Best of Tnooz last week - All about crunching, new directions, challenges, testing and new ownersNewsBy PhocusWire | December 16, 2012Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top ten by traffic:Data crunching to find the cheapest airline in the worldAirbnb moving in to tours and activities? An obvious strategy to continue its disruptive modelManaging travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital toolsHow real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?TripAdvisor finds itself with a new controller: Liberty Interactive CorporationAfter early hype and a quiet year, Everbread says it has something baking in SingaporeTop ten tips for hotels to improve their search engine presenceTravelocity sells Asia-Pacific agency Zuji to Webjet for $25 millionGoogle tests Flight Explorer platform to bring inspiration into the search equationBig data – where it’s coming from, where it’s headed [INFOGRAPHIC]Top five by comments:Airbnb moving in to tours and activities? An obvious strategy to continue its disruptive modelHow real are challenges to dethrone Google as king of hotel distribution?Data crunching to find the cheapest airline in the worldManaging travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital toolsWifi not a deal breaker when it comes to recommending a hotelTLabs Showcase:Experience Flight brings sky-high tours and activities back down to earthHow to:Top ten tips for hotels to improve their search engine presenceThe Scan:Booking.com told to stop using display ads that lack real-time rates, and more newsData:Jetstar and Qantas swap places, Virgin falls back – Top Australia travel websites, November 2012TripAdvisor closes in on top spot – Top Brazil travel websites, November 2012Hotel prices in Asia – December 2012 to February 2013Thomson loses crown to Expedia – Top UK travel websites, November 2012What you missed before:Best of Tnooz last week - All about killing competition, marketing evolution, sauce, guides and PRTCritic:Managing travel itineraries: Easier said then done even with digital toolsShaken, never stirred: ioSafe (REALLY) Rugged Portable Hard DriveComing up:ENTER 2013 - Innsbruck (January)Travel Technology Europe 2013 - London (February)Previous events:Tnooz-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:GDS news from Travelport, Amadeus, Sabre, Abacus – December 2012Tnooz 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