Best of Tnooz Last Week - Defending wifi charges, Bringing in OTAs, Embracing NFCNewsBy PhocusWire | October 30, 2011Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week? Top five by traffic:In defence of hotels charging for wifi accessGoogle Flight Search — suddenly online travel agency ads appearWhy Near Field Communications matters so much to the travel industryGoogle Offers scales up with vacations, tours and activities from Zozi and Rearden CommerceHipmunk takes pain out of meetings and business travel schedule conflictsTop five by comments:In defence of hotels charging for wifi accessWhy Near Field Communications matters so much to the travel industryHow organizational baggage weighs down travel innovationRoaming charges putting off two-thirds of travellers from using mobiles overseasNo TripAdvisor widget — Starwood Hotels debuts guest reviewsWhat you missed on TLabs:mmMule connects locals and travellers with goods exchange serviceTLabs Reprise – Groupize 12 months onGuidePal brings city guides and augmented reality to mobilesExcursiopedia wants to be the Booking.com for tours and activitiesMobilyTrip brings experiences and travel guides to mobile3rd Planet brings destinations to virtual life with 3D interactive platformForthcoming events:WTM London: Technology and Social Media enabled Real-time Service Management in Hospitality and TourismTravelBlogCamp 2011WTM London: Optimism and disruption - The DNA of the modern travel technology startupPhoCusWright 2011: OpenTravel presents Travel Distribution UnleashedWhat you missed the week before:Best of Tnooz Last Week - Google extending, TripAdvisor verifying, Ancillaries punchingGDS news roundup:GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – October 2011Tnooz Nuggets:Tnooz Nuggets – Friday 28 October 2011More Tnooz:Like Tnooz on FacebookFollow on TwitterSign up to daily email alertsGet in touch