Smokefree & hospitality

Here are some useful resources on the economic impact of smokefree policies in hospitality.

Resources

1. Summary of studies assessing the impact of smoke-free policies on the hospitality industry [PDF 651KB].
   Prepared by M Scollo and A Lal, VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control.
   Hospitality industry lobby groups often express concern that smoking bans will reduce business in restaurants, pubs and clubs. The evidence, however, shows quite clearly that they do not. Updated January 2008.
2. Tobacco Scam is a new website launched by a Stan Glantz, UCSF tobacco researcher.
   The website quotes tobacco industry documents describing the tobacco industry's strategies to manipulate U.S. and foreign restaurant industry and hospitality associations. The site gives access to authoritative health and economic studies, many available in their entirety for the first time online, and lists front groups and ventilation consultants connected with the tobacco industry.
3. Tobacco Control Online The Economic Impact of Smoke-free Polices on Restaurants and Bars, Andy Hyland,
   13 December 2002. Powerpoint presentation available from the Tobacco Control website [Warning large file: 2.16 MB].
4. The likely economic impact of extension of smoke-free policies in the Australian hospitality industry [640kb Powerpoint],
   Michelle Scollo, 23 June 2003. VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control.