The Week in Travel Tech - Arizona Angst and the Google story that will not go awayNewsBy Kevin May | May 1, 2010Share What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 25 April to Saturday 1 May 2010:Story of the week: How will Thomas Cook become a top European online travel agency?Top three most commented articles: Five untapped opportunities for mobile and travelExpedia on Google-ITA Software merger — Orbitz should be worried, not usStats – Big travel brands do not dominate natural search in GoogleControversial topic of the week:Caught in social media boycott-swirl, Arizona tourism board fails to engageFrom TLabs:TLabs Showcase – GlobetrooperTLabs Showcase – GoMilesTaking the StumbleUpon idea and putting it in travelStats:UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 24 2010US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 24 2010Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 24 2010Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 24 2010And the rest (most recent first):United-Continental: Tech stakes could be high in Kentucky Derby of airline mergersGoogle-ITA chatter puts Kayak IPO on back burnerTravelocity revs up allhotels as an answer to Priceline in Europe, Asia, Latin AmericaFour types of non-destination based search and what it means for online travelUSRentACar claims it is first car hire website to Like FacebookExpedia Inc Q1 2010 results – bitesize summaryExpedia sends Building Blocks TV ad campaign to the UKUnited-Continental merger — which brand would you pick?If I were an offline travel agent… what would my website look like?Expedia up to something? Many sites down on same day as financial resultsIreland travel technology company to power Amargo Russian online travel agencyAsh cloud cost to car hire estimated at Euro 65 millionJungle fever at OpenTravel as talk turns to Google, ITA Software, Apple, FacebookGoogle and ITA Software deal is HOT, originally scheduled for April-closeEverbread locks into Ypsilon system alongside old guard GDSsGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabreAmadeus sets IPO price at Euro 11 per share, gears up for The Big DayConsumer travel spending trends show glimpses of recoveryAmerican Express broadens mobile offerings with WorldMateMixed messages over hotel prices during European ash cloud crisisTripAdvisor walks TripWow down the red carpet and goes Hollywood in 28 secondsHertz, Dollar Thrifty gearing up for tech integration in $1.2b mergerSeven of the best travel viral videos of all timeCommunication tips for the Modern Road Warrior [not helped by daft software]Last Week in Travel Tech:April 18 to April 24 2010Notices:Tnooz #tcamp5 at TravdexNode biographies and articles