Directory of Restaurants and Bars Resources

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• Assessment of the Impact of a 100% Smoke-Free Ordinance on Restaurant Sales

  http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/Restaurants_MMWR.html
  When the city of West Lake Hills, Texas, went smoke-free, restaurant sales were studied before and after.

• Colorado Breath: Bar and Restaurant Employees Against Tobacco Hazards

  http://www.breathcolorado.org/
  News, education, and advocacy for restaurant and bar workers.

• Economic Impact of the Smokefree Bar Law in California

  http://apha.confex.com/apha/128am/techprogram/paper_15542.htm
  Summary of latest research on effect on bar revenues of going smokefree.

• Economic Impacts of Smoke-Free Environments

  http://www.tcsg.org/sfelp/economic.htm
  Effect of going smokefree on restaurants, bars, hotels, tourism, and sales.

• Effect of smokefree bar law on bar revenues in California

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/9/1/111.2.full
  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.

• Impact of a Smoking Ban on Restaurant and Bar Revenues

  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5307a2.htm
  Research finds no effect on El Paso restaurant and bar revenues occurred after a strong smokefree ordinance went into effect in 2002.

• Letter from San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce

  http://www.tobacco.org/News/010129garth.html
  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.

• New York City's Smoke-Free Air Act Has Not Hurt Restaurant Business

  http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=65
  Researchers at Cornell University found that a smoke-free policy for restaurants attracts more business and revenue than it drives away.

• No Change in Tourism after Restaurants go Smokefree

  http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/281/20/1911
  Debunking tobacco industry arguments, economic analysis shows that in fact smokefree laws do not hurt tourist business, and may even increase business.

• Quality of Studies of The Economic Effects of Smokefree Policies on the Hospitality Industry

  http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/suppl/2003/02/26/11.4.DC1
  Scientific article reviews almost 100 economic studies on the economic effects of smokefree policies at restaurants and bars.

• Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban Has Not Hurt CA Business

  http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=62
  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.

• Smoke Free World

  http://www.smokefreeworld.com/
  Worldwide guide to smokefree entertainment, dining, travel and business. Well organized!

• Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful

  http://hotel-online.com/Neo/News/PressReleases1998_2nd/June98_DataSmokeFree.html
  June 1998 sales tax receipts indicate bar business is doing well in California after going smokefree.

• Smoke-free Restaurant Laws

  http://www.repace.com/fact_rest.html
  Graphs restaurant revenues before and after smokefree laws.

• Study of Smoking Ban in Restaurants

  http://www.gasp.org/restaurants.html#Ban
  Research finds that New York City's smoking ban has not hurt business.

• Thirty Compelling Reasons to Become a Smoke-Free Restaurant

  http://www.gaspforair.org/gasp/gedc/artcl-new.php?ID=68
  Article from GASP of Colorado lists the reasons.

 

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