AHLA's 2026 State of the Industry report puts hotel GOPPAR at roughly 90% of 2019 levels , so margins are tight, and a single smoking incident costs $120 to $360 in lost room revenue before cleaning, against a recovery fee of $250 to $500 now standard across Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and IHG
Unlike dust or pollen, smoke particles are extremely small and sticky, making them harder to filter out
When tobacco class and health ratings stack in the same underwriting file, carrier selection becomes even more critical because some carriers are more conservative in how they aggregate multiple risk factors while others evaluate each factor more independently and produce more competitive combined outcomes
If an infection enters the body again, the immune system pulls up the file on the infection and is able to quickly fight it off before it causes any significant harm