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- Assessment of the Impact of a 100% Smoke-Free Ordinance on Restaurant Sales - When the city of West Lake Hills, Texas, went smoke-free, restaurant sales were studied before and after.
www.tobacco.org/Documents/Restaurants_MMWR.html
- Comparing Environmental Tobacco Smoke Intake Among Restaurant Workers and Adults at Home - Original research measured ETS exposures at work (for restaurant workers) and compared it to measured exposures at home. Work exposure is generally higher.
www-mcnair.berkeley.edu/98journal/cquan
- Critique of Dunham and Marlow studies - Analysis of the Dunham and Marlowe "studies" commissioned by Philip Morris that claim to show that going smokefree hurts business.
www.no-smoke.org/dunham_marlow.html
- Economic Effects of Going Smokefree - Economic studies on the effect on revenues of businesses (mostly restaurants) going smokefree.
www.ocat.org/body_a5_economics.htm
- Economic Iimpact of the Smokefree Bar Law in California - Summary of latest research on effect on bar revenues of going smokefree.
apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/paper_15542.htm
- Economic Impacts of Smoke-Free Environments - Effect of going smokefree on restaurants, bars, hotels, tourism, and sales.
www.tcsg.org/sfelp/economic.htm
- Effect of smokefree bar law on bar revenues in California - Objective data (sales tax) and rigorous analysis (multiple linear regression analysis) reveals that smokefree bars laws are not bad for the bar business; on the contrary, these laws appear to be good for business.
tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/9/1/111a
- Going Smoke Free Profitably - Guide for restaurants outlines the health and financial benefits of going 100% smokefree, and how to maximize profits when making the conversion.
www.execpc.com/~jlohman/going_smoke_free_profitably.htm
- Letter from San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce - In 1990, San Luis Obispo, California became the first city in the world to ban smoking in all public buildings including bars and restaurants. Since then, the number of eating and drinking establishments in the city have grown, taxable transacations from eating and drinking establishments have eclipsed statewide levels, the number of tourists to the city has grown exponentially, and the occupany tax collected by the city is at a record high.
www.tobacco.org/News/010129garth.html
- Maine Declares Restaurant Smoke Ban a Success - When Maine's restaurants went smokefree, business in restaurants increased during the first three quarters the law was on the books.
www.no-smoking.org/sept00/09-20-00-2.html
- Massachusetts Report on Economic Effect of Restaurants Going SmokeFree - Summarizes a report on the economic effects of restaurant smoking restrictions on restaurant business in Massachusetts. Concludes it did not lead to a decrease in business.
www.state.ma.us/dph/media/2001/pr0327a.htm
- New York City's Smoke-Free Air Act Has Not Hurt Restaurant Business - Researchers at Cornell University found that a smoke-free policy for restaurants attracts more business and revenue than it drives away.
www.gaspforair.org/gedc/gedcrbus.htm
- No Change in Tourism After Passage of Smokefree Restaurant Laws - Contrary to the tobacco industry, laws banning smoking in restaurants do not hurt tourist business, and may be related to increased business, according to an article in the May 26 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
mqthealth.org/PRSmokeFree.htm
- No change in tourism after restaurants go smokefree - Debunking tobacco industry arguments, economic analysis shows that in fact smokefree laws do not hurt tourist business, and may even increase business.
www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/sci-news/1999/snr0526.htm#joc81586
- Non-Smoking Restaurants in Paris, in France and in the World - From the French Non-Smokers' Rights Association, Droit à l'air pur.
www.droit-air-pur.com/no-smoking restaurants.htm
- Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban Has Not Hurt CA Business - In contrast to predictions of economic ruin, bars around the state appear to have enjoyed a healthy increase in business during the first year of smokefree bars, 1999 sales data show.
www.gaspforair.org/gedc/gedcecca.htm
- Restaurants Mark One Year Smoke-free - News article on the one-year anniversary of restaurants going somkefree in Springfield, MA reports that fears of lost business "have disappeared along with the smoke".
www.masslive.com/springfield/unionnews/index.ssf?/news/pstories/se33smok.html
- Restaurants Not Hurt by Smoking Ban, Study Finds - Erie County's law prohibiting smoking in restaurants has not hurt business in the restaurant industry, a recent study finds.
www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20000830/1042239.asp
- Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful - June 1998 sales tax receipts indicate bar business is doing well in California after going smokefree.
hotel-online.com/Neo/News/PressReleases1998_2nd/June98_DataSmokeFree.html
- Smoke-free Restaurant Laws - Graphs restaurant revenues before and after smokefree laws.
www.repace.com/fact_rest.html
- Smoke-Free Restaurants and Revenues - Summary of economic research through 1999.
www.scarcnet.org/alerts/sfrestaurants.htm
- Smokefree Dining Online: Your Guide to Smokefree Restaurants in the US - Tired of breathing tobacco smoke when you're eating? Smokefree Dining Online has a large listing of restaurants where the air you breathe is clean and safe.
www.smokefreedining.org
- Smoking and Diners - Article in Roadside magazine. Real world examples make the case that going smokefree is good for the diner business.
www.roadsidemagazine.com/nosmoke_new.html
- Study of Smoking Ban in Restaurants - Research finds that New York City's smoking ban has not hurt business.
www.gasp.org/nyrest.html
- Tourism and Hotel Revenues Before and After Passage of Smoke-Free Restaurant Ordinances - Economic research finds that going smokefree doesn't hurt business, and may actually increase business.
jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v281n20/abs/joc81586.html
- Twenty-Five Reasons to Become a Smoke-Free Restaurant - 1999 article from GASP of Colorado.
gasp.somedec.com/edu/old/25_reasons.html
- Research Summary: Effect of going Smokefree on Business - Summary of the research on the effect on revenues of businesses going smokefree.
www.ocat.org/body_a5a.htm
- Smoke Free World - Worldwide guide to smokefree entertainment, dining, travel and business. Well organized!
www.smokefreeworld.com
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