It's near impossible to eat out in Kampot without the smell of vapors or cigarettes inside or outside any restaurant in Kampot, People in Kep seem a bit more civilized and do thier smoking outside.

Kampot & Kep On Course To Be ‘Smoke Free Cities’ In 2021
July 30, 2020 2 Comments kampot, kep, smoking, tourism
Kampot/Kep: Two separate discussion meetings were held in Kep and Kampot provinces on 27 and 28 July 2021 to examine the possibility of the towns into cigarette smoke-free tourist by the end of 2021, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

Mr. Hor Sarun, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism, held the meetings to pave the way and prepare for the promotion of Kep and Kampot as smoke-free tourism cities by the end of 2021, and to participate in strengthening and promoting a smoke-free environment.

The Undersecretary of State also highlighted the global crisis of covid-19, which we must all work together to prevent the spread of the virus in the community, and highlighted the efforts of the Ministry of Tourism to address the issue. There was the proclamation on the Implementation of the Six Tourist Safety Rules, including: Tourism Safety Rules for Accommodation, Food, Road Transport, Waterways, Tourist Resorts and for Tourism Communities to Ensure that Cambodia Remains a Tourist Destination Safe for all.

Mr. Hor Sarun instructed all sub-national administrations, especially the Department of Tourism, to pay attention to disseminating these tourism safety rules to all tourism service businesses to be properly implemented, especially during the upcoming New Year holidays, as there will be a lot of domestic tourists visiting the resorts in the provincial capital.

As a result, the provincial leaders expressed their welcome and support to promote Kep and Kampot as smoke-free tourism cities by the end of 2021.

Afterwards, the working group inspected and evaluated the tourism service businesses in the two cities to prepare and organize the necessary activities in order to promote the two cities to become smoke-free tourism cities by the end of 2021 as planned. KBN

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Highly practical and popular initiative.

They all advertise fresh healthy delicious food and then cover it in cigarette smoke

Why not, I understand Battambang has, and is one of the ‘Smoke Free Cities'.

AndyKK wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:35 pm Why not, I understand Battambang has, and is one of the ‘Smoke Free Cities'.

Is it working probably hard to say in these times whether it has turned customers away or attracted them.

Yes, that information was posted here almost a year ago in July 2020, but it's just chatter so far:
general-chatter/kep-and-kampot-will-smo ... 39682.html

I remember a few years ago some guy on Kampot notice board asked where he could take his family out to eat smoke free , there was practically a lynch mob out looking for him the thread got removed hahaha

Battambang tourism sites to be smoke-free

PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Tourism has chosen Battambang to become a smoke-free city by the end of 2020 to promote public health and develop a smoke-free tourism sector.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1817364/

atst wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:49 pm I remember a few years ago some guy on Kampot notice board asked where he could take his family out to eat smoke free , there was practically a lynch mob out looking for him the thread got removed hahaha

Let's not be ridiculous. It's quite simple to find smoke-free zones. Inside any restaurant with A/C is smoke-free. If you want smoke-free in Cambodia then go A/C. If you sit outside then there will probably be smokers. I smoke, but I'd never smoke in an A/C place anywhere.
There's also a lot of vegan-yoga restaurants/resorts/retreats in Kampot which are probably all non-smoking.

Sorry but in Battambong and smoke anywhere without issue, maybe because im usually the only customer at the moment.