The Week in Travel Tech - Airline bonus, Facebook boredom, higher standardsNewsBy PhocusWire | July 17, 2010Share This article was originally published on What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 11 July to Saturday 17 July 2010: Story of the week: Google-ITA Software deal: Why the airlines could be very happyTop most commented articles:Russian spy was US travel agent, active in social media and China bloggerYoungsters bored with Facebook, travel companies should make it more interestingAirfare-data distributor gets board seat on new standards body, Open AXIS GroupGen-Y:Tnooz taps into the brains of the under-30s, launches the Gen-Y CollectiveGoogle-ITA Software latest:Google-ITA Software deal: Engineering talent, intellectual property, priceGoogle-ITA Software deal: Expedia’s Dara was calm but Diller now very animatedGoogle-ITA Software deal: ITA has been working on hotelsTLabs:TLabs Showcase – iNNtelligenzTLabs Showcase – YoplrTLabs Showcase – FonmigoTLabs Showcase – Hotel PeepsStats:Most popular UK travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular Canada travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular US travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular France travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular Singapore travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular New Zealand travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular Hong Kong travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular Australia travel websites – July 10 2010Most popular Hong Kong travel websites – July 3 2010And the rest (most recent first):Consumers finally can talk to US Transportation Security Administration — sort ofGoogle likes click to call mobile ads — STA Travel, Liberty Travel, Carnival Cruise Lines try them outBBC to integrate Lonely Planet content on new global websiteTop ten ways to be successful with online Lead Generation in travelBing Travel introduces Flight Summary with savings optionsCommunity building — TravelPost launches Travel DiscussionsKayak tests placing private-sale hotels into search results, collects booking detailsGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabreStudy: Few European travellers now planning and booking completely offlineOrbitz launches new US branding campaign and tag lineWhy hotels and online travel agencies still share a common goalBritish Airways launches mobile boarding passes, upgrades appAlaska Airlines, Pacific Northwest airports to assess biomass optionsTravelport gushing over strong start to Leisure agent portalHomeAway hires PayPal exec, works on payment, booking initiativesWatchdog: Airlines should disclose all fees, inform passengers of eligible refundsApple buys online mapping company Poly9American Airlines to stay member of OpenTravelKayak throws Explore tool onto iPad, finds a natural homeEasyVoyage snaps up Independent newspaper travel search jobWorldmate builds automatic trip monitoring system for BlackberryFortune names 50 smartest people in tech — American Airlines is only travel company listedSkyscanner to introduce another foreign language — AmericanSkyscanner signs on Travel Ad Network as it moves to scale US audienceLonely Planet and Telmap sign major travel content agreementThomas Cook announces iPhone app for Club 18-30, hopes for better reviewsSpain tourist board quick to react to World Cup victoryLast Week in Travel Tech:Google’s evolving ecosystem, new tech PR world, and moreNotices:Calling all travel entrepreneurs: Tnooz and WIT unite for Singapore BootcampExplore the Tnooz TSoftware storeNode biographies and articlesTnooz on a Map