Hotels around the world are doing all they can to fight off the slump that’s come with the economic downturn.

In some luxury hotels, as many as four out of every ten rooms remain vacant at any given time.

Hotels have begun taking drastic measures to stop the trend and bring travelers back into their luxurious resorts. Some hotels have nearly cut their rates in half, while others are throwing in free bottles of wine, spa treatments and other perks.

The IHF president said all hotels are now in ‘‘survival mode” and that the federation will continue to campaign against ‘‘ridiculous and unnecessary” hikes in the price of gas and electricity. He said some five-stars were reducing room rates ‘‘because they have no other choice”, but that others were maintaining rates and adding to packages ‘‘because they can”.

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