Blackpool feels the pinch

A recent article reported how many hotels and guest houses are currently for sale,aproximately £55m or real estate,200 hotels and guest houses. Record amounts.

Now,it certainly has been a poor summer,but is it any coincidence that the smoking ban has been brought in?
This is Blackpool,and i would guess smokers make up much more than the nationwide level of 25%.
I would also guess,that it is not a place that appeals to our puritanical health fanatics either. No rush of carrot munchers rushing in to use the leisure facilities.

So,when smokers are planning their holidays,as well as weather and everything else they take into consideration-smoking now becomes a holiday issue.

European countries who do have a smoking ban,have exemptions and indoor smoking areas and weather and cheap food,booze and cigs-its a no brainer really is it.

So Blackpool and other English resorts who have already struggled to compete with cheap package holidays,now have another very major challenge-the UK fascist smoking ban.

It didn't have to be this way-we could have had a smoking ban that appeased smokers and non smokers alike.
Thanks New Labour-but remember- I SMOKE I VOTE