More Hotels Are Checking Out of the Bible Business
The Los Angeles Times’ Hugo Martin reports that a new survey found that only 48 percent of hotels are offering religious texts in rooms, compared to 95 percent in 2006. Martin writes, “Among the reasons for the change, according to industry experts, is a need to appeal to younger American travelers who are less devout than their parents or grandparents and to avoid offending international travelers such as Muslims or Buddhists.” Atheist groups such as the Freedom From Religion Foundation have also been pushing for the removal of Bibles from hotel rooms.