The Week in Travel Tech - Finding travel inspiration, money moves and FacebookNewsBy Kevin May | July 30, 2010Share What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 25 July to Saturday 31 July 2010:Story of the week: Why a transparent web is better for travel than central controlPoll:You decide: Does OpenAxis belong to the Rebel Alliance or The Dark Side?Top most commented articles:Are travel inspiration and the new travel search the same thing?MakeMyTrip, India online travel agency, files for initial public offering on NasdaqGuide: Facebook Questions opens up to the world of travelGoogle-ITA Software latest:Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia boss issues stern warningGoogle-ITA Software deal: Google gets a mobile travel app, courtesy of ITATLabs:Taking Streetview-type maps to the next levelTwo different ways to show off a destination on the webTLabs Showcase – WanderflyTLabs Showcase – SilverRailStats:Most popular UK travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular Canada travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular France travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular US travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular Australia travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular Hong Kong travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular New Zealand travel websites – July 24 2010Most popular Singapore travel websites – July 24 2010And the rest (most recent first):When Napoleon met an astronaut to discuss airline split ticketingHotelicopter creates hotel affiliate network, switches business modelYapta partners with Booking.com to supplement Orbitz hotel searchGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabreTour guide rant on YouTube and the growing influence of ChinaFor romance at Aruba resort — netbooks yes, kids noForrester: 5 ways online travel marketers can engage social media ConversationalistsSouthwest Airlines: Fleetwide Wi-Fi won’t come until 2013NetJets taps Aircell for Wi-Fi serviceCornerstone integrates TripIt for travel agency clientsEasyjet tests new website on quieter regional siteiPad replaces food as conversation starter in AsiaBusiness travel group to focus on airline data submission to credit card companiesPegasus: Hotel corporate rates climbing, online leisure rates falling a bitLas Vegas limo company to use cloud-based mobile marketing platform to schedule ridesTripAdvisor reviews make their way to Directline HolidayseDreams gets new owner after switch to Permira private equity for Euro 300MContinental tests self-service boarding at Houston airportEuropean Commission clears United-Continental merger, but no hint of it on merger websiteQuno rail search and booking site launches in BetaForrester: Location-based services not ready for most marketersWeb service launches to reimburse travellers for rain or lack of sunSwiftrank says it launched largest online travel network — just like thatRand McNally integrates Tripology, launches hotel searchStandard message: Sabre, Amadeus, Travelport step in line over Open AxisHomeAway turns attention to London after New York rental woeTwo groups promoting standards in travel technology is A Good Thing for everyonePriceline begins switching global car hire partners to TravelJigsawCheeky Total Travel ad highlights dangers of poor travel planningIn defence of travel game-changer FlipboardLast Week in Travel Tech:Rows almighty, Flipboard ecstasy, happy queuingNotices:Calling all travel entrepreneurs: Tnooz and WIT unite for Singapore BootcampExplore the Tnooz TSoftware storeNode biographies and articlesTnooz on a Map