Road Warrior

"Ireland has continued to shine as a key market" according to Christian Schindler, Lufthansa's regional director for UK & Ireland. Last year the German carrier flew 377,000 passengers from Dublin to Frankfurt and Munich. The Munich service is being increased to daily from March 30th. Top destinations were Sofia, Belgrade, Lagos, Shenyang, Tokyo, and Beijing. You will never miss your Starbucks coffee if you fly Delta. The airline has partnered with the global brand to provide Starbucks coffee on all their flights. That means up to 68 million cups of coffee this year on Delta and 1.7 million pounds of beans brewed on Delta flights. Coffees will be accompanied by a Delta branded biscuit. Expedia, the online travel booking site has acquired Travelocity and Australia's Wotif. Further expansion of the group will see Orbitz Worldwide join along with Cheap Tickets, eBookers and Hotel Club in a $1.6 billion cash deal. Expedia will have 75 per cent share of the market among US online travel agencies according to Phocuswright, the travel research company. From the country that gave us capsule hotels, comes the hotel staffed by robots, Japan. The Henn-na Hotel will open this summer with a staff of 10 robots programmed to engage with guests, carry bags and do cleaning. Doors will open using facial recognition technology. The hotel is within the Huis Ten Bosch theme park at Nagasaki. Guests can bid for rooms, with expected rates from $60-$153 per night.