A new Web site helps travelers search for and book rooms at hotels that do not offer pay-per-view porn.
The Adult Freedom Foundation (AFF) Monitor has found that Phil Burress with Citizens for Community Values created CleanHotels.com to help Christian families and business travelers find hotels in harmony with their beliefs.
The site says "Pull the Plug on PPV Porn!"
"We surveyed 43,000 hotels across America," Burress said in a CitizenLink “Focus on the Family” report, "and we’ve identified about 18,000 hotels in just about every city there is."
One entire chain appearing on the list is Best Western. Spokeswoman Paige Donnelly said while each hotel is independently owned, there are specific guidelines each must follow.
"They are prohibited," Donnelly explained, "from offering any entertainment that’s classified as adult, pornographic or obscene."
Pat Trueman, Family Research Council's senior legal counsel, said the Web site would help people avoid temptation.
"That is a big step forward," Trueman said. "No one else is doing that."
And he pointed out, "There are couple of chains like The Ritz-Carlton that have refused to carry pornography and we understand that they have not been hurt financially because they get good support."
Burress said the long-term goal is to get the entire hotel industry out of the porn business.
