Franconian Beer Message Board

Nonsmoking in Bamberg
Posted by Bill Baburek on 2008-01-24 09:22:07
Hi to all, We own three bars in Omaha, NE and have been under a smoking ban for the last 16 months. We fought the ban, since it was not a total ban and applied only to those places serving food. Well...since the ban our business has been up 34%. We could not be happier. We lost a few customers who used our place as a smoking lounge from thier workplace, but we gained a ton of new customers who avoided going out to bars due to the smoke. We also gained families who now will bring thier kids because of the cleaner air. We also save money because we don't have to pay for smokeeaters. Anyway I have been to Bamberg 4 times and am preparing for our next trip this April. This time however, I will be bringing 33 of my beer loving customers with me. I have conviced them that Franconia is a must visit for anyone who says they love beer. We will be staying at Fassala for two nights. Out of those 34 people going only 1 smokes, so we were delighted to learn of the smoking ban in Bavaria. I wondered how well it would be enforced, especially in some of the smaller village pubs. Sounds like it is being enforced in Bamberg, but I will be curious to find out if that holds true everywhere. Hi, to Fred, we still have very fond memories of our trip to Annafest. I will never forget Frank arguing with that guy from Forccheim about which town made better beer...crazy.
 
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