Tourism and Hotel Revenues Before and After Passage of Smoke-Free Restaurant Ordinances

Abstract

Smoke-free ordinances do not appear to adversely affect, and may increase, tourist business.

Impact of Non-Smoking Ordinances on Hospitality Revenues: The Case of Germany

“…COTTI, 2007;ALPERT et al, 2007;THOMPSON et al, 2008). Less common indicators include purchasing prices of restaurants (ALAMAR & GLANTZ, 2004) tourism demand (GLANTZ & CHARLESWORTH, 1999) or non-economic indicators like air quality (ALPERT et al, 2007). SCOLLO & LAL (2008) provide an extensive survey on these strands of research.…”

Leveraging Primary Care in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

“…23 Analysis of pre and postsmoking ban business revenue has consistently revealed no negative impact on profits made by restaurants, bars, hotels, and general tourism establishments. [24][25][26][27] Increasing tobacco taxes will negatively impact tobacco sales, especially to adolescents, and produce more money for tobacco prevention. 28 Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation is a road map for America to irreversibly commit to ending the tobacco epidemic and can serve as a wealth of information for physicians hoping to fight tobacco on a community or national level.…”

Sui Generis:Tobacco Sponsorship Advertising and Canadian Campus Newspapers

“…Kjell Bjartveit (1998;Bjartveit & WHO, 2003) has shown that Norway's 1975 ban on tobacco advertising did not adversely affect newspaper and ad agency revenues, despite dire pre-ban predictions from both groups. Similarly, there are many recent studies documenting the minimal or even beneficial effects of smoke-free laws on bar, restaurant, and hotel revenues (Bartosch & Pope, 2002;Cremieux & Ouellette, 2001;Glantz & Charlesworth, 1999;Huang, De, & McCusker, 2004;Hyland, Cummings, & Nauenberg, 1999;Hyland, Puli, Cummings, & Sciandra, 2003;Scollo, Lal, Hyland, & Glantz, 2003). The 2003 advertising ban thus affords a unique opportunity to determine how key beneficiaries of tobacco industry largesse-campus newspapers-fared when deprived of this revenue stream.…”