The Week in Travel Tech - Ash, ash and some other non-ash newsNewsBy Kevin May | April 17, 2010Share This article was originally published on What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 11 April to Saturday 17 April 2010:Story of the week:Top three most commented articles this week:Controversial topic of the week:Lists of the week:From TLabs:Stats:And the rest (most recent first):Last Week in Travel Tech:March 28 to April 3 2010Notices:Tnooz #tcamp4 at the OpenTravel Advisory ForumNode biographies and articles What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 11 April to Saturday 17 April 2010: Story of the week: [caption id="attachment_14349" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Satellite image from UK Met Office"][/caption] Volcanic ash cloud and European travel – live blogTop three most commented articles this week: Should hotel guests have to pay for the internet?Travel Onion, NileGuide make express push for local blog contentTravel technology tips for the Modern Road WarriorControversial topic of the week: TripAdvisor adds another paid-for service – tourist board pagesLists of the week:Day One of Five – How to manage a reputation onlineDay Two of Five – How to manage a reputation onlineDay Three of Five – How to manage a reputation onlineDay Four of Five – How to manage a reputation onlineDay Five of Five – How to manage a reputation onlineFrom TLabs:Explorra taking the forensic route to travel search with VisualDNA dealStats:UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 10 2010US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 10 2010Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 10 2010Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 10 2010And the rest (most recent first):Kayak sending out new collection of TV commercialsSan Francisco has seemingly easy fix for hotel tax issueThe terminator — Southwest to quash WestJet codeshare agreementSouthwest adds online booking for unaccompanied minors, increases feeZoombu finally opens its tightly locked doors to the publicChart – traffic to airline websites soared on Ash ThursdayAmerican Airlines: No declaration about user-pay modelWhere I’ve Been has been fundraisingFrommers launches travel assistance app for iPhone and iPadGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabreAmerican Airlines debuts online check-in for international travelersTravelSupermarket adds ferry metasearchTravel management companies summoned to Dallas, broad outlines of American Airlines plan emergedIs this the pinnacle of innovation in travel technology?Clean deal — OAG to resell TRX carbon calculatorAmadeus starts $1.24bn IPO countdownCorporations, agencies back airline merchandising, but distribution is another storyRyanair pay-to-pee plan almost flushed down the toilet as Boeing raises safety concernsKayak extends iPad app to Europe, enjoying the Robert Scoble-led limelightSpirit Airlines carry-on policy puts CEO in a tight spotUnisys to integrate biometric solutions with eye on reducing passenger delaysDHS wants smartphones to get smarter with chemical sniffersRearden Mobile Personal Assistant reaches beyond Amex booking toolCarRentals.com takes the iPhone out for a spinTwitter and Promoted Tweets, Virgin first travel company to try it outIf TravelPost traffic numbers unimpressive, what did Expedia alums really get?Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood, Ernie Els – top golfers love private jet portals and travel techFarelogix row – US travel agent group wades in, suggests airlines also guiltySpirit Airlines carry-on fees, Ryanair pay toilets get bundle of criticismSkyscanner taps into FIFA World Cup 2010 with widgets and contentTripSay and Layar combine, win backing of mobile giantLast Week in Travel Tech:April 4 to April 10 2010Notices:Tnooz #tcamp4 at the OpenTravel Advisory ForumNode biographies and articles