The thesis analyzes the conditions, the current supply and demand for tourism services in the town and region Tábor. An integral part of the thesis consists also in the formulation of examples of a good practice to support the promotion and the turnout of the destination. The analytical part focuses on the analysis of internal and external environment, the SWOT analysis and the analysis of destination management. A new destination marketing of the town and region Tábor is recommended in the final part.

This diploma thesis deals with the function of regional destination management organizations in Czechia. Destination management organizations are founded to implement destination management at various spatial levels (national, regional, local). In Czechia, the issue of destination management is a relatively new area of research. The aim of this work is to clarify the role of destination companies as one of the regional development actors with an emphasis on the development of tourism. The theoretical base is network theory and the concept of destination governance along with other base of the cooperation of actors in tourism development. For purpose to get a general insight into the situation of destination management in Czechia, the analysis of the regional destination companies is a part of the work. In addition, thesis includes the case study of the tourist area of Orlicke hory and Podorlicko, in which the destination company of the same name operates. The case study includes analysis of strategic documents and annual reports of selected actors, semi- structured interviews with representatives of selected organizations from the region and a questionnaire survey among the members of the destination management organization. All of mentioned methods helped to evaluate the functioning and the...

The thesis deals with an analysis of marketing communication instruments in the destination of Blatensko. On the ground of an analysis the current instruments of marketing communication are identified and the efficiency is evaluated. The one part of the thesis is also the suggestion of an optimal comunication mix and the measures which contribute to the next development of marketing communication of the destination Blatensko.

This diploma thesis is focused on the current state of management and organization of tourism in the South Bohemian region and on finding the current offer of tourism products in the context of the development of destination management and marketing. The theoretical part defines the applied theory, related to the solved topic. Primary data was obtained from managed interviews with product managers of South Bohemian tourist areas and from an interview with the director of the South Bohemian Tourism Authority. Secondary data was drawn from websites of individual tourist areas, from www.jiznicechy.cz and from many prospectuses. In the practical part, the tourism management organization applied in the Czech Republic was compared with the organization in selected foreign destinations. As well as an analysis of individual tourist areas was carried out. On the basis of the conducted analyzes and primary research, measures and recommendations were proposed to support the development of destination management and increase the competitiveness of the South Bohemian Region.

L'arrivée d'Internet dans le quotidien de la population des pays industrialisés comme le Canada et la France a eu des effets sur les stratégies de communication externe adoptées par les gestionnaires d'organisations. Plus récemment, grâce au Web 2.0, c'est le Web social qui fait son apparition et qui transforme les façons de communiquer. Les destinations touristiques et plus précisément les organisations de gestion de la destination qui les gèrent et qui en font la promotion sont touchées par ces changements. Cette thèse a comme objectif de répondre à la question de la problématique de départ : comment les organisations de gestion de la destination s'adaptent-elles à ce nouvel environnement communicationnel?Dans cette thèse, la communication externe des organisations de gestion de la destination est explorée à travers le prisme de théories et de modèles de la communication. Le sujet a été étudié dans son contexte, où les médias traditionnels sont bouleversés autant par Internet que par de nouveaux outils disponibles grâce aux nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication. C'est à l'aide d'observations provenant de l'étude d'un cas, celui de Tourisme Montréal, une organisation privée à but non lucratif qui regroupe quelques 750 membres (hôtels, restaurants, attraits touristiques, etc.) que des hypothèses posées en lien avec la problématique de départ ont été vérifiées.Le travail de recherche est divisé en deux grandes parties. La première partie établit les bases de référence pour la construction de la thèse. La seconde partie est dédiée à l'étude d'un cas qui permet de comparer les connaissances théoriques à celles provenant de la réalité d'une organisation de gestion de la destination. La méthodologie de recherche pour l'étude de cas inclut une collecte de données issues de différentes sources, dont l'entretien compréhensif, l'observation et l'analyse de documents. / The arrival of Internet in the daily life of people in industrialised countries like Canada and France has affected organizations' external communication strategies. More recently, the emergence of social media brought forward by Web 2.0 is transforming how people and organizations are communicating. Tourism destinations and more specifically destination management organizations that manage and promote them are affected by these changes. The objective of this thesis is to answer the initial research question: How are destination management organizations adapting to this new communication environment?In this thesis, the external and promotional communication of destination management organizations is studied through the prism of communication models and theories. The subject has been observed in its context where traditional media is challenged by new tools available with new communication and information technology. The case of Tourisme Montréal, a non-profit private organization counting some 750 members (hotels, restaurants, attractions, etc. ) was analysed and the observations participate in the verification of the initial questioning.The work is divided into two major parts. The first part establishes the reference basis for the construction of the thesis. The second part is dedicated to the study of our chosen case, Tourisme Montréal. It compares theory knowledge to the reality of destination management organizations. The methodology used in our research includes data collection from different sources including interviews, observation and the analysis of various types of documents.

