Originally Posted by
SKT-DK
Personally, I do not think it is a deterrent for tourist arrivals. Most people would likely either not know in advance or be used to it from their origin/transit points. On the contrary it could help showcase the country as taking public health seriously by discouraging smoking.
I always find that you are being hit by a wall of stinky smoke when forced to walk past those smoking rooms - as soon as the door is opened the smoke pours out and lingers in the air for long.
Yeah, but in BKK the smoking rooms were tucked away on the lower level. I've never left from one of those gates, so most would be hard pressed to have any smoke effects unless seeking the rooms out.
This makes BKK less appealing to transit tourists, and departing tourists. Arrival not so much of an issue.