Restaurant owner perceptions of the effects of a smoking ban

Support for smoke-free policy among restaurant owners and managers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

“…Finally, the gap between supporting the policy and lack of voluntary action may stem from their concern over possible business decline. Though studies in different countries have shown that business were unaffected or even improved following implementation of smoke-free policies, this concern needs to be properly addressed 24 25 26. The findings in this study are similar to the results of a survey performed in two US cities, which found that most restaurant and bar owners and managers preferred the local government to require the city to be smoke free rather than to choose to go smoke free on their own 26.…”

Smoke-free restaurants in Shanghai: Should it be mandatory and is it acceptable?

“…Restaurant owners who currently allow smoking are more likely to expect negative economic effects compared to those who already have restrictions on smoking in their restaurants [19]. To garner more support for banning smoking in restaurants, owners may need to feel more confident in the evidence that customers will still want to eat in 100% smoke-free restaurants.…”

The Austrian Tobacco Act in practice – Analysing the effectiveness of partial smoking bans in Austrian restaurants and bars

“…Many studies have been conducted to examine adherence to total smoking bans in restaurants and bars, but to our knowledge, there are only a few studies analyzing partial bans on smoking and no studies analyzing the specific type of partial ban which is in place in Austria [15,[21][22][23][24].…”