September 19, 2003
A Positive Step
I was very pleased to read today about the trend of hotels completely disallowing smoking.
This is an excellent example of positive change (this time in the health arena) brought forth WITHOUT LEGISLATION. As time proves that these hotels do not disappear due to shrinking profits, other businesses will follow suit.
And that, my friends, makes me smile. Very broadly. (And breathe more easily).
hln
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>From New York to California, small and mid-size hotels have gone smoke-free,
cleaning, deodorizing and redecorating rooms once reserved for smokers and
designating them nonsmoking.
One major reason is that fewer guests are requesting smoking rooms. But hotel managers point to other benefits: lower room maintenance costs and a marketing tool at a time when the business has been hurt by a sluggish economy.
"In all of our publications, we promote a smoke-free environment, and we've gotten calls because of it. Families with kids, it's attractive to them. It reinforces cleanliness and safety," said Chris Canavos, manager of the 98-room Howard Johnson's in Williamsburg, Virginia, which went smoke-free during a renovation three years ago.
This is an excellent example of positive change (this time in the health arena) brought forth WITHOUT LEGISLATION. As time proves that these hotels do not disappear due to shrinking profits, other businesses will follow suit.
And that, my friends, makes me smile. Very broadly. (And breathe more easily).
hln
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