Clare hoteliers gather in Dublin today for a crisis meeting of the Irish Hotels Federation discuss the challenges facing the sector.
Chairman of the Shannon Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation and Lahinch Hotelier Michael Vaughan says the excess number of hotel rooms have to be cut urgently
He says there are around 20 percent or ten thousand more hotel rooms than needed across the country.
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The IHF is calling for the Government to forgo the pay back of tax incentives if hotels stop trading.
Chief Executive John Power says we could soon be looking at vacant buildings across the country: