Why did they stop putting bibles in hotel rooms?

Marriott's decision mirrors others in the industry who are quietly phasing out the long-held tradition of stocking religious material in hotel rooms. read more

The Gideans still put bibles in hotel rooms but now many hotels are afraid to offend people so the hotels refuse to let them put it in. It is ashame people fear men over fearing/loving God. read more

As for how the Bibles end up in the hotel rooms, the Gideons will ceremoniously present a Bible to a hotel manager upon the opening of a new hotel. They then provide more than enough Bibles for each hotel room, to be distributed by the hotel staff. read more

The Bible also served as a silent witness in these hotels after the Gideons had checked out. Today, the Gideons place more than 45,000,000 bibles annually in prisons, hospitals, military bases and, of course, hotel rooms. read more

In 1908, the Bible Project was introduced and it became Gideon’s goal to put a Bible in every hotel room in America. They considered it “a gracious act, wholly in keeping with the divine mission of the Gideon Association.” They started in the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana, and haven’t stopped since. read more