Patricia A McDaniel1, Ruth E Malone1. 1. 1 Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To explore why some hotels have implemented 100% smoke-free policies voluntarily, the perceived consequences of doing so, and media responses. DESIGN: Qualitative study of hotel management and quantitative content analysis of media coverage of smoke-free hotels. SETTING: Hotels and media based in the United States. PARTICIPANTS: Eleven representatives of 5 independent and 4 chain hotels. Other data included 265 news items about smoke-free hotels. METHOD: We conducted 30-minute semi-structured interviews with hotel representatives and analyzed the data using qualitative content analysis. We also searched 3 online news databases for news items about hotels in our study, and collaboratively coded retrieved items; we analyzed the content and slant of news items. RESULTS: Business considerations, including guest requests, competitor action, and cost savings, were the primary motivations for implementing 100% smoke-free guest-room policies. Health concerns played a minimal role. Hotels received positive feedback from customers and employees. Media coverage was favorable, emphasizing positive aspects of going smoke-free; the overall slant of news items was positive or neutral. However, few hotels marketed the change. CONCLUSIONS: Since hotel customers and employees are likely to experience long periods of smoke exposure and smoke-free hotels appear to be so well received, it may be timely to pursue policies making all hotels smoke-free.
PURPOSE: To explore why some hotels have implemented 100% smoke-free policies voluntarily, the perceived consequences of doing so, and media responses. DESIGN: Qualitative study of hotel management and quantitative content analysis of media coverage of smoke-free hotels. SETTING: Hotels and media based in the United States. PARTICIPANTS: Eleven representatives of 5 independent and 4 chain hotels. Other data included 265 news items about smoke-free hotels. METHOD: We conducted 30-minute semi-structured interviews with hotel representatives and analyzed the data using qualitative content analysis. We also searched 3 online news databases for news items about hotels in our study, and collaboratively coded retrieved items; we analyzed the content and slant of news items. RESULTS: Business considerations, including guest requests, competitor action, and cost savings, were the primary motivations for implementing 100% smoke-free guest-room policies. Health concerns played a minimal role. Hotels received positive feedback from customers and employees. Media coverage was favorable, emphasizing positive aspects of going smoke-free; the overall slant of news items was positive or neutral. However, few hotels marketed the change. CONCLUSIONS: Since hotel customers and employees are likely to experience long periods of smoke exposure and smoke-free hotels appear to be so well received, it may be timely to pursue policies making all hotels smoke-free.
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cigarette smoking; hotels; media coverage; smoke-free policies
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