The Week in Travel Tech - December 20 to 26 2009

What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 20 to Saturday 26 December 2009:

Predictions 2010:

• Tnooz predictions for 2010 – the biggest and best list in travel tech

Top three most commented articles this week:

• Delta Air Lines: The U.S. king of ancillary revenue
• OpenTravel launches discussion forum, kicking off debate about its model
• Many more travel planning websites planned for 2010

Controversial topic of the week:

• Eurostar – a technology and communication failure timed perfectly for Christmas

And the rest (most recent first):

• Crouching Tiger move aside – Roaming Gnome vs The Negotiator vs Rooms101
• BlueSky and Thomas Cook – the aftermath, featuring IBM and others
• Is it just the luddites who still work with email?
• Tour and activity sector has a new light shone upon it
• Best Tnooz articles of 2009
• VisitBritain taking the tourist love of the movies to the iPhone
• China travel executives still in pursuit of best social media strategy
• Technology has led to travel in Europe being almost free from human interaction
• Day Ten of Ten – Building great web landing pages
• Carnival, AA keyword policies: Trademark protection or stifling competition?
• Japanese augmented reality destination app Sekai hits global stores
• Online travel agencies, ASTA, USTOA sue NYC on new hotel tax law
• Finland creates new visitor portal, launches campaign based on wacky stereotype
• Day Nine of Ten – Building great web landing pages
• FlyGlobespan – Administrator turning the screw on EClear
• US Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End December 19 2009
• Day Eight of Ten – Building great web landing pages
• UK Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End December 19 2009
• Why selling differentiated airline products (aka merchandising) is A Good Thing
• Confirmed – Amadeus and British Airways sign full-content agreement
• Day Seven of Ten – Building great web landing pages
• FlyGlobespan – How airline payment systems work, or not

Previous Week in Travel Tech:

• December 13-19 2009
• December 6-12 2009
• November 29-December 5 2009
• November 22-28 2009
• November 15-21 2009
• November 8-14 2009
• November 1-7 2009
• October 25-31 2009
• October 18-24 2009
• October 11-17 2009
• October 3-10 2009

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