Global Smoke-Free Hospitality

Management of Apo View Hotel asserts they respect the anti-smoking ordinance

The management of Apo View Hotel on Monday assured Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte that they are strictly enforcing the city’s anti-smoking ordinance within the hotel premises.

Source: Sun Star Davao

From France: More 100% smoke-free hotels and 100% smoke-free rental cars

To celebrate World No-Tobacco Day rental car company Europcar France announced all its cars will now be 100% smoke-free. As for the Hotel Chain Ibis that had its first 100% smoke-free hotel in 2006, the trend is growing with now 40 such 100% smoke-free Ibis Hotels.

More Europeans Support Smoke-Free Policy New Survey Reports

The most recent Eurobarometer survey shows more Europeans support smoke-free policies.

The 104 pages report (pdf).

The Blackburne Arms Hotel in Liverpool

The Blackburne Arms Hotel in Liverpool is ahead of the smoke-free regulation coming to England on July 1, 2007.  He encourages others by taking part in  the "Why Wait" campaign.

Another Hotel Chain Goes Smoke-Free on May 1st 2007

Choice Hotels go smoke-free as reported by USA-Today blogger Kitty Bean Yancey and supported by the American Cancer Society.

The bottom line is: it's working for Marriott

That is Bill Marriott's assessment in his blog on February 2007.