The Week in Travel Tech - Vacation Rental Face-Off, Mobile Jigsaws, NeedlecraftNewsBy PhocusWire | June 26, 2010Share What you missed on Tnooz this week, Sunday 20 June to Saturday 26 June 2010:Story of the week:HomeAway and TripAdvisor ready to fight over lucrative land Top three most commented articles:Aggregation versus curation: Do travelers really know or care?Part Two of Two – Two missing pieces from the mobile revolution jigsawGetThere enhances ticket-exchange capabilities for road warriorsControversial topic of the week:Part One of Four: TripAdvisor boss not sold on Google TravelList of the week:Ten things everyone should know about affiliate marketing in travelTLabs:Take a picture with a mobile and get instant prices from a travel agentTLabs Showcase – GateGuruTLabs Showcase – TravelSpecTLabs Showcase – TrustYouTLabs Showcase – VoyavoStats:Most popular UK travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular Australia travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular Canada travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular US travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular Hong Kong travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular France travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular Singapore travel websites – June 19 2010Most popular New Zealand travel websites – June 19 2010And the rest (most recent first):Travelzoo neatens itself up and introduces US website redesignITA Software has big goals for Needle as it manipulates World Cup historyResponsibleTravel site crosses the Atlantic, becomes ResponsibleVacationPart Two of Four: TripAdvisor CEO explains link policy, feels the hotel loveTravelport IPO resurrection gaining momentum, New York replaces LondonWeb agency accidently posts Travelport agency project screenshots on FacebookDeficit-hit and a green-inspired governments consider new technology over travelMobile service for parents to keep an eye on the kids during Gap YearHomeAway launches language sites for BedAndBreakfast in EuropeTripAdvisor eyes European rental business, buys HolidayLettings in the UKProblems for travel apps after new iPhone iOS 4 upgrade?Expedia integrates Hotwire distressed inventory in hotel-booking pathSurvey: half of airlines expect to spend more on technology in 2011Malaysia Airlines dabbles in mobile augmented reality with deals and directionsExpedia loses CIO, but gets incentives to add 130 jobs for Egencia in Las VegasFrommer’s to provide content for WomansDay.com travel tabiJet warns Gulf oil spill and hurricane cocktail could spread the damageGlobal survey reveals extent of wasted holiday entitlementMTrip launches with full suite of travel planning toys for mobileGDS Bitesize – service news, agreements, products from Amadeus, Travelport and SabrePensacola dive shop provides no-BS update on local conditionsVirgin America partners with Klout to influence social media influencersTUI user review site Cheqqer launches in Spain, wants travel agents to join inViator founder looks to save Murdoch and print media with QewzSix new talking points around travel merchandising and one for GoogleVirgin Blue sees mobile opportunity over rivals, throws weight behind TV adsLast Week in Travel Tech:TripAdvisor LinkGate, iPhone 4, Social-Search BattleNotices:Calling all travel entrepreneurs: Tnooz and WIT unite for Singapore BootcampExplore the Tnooz TSoftware storeNode biographies and articlesTnooz on a Map