About one in five U.S. adults still smoke, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Matt says his study suggests non-smokers should choose only hotels with no ...

One of the study’s researchers, Georg Matt, a professor of psychology and public health at San Diego State University, noted, “Many hotels claim to offer their guests smoke-free rooms ...

One of the study's researchers, Georg Matt, an SDSU professor of psychology and public health, noted, "Many hotels claim to offer their guests smoke-free rooms, but cannot live up to this promise.

Matt of San Diego State University. In some cases, traces of nicotine in nonsmokers’ urine was more than twice as high […] “Nonsmoking” rooms In hotels that allow smoking elsewhere had up ...

“Hotels have increasingly gone smoke-free ... to choose smoke-free rooms and cannot guarantee that listings are smoke-free, Matt said. “For nonsmoking guests: concerns include exposure to ...