Best of Tnooz Last Week – Pinterest ahoy, Online frustration, Disputes, Claims and Shifts

What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?

Top five by traffic:

• Why Pinterest works in the travel industry (ESPECIALLY destinations)
• Travelport shows off Facebook flight search and booking system prototype
• Online frustration shows travel companies still not getting the basics right
• Hilton hotels go missing or hidden in contract dispute with Orbitz Worldwide
• Vayant claims solution does same as Google Flight Search except globally

Top five by comments:

• Why Pinterest works in the travel industry (ESPECIALLY destinations)
• Gtrot shifts from travel planning to city discovery
• Tripbod bags investment round and launches travel advice service from locals
• Social travel gets graphic as Trippy, Wanderfly, Gogobot, Gtrot display Pinterest interest
• Kayak goes direct-connect with Air Canada and debuts split-booking hotel rates

What you missed on TLabs?

• TLabs Reprise – Tripedge 12 months on
• TravelLocal sharpens online agency model by only working with local companies
• TalkHotels creates social network for hotel professionals

What else?

• What Else? Rural-social-local, Hostelbookers, Concur, KDS, Vayant
• What Else? Mauiva-Travel Holdings, Room Key joiner, Accor-TrustYou, Switchfly
• What Else? Cabforce investment, Ebookers data trends, Triposo-Viator, Dealchecker subs, TripAdvisor Oz

TnoozLIVE and Webinars:

• 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
• TnoozLIVE – Episode #1: 2011 roundup and 2012 preview [VIDEO]

What you missed before:

• Best of Tnooz Last Week – Facebook blurring, Groupon eyeing, TripAdvisor wobbling, Google reserving

GDS news roundup:

• GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – March 2012