On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:23:24 GMT, "a.spencer3"
wrote:
>During 2006 I had no problem locating hotels that allowed smoking within our
>own room (non-smoking rooms were available for those who wished this).
>
>This year, my travel agent informs me that this is virtually impossible to
>locate (in Italy, specifically).
>
>Has something happened in the meantime?
It's certainly becoming rarer. What happened was that Italy outlawed
smoking in bars and restaurants, except under certain very restrictive
conditions. Everyone thought it would never work, but it turned out
that Italy was full of long-suffering nonsmokers who very quickly made
the most of the law and began complaining about smoke in every other
place as well. For example, among the private group we play cards
with, the nonsmokers began to demand that the smokers go outside to
indulge. Hotels apparently have seen that it pays to ban smoking.
--
Barbara Vaughan
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