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Jump to full article: USA Today, 2008-11-17
Author: Gary Stoller, USA TODAY

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Amid growing public concern about the dangers of secondhand smoke, the number of lodgings prohibiting smoking indoors has tripled in three years, according to a USA TODAY analysis of American Automobile Association data.

There are more than 8,300 smoke-free lodgings in the USA -- nearly 6,000 more than in 2005, AAA's figures show.

CHART: Smoke-free hotels across the USA

More than 7,000 of the smoke-free lodgings are hotels, motels, inns and B&Bs, while the rest are condos, cottages and other rentals.

AAA has the most extensive list of smoke-free lodgings, but the total is undoubtedly higher.

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