Best of Tnooz Last Week - Ditching the dull, VC advice, April faux pas, RevolutionariesNewsBy PhocusWire | April 7, 2013Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top ten by traffic:What TripAdvisor will soon have in common with airline companiesExpedia ditches the dull and adopts the rich visual approach for its mobile applicationsNew ad alert: TripAdvisor rolls out new travel advertising productWhen a startup doesn’t work out: Advice from a VCBranded fares: American Airlines and Frontier have kickstarted a revolutionWhen April Fool’s Day jokes go wrong – Tripping upsets Golden Gate Bridge officialsHotels urged to do something with connection between online reputation and revenueBusiness travel becomes budget conscious, social media makes a mark [INFOGRAPHIC]ZapTravel attempts semantic travel metasearch, with activities upfrontZozi captures $10 million funding round, threatens more disruption in the activity sectorTop five by comments:Arthur Frommer retakes helm of brand he createdZapTravel attempts semantic travel metasearch, with activities upfrontWhen a startup doesn’t work out: Advice from a VCSendmybag wants to be the must-have luggage concierge for travelersIATA strikes back at Business Travel Coalition over the NDCTLabs Showcase:Sendmybag wants to be the must-have luggage concierge for travelersZapTravel attempts semantic travel metasearch, with activities upfrontTData:Measuring aggravation: The Congestion Index identifies the world’s worst roadsThe SCAN:Vayable adds destinations, Concur tie up with IHG, Minube real-time planning and moreWhat you missed before:Reflections, Mirrors, Postcards 2.0, RIPs, Juices, Races, HorizonsTHack Sydney:Image gallery [Facebook fan page]TCritic: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: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 – April 2013Travel distribution news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – March 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