Indian hotels caught out by non-smoking policy
Posted by Vineeth Purushothaman on Sep 29, 2008 in Industry news |
India is to introduce a non-smoking rule that comes into effect from the 2nd of October 08.
And the industry is upset - according to a representative of a leading industry association in India “The FHRAI will file a case against the government’s anti-smoking rule in two or three days time. The body has got the legal opinions from leading lawyers,’
The main complaint is not so much the law itself, but the time given to the hoteliers - they say it is too short to construct a smoking room with prescribed ventilation facilities.
Under the new rule hotels, restaurants, discos, pubs, discos and bars will be classified as public places and smoking is not allowed.
So what do the travellers make of all this? We welcome your thoughts on the subject….