Best of Tnooz last week - All about battles, Google global, apps, maps and more KayakNewsBy PhocusWire | November 18, 2012Share This article was originally published on What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?Top ten by traffic:A rough guide to eight big travel industry battlesPriceline-Kayak deal: Airlines are the winners (again)Google switch – says it now has a cautious approach to taking Google Flight Search globalMapQuest ramps up travel services with Pinterest-style Discover planning and sharing platformOrbitz CEO talks mobile, big data and opt-in personalization at PhocuswrightPhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit – TnoozLIVE Blog and VIDEOThe most popular air travel apps by actual iPhone usageTravelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & MoreApp lets hotel owners add TripAdvisor reviews to their Facebook pagesKayak admits being crappy outside of the US, promises new attack on Europe (thanks to Priceline)Top five by comments:A rough guide to eight big travel industry battlesApp lets hotel owners add TripAdvisor reviews to their Facebook pagesVayama reboots its international flight metasearch, Hipmunk reboots its hotel search, and more newsTablet usage is driving mobile travel bookings, says a survey by Expedia and ComscorePhoCusWright Travel Innovation Summit – TnoozLIVE Blog and VIDEOTLabs Showcase:Beachscape banks on affinities and matching engine to find travellers their perfect beach holidayThe Scan:Kayak booms, United’s systems fail again, Ryanair wins in court, and more newsVayama reboots its international flight metasearch, Hipmunk reboots its hotel search, and more newsDelta relaunches its website, and other more newsChina business travel to outstrip the US and more newsWhat you missed before:Best of Tnooz last week - All about Priceline-Kayak, more tours, semantic, global pages and maturityTCritic:Shaken, never stirred: ioSafe (REALLY) Rugged Portable Hard DriveComing up:Tnooz-Datalex FREE Webinar – Traveller experience: bridging divide between merchandising and loyaltyTnooz-Sabre FREE Webinar – App explosion: how B2B apps reinvent travel and create new servicesPrevious events:Tnooz-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 – November 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