Smoking ban in hotels of the world 2006-2019
Marriott, Boston
In response to new information from the public health authorities overthe
past few years regarding
the dangers of secondhand smoke, requests for non-smoking guest rooms have
been on the rise.
Many smokers arealso in the habit of requesting smoke-free rooms, increasing
the demand. Marriott,
Sheraton and Westin in North America already had 100 percent of its guest
rooms designated as
non-smoking.
For hotels, the benefits outweigh the possible loss of bookings from smoking
guests. Smoking rooms
incurred more costs for cleaning and repairs of burned furniture and carpeting.
Furthermore, having
all rooms designated as non-smoking simplifies tracking available room
inventory. Hotel chains continue
to decrease the ratio of smoking guest rooms to total. Now, most UK hotels
are removing smoking
space from their facilities. The Choice hotel groups are completely smoke-free.
They want to offer their
guest rooms free from a tobacco hazard and their employers a working environment
in which prohibits
smoking. The choice has removed the opportunity to book from their web
site. The demand for a
smoking guest room is almost zero.Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act has enforced
that all guest rooms
in Taiwan's hotels should be entirely smoke-free. A separate booth for
smoking, which has an independent
ventilation system, is allowed. The city of Boston prohibits put the light
on tobacco in a hotel, which
includes to provide a smoking guest room in inns and hotels.
Marriott's brands include JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton. These changes
to entirely to smoke inside,
are limited to the United States and Canada, since other countries view
smoking differently. All Disney
owned resorts are non-smoking.However, a few hotels that cater to international
travelers will continue
to offer smoking room.
Hotels face costs of converting to be non-smoking, as rooms must be deep-cleaned.
USA Today reported
the Westin conversion came at a cost of $200 per room, due to cleaning,
repairs and installation of new
air filters.
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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a non-smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.
 Quebec La Malbale, Quebec City
Quebec Montreal
Ontario Ottawa
Ontario London, Niagara Falls, Toronto
British Columbia Whistler
British Columbia Vancuover
British Columbia Emerald Lake
Alberta Jasper, Icefield, Lake Louise
Alberta Cargary
Alberta Edmonton
 Massachusetts Boston
New York New York
Illinois Chicago
Michigan Lake Superior
Michigan Bay City, Detroit
Washington DC
Florida Miami
Florida Miami Airport
Hawaii Oahu Island
Hawaii Kauai Island
Hawaii Maui Island
Hawaii Big Island
Guam Guam Island
Seattle Washington
US National Parks Glacier, Grand Teton and Yellowstone
San Francisco California
Alaska Hotels
Alaska Lodges
 New Zealand South Island, Maruia Spings
New Zealand South Island, Lake Wanaka
New Zealand South Island, Lake Te Anau
 Australia South Australia, Adelade
Australia Queensland, Noosa Heads 2012
Australia Queensland, Brisbane 2012
Australia Canberra, Sydney, NSW 2014
Australia Gold Coast, Queensland and Beach resort, NSW 2014
 Taiwan Kaohsiung, Taipei
Taiwan Sun Moon Lake, Taipei
 Thailand Bangkok, Ayutaya
 India New Dehli, Agra
 Korea Busan, Gyeongju, Seoul
 Bhutan Thimphu World's first detailed survey of a major Buutan hotels in 2012
Bhutan Paro World's first detailed survey of a major Buutan hotels in 2012
 Hong Kong
 Macau
 China Shanghai 2013
China Beijing 2019
 Japan Tokyo
Japan Local hotels
 Iceland
 Finland Helsinki
 Sweden Stockholm
Sweden Malmo
 Denmark Odense
 France Paris
France Charles de Gaulle Airport
France Mount Saint-Michel
France Marseille
France Nice
France Lyon
France Strasbourg
 Monaco Monaco
 Netherland Amstererdam
Netherland Amstererdam Airport Shiphol
 Germany: Berlin
Germany: Freiburg
Germany: Heidelberg, Munchen
 Switzerland: Basel
Switzerland: Bern, Geneva, Ovronnaz
 Austria: Salzburg, Wien
 Spain Madrid Barcelna
 Portugal Lisbon
 Malta
 Italy Palermo
 Ireland Dingle peninsula, Clifden
 Russia Moscow 2014
Russia Saint Petersburg 2014
 Norway Oslo 2015
Norway Bergen 2015
Norway Fjord 2015
 UK London 2016
Norway Fjord 2016
 Footprints on the earth by Dr. Junhaku Miyamoto
Sheraton and Marriott Hotel Chains Ban Smoking
The minimum percentage of non-smoking hotel guest rooms in the U.S. States
Choice becomes first Scandinavian smoke free hotel chain.
A partial smoking ban in a hotel does not protect guests from dangers of
tobacco.
Hotels, that have the smoking and non-smoking rooms, do not adequately
protect people from the dangers of
tobacco. That is the conclusion of a new San Diego State University study
published in the Journal Tobacco
Control.
Researchers took air quality readings and tested surfaces for evidence
of tobacco-smoke in a random sample
of San Diego hotel rooms. Ten hotels had complete smoking bans while 30
others had some dedicated non-
smoking rooms. Compared with hotels that prohibit smoking, hotels with
only partial ban had higher surface
and air nicotine levels.
That was true even in the non-smoking rooms in hotels with a partial ban.
Only five U.S. states, Indiana,
Michigan, North Dakota, Vermond and Wisconsin, require all motels and hotel
rooms to be smoke free.
Four cities in California, including Santa Monica, have such a law. Researchers
say guests who want to avoid
tobacco exposure should stay only in smoke-free hotels.
Source: KPBS, San Diego, May 15, 2013
A smoke-free twin bedroom at Saint Petersburg in Russia
Smoke-free Russia
Under the legislation, from June 2013, 100% smoke-free policies will be
implemented in educational, medical,
cultural and sport facilities, all government buildings, elevators and
stairwells of apartment buildings, public
transportation and airports and all playgrounds and beaches. From June,
2014, no-smoke zone will be
extended to hospitality venues, including hotels, cafes, bars and restaurants
and long-distance trains.
Source:smokefree.jpn.com/ July 2014
Smoke-free hotels in Japan
Smoke-free hotels in Tokyo
Smoke-free hotels in Kyoto and Nara
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