Despite rapid growth of avitourism globally, the international market potential of avitourism in South Africa, which has remarkable birdlife, is not fully utilised. This research aimed to profile international avitourists by investigating their behavioural involvement, motivations, preferences, agreement to ecotourism principles, and awareness of avitourism in South Africa. Primary data were gathered by distributing questionnaires at the British Birdwatching Fair and Dutch Vogelfestival. Exploratory factor analyses (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were applied. The results indicated that avitourists differ in terms of behavioural involvement, motivation and preferences for each fair and birder type (casual, active or committed), but agreed on ecotourism principles. A second-order CFA model for avitourist motivation revealed three new constructs – wellbeing, intellectual activity and engagement. Respondents indicated relatively low awareness but high interest in visiting South Africa as a birding destination. The results support the South African avitourism industry potential in product development and destination marketing. / Transport, Logistics and Tourism / M.Com. (Tourism Management)

The aim of this thesis was to analyze the potential of the airport, the impact of the development and modernization on tourism in the region. As a suggestion for further development of the airport was designed integration into the European project Danube - Vltava.

The main aim of the work was to apply the principles of sustainability and responsibility in the tourist destinations with the concept of Smart cities and Smart Regions and the use of modern methods and trends for the development of tourism in the tourist destination. These targets were applied to the town of Český Krumlov. One part of the thesis is quantitative research, which examines relations between residents of Český Krumlov and its visitors. According to research results, the design part was elaborated. The suggestions are focused on the development of new smart technologies in transport. Smart, modern and sustainable traffic management in the destination is one of the important components of the Smart City concept. The aim of the suggestion part is to create comprehensive traffic management system that could be useful for visitors of the city and for residents too.

O município de Porto Alegre possui uma única estação de transbordo localizada no bairro Lomba do Pinheiro (Zona Leste) que recebe todo o resíduo sólido urbano (RSU) coletado, que tem como destino final o aterro sanitário localizado em Minas do Leão/RS. Uma parte deste material é triado, com separação de materiais recicláveis que são vendidos às indústrias de reciclagem através de unidades de triagem conveniadas à prefeitura local e material orgânico, que através do processo de compostagem é transformado em composto e comercializado. Foi feito um levantamento de dados relativos aos RSU como: volumes de coleta, quilometragem percorrida pelos caminhões de coleta, custo de equipamentos e áreas disponíveis no município. Após a análise destes dados, constatou-se a possibilidade de otimizar o serviço de coleta e de disposição final. Esta otimização pretende reduzir tanto os impactos ambientais gerados por estas atividades, bem como os custos decorrentes. A criação de uma segunda estação de transbordo, proposta para a área do já enclausurado aterro da Zona Norte, foi a opção que melhor atendeu aos critérios estabelecidos. A nova estação de transbordo apresenta vantagens relacionadas à adoção de novas tecnologias, à economia e a preservação ambiental. A área escolhida para o novo transbordo levou em conta aspectos como: centralidade, área útil disponível e provável facilidade no licenciamento ambiental. Na concepção do novo transbordo sugere-se a instalação de equipamentos compactadores, bem como medidas para maximizar a triagem de resíduos e o conseqüente diminuição de materiais destinados ao aterro sanitário, com conseqüente economia no transporte e aumento da vida útil do aterro. Para a estação de transbordo atual, na Lomba do Pinheiro, sugere-se um aumento na triagem de resíduos e o conseqüente aumento na produção do composto. Estas providências reduzem significativamente a massa de resíduos que diariamente é destinada ao aterro em Minas do Leão. / The city of Porto Alegre has a single transshipment station located in the district of Lomba do Pinheiro (East) that receives all the colleted municipal solid waste (MSW) , which has as final destination the sanitary landfill located in nearby city of Minas do Leão / RS. Part of this waste is separated and the recyclable materials are sold to local recycling industries of recycling through units of selection that have signed agreements with the city authorities. The organic waste goes through the process o composting and then sold. A survey was done on MSW looking at: volumes of collection, milage of the collecting trucks, the cost of equipment and available areas in the county. After analysis of these data, there was the possibility to optimize the service of collection and final disposal. This optimization reduces both the environmental impacts generated by these activities as well as the costs involved. The creation of a second transhipment station in the Northern District sanitary landfill area was the option that best met the established criteria. This new transhipment station has advantages related to the adoption of new technologies, the economy and environmental preservation. The area chosen for the new transshipment station took into account aspects such as: central location, available usefull area and easy environmental licensing. The concept of a new transhipment station suggests the installation of compacting equipments as well as actions to maximize the sorting of waste and the consequent reduction of materials destinated to the landfill with consequent economy in transport and increasing the useful life of the landfill. To the Lomba Pinheiro transshipment station it is suggested an increase in the sorting of waste and the consequent increase in the production of compost. These procedures significantly reduce the mass of daily waste that is destinated to the landfill in Minas do Leão.

The focus is on cross-sectional dependence in panel trade flow models. We propose alternative specifications for modeling time invariant factors such as socio-cultural indicator variables, e.g., common language and currency. These are typically treated as a source of heterogeneity eliminated using fixed effects transformations, but we find evidence of cross-sectional dependence after eliminating country-specific effects. These findings suggest use of alternative simultaneous dependence model specifications that accommodate cross-sectional dependence, which we set forth along with Bayesian estimation methods. Ignoring cross-sectional dependence implies biased estimates from panel trade flow models that rely on fixed effects. / Series: Working Papers in Regional Science

The focus is on cross-sectional dependence in panel trade flow models. We propose alternative specifications for modeling time invariant factors such as socio-cultural indicator variables, e.g., common language and currency. These are typically treated as a source of heterogeneity eliminated using fixed effects transformations, but we find evidence of cross-sectional dependence after eliminating country-specific effects. These findings suggest use of alternative simultaneous dependence model specifications that accommodate cross-sectional dependence, which we set forth along with Bayesian estimation methods. Ignoring cross-sectional dependence implies biased estimates from panel trade flow models that rely on fixed effects. / Series: Working Papers in Regional Science

The aim of thesis is to analyze the concept of tax revenue of municipalities in the Czech Republic from the perspective of the existing recommendations of the theory of fiscal federalism and fiscal decentralization. Based on the information gathered to assess the budget destination tax, its development, the status quo. This work analyzes how it was in the period observed eight selected theoretical recommendations. Selected recommendations relating to tax benefits from mobile tax bases, non-equivalent tax and non-mobile tax bases, tax collection for the decentralization of economic assumptions and the efficient operation of local authorities. The analysis is a finding that was not complied with all of these theoretical recommendations in full.

The thesis focuses on analysis of provided services in experience tourism in Šumava region and Bavarian forest. The thesis evaluates services, their width and depth, according to marketing survey. This analysis is followed by analysis of possible options to diversify tourist product offerings.

The first aim was to define the market of travel agencies in the Czech Republic. Secondary data were used to discover trends including marketing trends and to compare Czech market with abroad markets. Next aim was to do an interview about financial crisis with travel agencies in Ceske Budejovice. Found out data were used for the next proposal. To be able to compete with German travel agencies Czech ones should initiate more chartered flights and adjust first minute and last minute benefits. To face up financial crisis travel agencies should have advantageous offers (different discounts, grant loans). It would be good to target the young people using the internet. Finally, the total number of travel agencies in the Czech Republic is supposed to decrease because big travel agencies are getting popular than small ones.

The main object of this thesis is to analyse the total potential of tourism in Znojmo District and to suggest the main measures and priorities for further tourism development in this region based on the analysis.