Best of Tnooz Last Week - Bankers, Secrets, Acquisitions, Pricing, Speed, TempersNewsBy PhocusWire | March 3, 2013Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top ten by traffic:Why travel agents should act more like bankersGrading Thistle Hotels’s response to Twitter storm sparked by a gay guestIn a Q&A, Tourism Australia reveals the secrets of its Facebook dominanceTUI Travel buys tours and activities specialist IsangoOne step forward in airline pricing but a step back for revenue managementChinese official loses his cool and smashes gate systems at airport [VIDEO]Speed demons and slowpokes: These are the travel industry benchmarksUK regulator to investigate Expedia and Priceline meta acquisitionsGetYourGuide to be sole provider of tours and activities to TUI agentsSocial media demographics in 2012 [RESEARCH]Top five by comments:Why travel agents should act more like bankersIn a Q&A, Tourism Australia reveals the secrets of its Facebook dominanceOne step forward in airline pricing but a step back for revenue managementEuropean rail should be a big opportunity – but what needs to happen?Chinese official loses his cool and smashes gate systems at airport [VIDEO]TLabs Showcase:TimeshareAdvisor mimics TripAdvisor, challenges TUG and RedweekborderFile simplifies tax compliance for corporate business travelOhHeyWorld aims to streamline the constant connection of the traveler’s mobile existenceInnHand brings mobile, web and Facebook reservation system for B&Bs, guest houses, villasWhat you missed before:Best of Tnooz Last Week - Glassy future, Bigging up data, Cruel tricks, New distribution, LoyaltyHow to:Up-selling as an art form in hotelsTHack:Tnooz THack heads down under to SydneyTData:Booking.com stretches out ahead of chasing pack – Top Brazil travel websites, January 2013TripAdvisor piles ahead – Top New Zealand travel websites, January 2013HotelsCombined closing in on Booking.com – Top Australia travel websites, January 2013TCritic:EO Travel Roller: Some roll in there, but needs a little bit more to be a rock starManaging travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital toolsShaken, never stirred: ioSafe (REALLY) Rugged Portable Hard DriveTnoozLIVE:TnoozLIVE VIDEO – February 28 – Mergers, NDC, activities, Glass, always connected, meta marriageComing up:ITB - Berlin (March 6-10)Tnooz THack - Sydney (April 2-12)Previous events:Tnooz-Sabre Webinar VIDEO – Airline ancillaries: What is working in today’s marketplaceTnooz-Monetate Webinar VIDEO: Transforming the supplier-driven travel booking experienceTnooz-WEX Webinar VIDEO: Success stories for e-payments in travel bookingTnooz-Sabre Webinar VIDEO – App explosion: how B2B apps reinvent travel and create new servicesTnooz-Datalex Webinar VIDEO – Traveller experience: bridging divide between merchandising and loyaltyTnooz-Tealeaf webinar VIDEO: The mobile traveler experienceTnooz-Amadeus webinar VIDEO: How to market and sell unbundled travelTnooz-Travelport webinar VIDEO: Making open travel tech ecosystems work to your advantageGDS news roundup:Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – February 2013Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – February 2013Tnooz in other places:Like Tnooz on FacebookFollow Tnooz on TwitterWatch Tnooz and other videos on YouTubeConnect with Tnooz on LinkedInTnooz essentials:Sign up to Tnooz daily email alertsGet in touch with TnoozMedia pack