Best of Tnooz Last Week - Farewell old search, Hello QR, Ponder Big DataNewsBy PhocusWire | August 21, 2011Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top five by traffic: Ryanair seizes the moment after Gerard Depardieu toilet sagaHow hotels can use QR Codes for marketing and customer serviceTime to wave goodbye to intermediaries in travel brand search results?Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, now travel games can really beginTen reasons why Big Data will change the travel industryTop five by comments:Five views from the travel startup coalfaceWhy the belle has no clothes at the rental marketplace ballIs there anyone out there who really loves the customer?Time to wave goodbye to intermediaries in travel brand search results?Airbnb tries to get house back in order, guarantee scheme now effectiveWhat you missed on TLabs:TLabs Reprise – CruiseLabs 12 months onMileWise unveils travel search engine with a loyalty scheme twistFive views from the travel startup coalfaceTLabs Reprise – Hipmunk 12 months onGuidefabrik puts QandA service in the hands of tourism websitesFlat-Club targets trust factor in buzz around short-term lettingsEvent:Tnooz THack heads to BostonTnooz Nuggets:Tnooz Nuggets – Thursday 18 August 2011Tnooz Nuggets – Monday 15 August 2011GDS news roundup:GDS news: Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – August 2011