The Implementation of Smoke-free Law in Bali: Economic Impact among Hotels and Restaurants
dr. Ketut Suarjana, MPH
Background
• The high prevalence of smokers in Bali
(31.0%)
• Since 2012 Bali provincial government has
implemented provincial smoke-free law (Perda KTR) followed by smoke-free law at district level (9)
• Smoke-free law: 7 areas (Health, Education,
Background
• Compliance study in 2014 : overall
17,2% (hotels 11,7%, restaurants 2,3%)
• Bali as an international tourist
destination international standard of
the facilities (hotels and the restaurants)
• The compliance remains low : the
Aims
• To assess the economic impact of
smoke-free law implementation
among the hotels and restaurants in Bali
• To gain perception of employer and
employee regarding the
Methods
• The study is a case study (5 hotels
and 4 restaurants located at Denpasar and Badung district)
• Samples selected purposively,
involving 10 managers, 10 employees and 10 visitors
• Data collected: in-depth interview,
Result
• Most of samples (hotels and restaurants)
has implemented Perda KTR
• The implementation:
– Hotels: no smoking signage at stratetgic spots (lobby, pool, rooms), no ashtray
provision, guest rule including smoking ban and fine for the violation
– Restaurants: no smoking signage at
Result
• The managers and employee
perceived the implementation of the Perda KTR well.
• However, they also perceived the
importance of smoking room provision
• Visitors perceived the hotels and
restaurants has already implemented Perda KTR, and they fully agree to
Result
Since the law issued in 2011 then implemented in 2012, the number of visitors slightly decreased, then the number
increased significantly in the year after (2013 and 2014)
Tahun 20100 Tahun 2011 Tahun 2012 Tahun 2013 Tahun 2014 10000
Grafik 1.1 Gambaran Kunjungan Hotel Tahun 2010 - 2014
Result
Tahun 20100 Tahun 2011 Tahun 2012 Tahun 2013 Tahun 2014 10000000
Grafik 1.2 Gambaran Pendapatan Hotel Tahun 2010 - 2014
Hotel 1 Hotel 2 Series 3
Result
Tahun 20100 Tahun 2011 Tahun 2012 Tahun 2013 Tahun 2014 1000000
Grafik 1.3 Gambaran Pendapatan Restaurant Tahun 2010 - 2014
Pendapatan
The average of revenue in restaurant also fluctuating.
Result
Tahun 20100 Tahun 2011 Tahun 2012 Tahun 2013 Tahun 2014 10000000
Grafik 1.4 Gambaran Pembiayaan Maintanance Restaurant Tahun 2010 - 2014
Maintenance
Conclusion
• The implementation of Perda KTR among
hotels and restaurants was vary
• The managers, employees and visitors
support the implementation of the Perda KTR in hotels and restaurants
• Regarding the economic impact, the
smoke-free law implementation has no relationship and even increases the
Policy Recommendation
• The managers should implement the
Perda KTR completely since its