Jetsetter CEO out after board request and reports of internal squabbles
• Why affiliate deals on online travel agencies are making hotels angry
• Room Key founders share spotlight in Travelocity white-label deal
• Look what happened to this town on Google Earth
• How to unlock Big Data to make it big in value for the travel industry
• Groupon says Getaways is Goods for the business
• Mapping out the customer journey for booking trips using marketing and time travel
• Google throws its social travel planning service Schemer onto mobile
• HomeAway says it is merely like a classified ad, but phishing victims not buying it

Top five by comments:

• 6,000 articles and still trying to get beyond the puff
• The best trip planning sites might be those that focus on motivation, not inspiration
• Jetsetter CEO out after board request and reports of internal squabbles
• Airbnb as an easy target? Curious tale of disappearing negative review
• Why affiliate deals on online travel agencies are making hotels angry

TLabs:

• TLabs Reprise – Urban Adventures 12 months on

Talking Travel Tech blog:

• 6,000 articles and still trying to get beyond the puff

What else?

• What Else? Cost2Drive 2.0, Conferma-US Bank, Orient Express, Weather bookings
• What Else? Dealchecker, Travel Leaders Corporate, Vayant, SAP, Omni Hotels
• What Else? Ryanair website closure, Mynet Travel takes to the rails, HRS mobile progress
• What Else? Tripomatic, Travelzoo, Travellution, IDeaS, SiteMinder-Tablet Hotels, Hyatt

Forthcoming events:

• HSMAI Strategy Conference Oslo
• Tnooz-ITB Academy FREE Webinar: Hotels and mobile – What is next?
• THack London

TnoozLIVE:

• TnoozLIVE – Episode Two [VIDEO]: Big Data Special, Mobile, Search and more
• TnoozLIVE – Episode #1: 2011 roundup and 2012 preview [VIDEO]

What you missed before:

• Here in one place: Best of Tnooz last week – Social sucks, Alpine joy, Cloudy Klout, Niche emotion

Webinars and Events:

• 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 – May 2012

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