The aim of this diploma project is to define cultural tourism in Czech republic and to analyse cultural tourism in Jihlava. This diploma project inludes precautions for improvement of tourism, especially cultural tourism in the city Jihlava.

The aim of this diploma project is to sum up the significance of the castle Rostejn for tourism in the micro-region Telcsko, in which the castle is situated, and point out the problems relevant to the development of this monument at the level of the micro-region.

Teknologiska innovationer är i ständig utveckling. Detta öppnar upp nya möjligheter för diverse branscher att utveckla sig och stärka sitt varumärke. Under de senaste åren har virtuell verklighetsteknik varit en av de snabbast framväxande teknologierna. Med anledning av detta har tekniken uppmärksammas av flera branscher. Virtuell verklighetsteknik anses vara väldigt effektivt när det kommer till produktion av upplevelser. Turismbranschen är en bransch som huvudsakligen grundar sig på upplevelser och erfarenheter. Därför är det av intresse att undersöka den eventuella kopplingen mellan turismbranschen och VR-teknik. I denna uppsats presenteras en kvalitativ studie om virtuell verklighet inom turismmarknadsföring. Denna studie strävar efter att ta reda på vilka effekter applicering av VR-teknik inom turism kan skapa, samt undersöka svar om virtuell verklighetsteknik kan anses vara ett verktyg för marknadsföringen av en destination. Studien visar att flera svenska researrangörer har visat stor intresse för denna sorts teknik samt ser virtuell verklighetsteknik som ett verktyg för PR, kommunikation och marknadsföring. Dock anses denna teknik vara en osäker investering för att generera pengar i gengäld, delvis på grund av att tekniken är relativt ny på marknaden men också att det saknas kompetens hos användarna. / Technological innovations are constantly evolving. This opens up new opportunities for various industries to develop and strengthen their brand. In recent years one of the fastest emerging technologies has become virtual reality technology, which attracted different industries. Virtual reality technology is considered to be very effective when it comes to the production of experiences and because of this factor, the tourism industry is expected to benefit from it. Therefore, it is interesting to investigate the possible link between the tourism industry and virtual reality technology. In this bachelor thesis we represent a qualitative study on virtual reality in tourism marketing. This study aims to find out what effects application of virtual reality technology in tourism can create. Our focus is to examine the question if virtual reality technology can be considered as a marketing tool for a destination. The study shows that several Swedish travel agencies have shown great interest in this kind of technology. They see virtual reality technology as a tool for PR, communication and marketing. However, this technique is still considered an uncertain investment for generating money in return. Partly because this technique is relatively new on the market, but also that there is no user competence.

Destination development has become a key issue in local and regional development. In particular, many governments recognize the industry's potential for fostering economic growth and development. The tourist destination is often conceptualized as a complex network with several levels of interaction – both networks of actors within the destination, but also networks linking it to its surrounding environment with potential and actual customers, other destinations, government bodies and so on. It is hence the assumption here that we cannot fully understand destination development in a particular community unless we have a good understanding of how the key stakeholders interact. By applying different network approaches that are based upon and united by a relational economic geography perspective to the study of destination development, we can widen our understanding of why some destinations struggle to survive and often decline, others maintain a threshold of success as tourist visiting areas, whereas there are still others, which exhibit a high level of competitiveness with local entrepreneurial milieus characterized by growth and long-term development. More generally, this thesis deals with a traditional core issue in economic geography, i.e., to explain what it is that makes a place or region characterized by growth and development. This thesis explores this issue, and expands our knowledge on the links between various types of network structures and growth in a destination context, as demonstrated by case studies of two successful tourism areas. These studies of the Swedish mountain resort of Åre, and of Icehotel in northern Sweden, explore relational destination development and the significance of tourism networks.

The diploma thesis Analysis of destination management in the Ostrava region is about relations between the Ostrava tourist region and tourism itself. Formerly-by-tourism-untouched region has experienced development of the tourism industry and this fact has lead to a need of an effective tourist destination management approach. The destination marketing and management is not done by one superior institution but it is performed by many subjects. The most important ones are the Ostrava city and the Moravian-Silesian Region. The thesis analyzes their planned and realized projects and destination products. The end is dedicated to a suggestion of a new destination product - the Ostrava tourist card.