Includes bibliographical references (leaves 191-213).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2002. / Title from title page screen, viewed January 24, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Rodney P. Riegle, George Padavil (co-chairs), Barbara Heyl, Mohamed Nur-Awaleh, Somchai Hiranyakit. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-129) and abstract. Also available in print.

Destination management is a management method, which is based primarily on the cooperation of stakeholders from the private and public sector while ensuring the effective development of tourism in the destination. The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the status of destination management organisation in the promotion of tourism. The actual impact of the functioning of destination management organisation on tourism cannot be directly analyzed. However destination management organisation, through implementing projects focused mainly on marketing and cooperation with other stakeholders, positively promotes tourism in the destination.

Main objective of the thesis is an analysis of tourism on Písecko from the perspective of the tourism market. On the basis of the status of the prepare to upgrade the tourism product, including its placing on the market. An important part of the preparation of the project of the tourism product in the selected area.

The subject of master thesis "The proposal of dark tourism development project" is to create a project, which will lead to higher attendace in the Terezín Memorial. The thesis consists of theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part explains questions about tourism, dark tourism and methods wich were used during processing this thesis. The practical part of the thesis focuses on creating dark tourism development project. Project processing hase a base in the results of analysis which were processed in bachelor thesis "Preconditions of commercial use in tourism of concentration capms".

Tourism, a current phenomenon, dynamically develops. Demands of visitors on a comprehensive destination product are increasing thanks to an increasing amount of spendable financial resources and rising fund of free time. In this context not only the competition among destinations but also the pressure to the destination potential are growing. Soft tourism forms emerged in an effort to minimize negative impacts of tourism activities on the region as well as to maintain modern regional life standards and to enable its further development. Thanks to their substance, the soft tourism forms are often count among components of sustainable development. Nevertheless, the soft tourism forms are based on the unique destination potential, its atmosphere and natural environment more than the traditional ones. Therefore also their activities must be developed sustainably and at least with the same intensity as the other forms. The issues of the implementation of sustainable development elements into the wine tourism activities in South Moravian destination are discussed in the thesis on the background of strategic documents, proclamations and studies of more experienced foreign wine tourism destinations. The aim is to contribute to the sustainability of South Moravian region development through the care for the...

<p>U doktorskoj disertaciji predstavljena je problematika poslovanja motela kao ugostiteljskih objekata i prilagođavanje postojećih poslovnih modela potrebama tranzitnih turista. U teorijskom delu doktorske disertacije predstavljena su glavna teorijska ishodi&scaron;ta koja se bave problematikom definisanja motela kao ugostiteljskih<br />objekata, tranzitnih turista i tranzitnog turizma, elemenata poslovnog modela, inovativnosti u ugostiteljstvu. U empirijskom delu doktorske disertacije predstavljeni su rezultati istraživanja dobijenih pomoću sledećih istraživačkih metoda: analiza podataka<br />na Veb sajtovima motela, opažanje, strukturirani dubinski intervju i dva anketna istraživanja, s potencijalnim gostima i aktualnim gostima motela u Srbiji. U perspektivnom delu doktorske disertacije predstavljeni si konkretni saveti za unapređenje postojećih poslovnih modela i kreiranje novog poslovnog modela<br />prilagođenog potrebama tranzitnih turista.</p> / <p>In the PhD thesis motels as hospitality facilities and adapting existing business models for the needs of transit tourists are represented. In the theoreti cal part of this thesis the main theoretical sources which deal with the problem of defining a motel as catering facility, transit tourists and transit tourism, elements o f business model, innovation in hospitality industrzy are represented. In the empirical part of the thesis are represented the results of the research obtained using the following research methods: data analysis on motel websites, observation, structured in-depth interviews and two surveys,&nbsp; with potential guests and guests of the motel in&nbsp; Serbia. In the prospective part of the thesis are shown concrete advisory advices for existing business models and for creating a new business model baised on the needs of transit tourists.</p>

The objective of this study was to propose a cultural and social event represents the Roma culture as a tourism product, including its material, technical, administrative, financial and commercial terms. Project proposal was based on a survey of currently offers of cultural events in Vlašim, analysis results, the preferences of visitors, potential restrictions by state and local authorities. Another objective was to evaluate the benefits of proposed event for tourism development in the surveyed area.

The main objective of this thesis was through the analysis of tourism products in the hinterland Voticko point out deficiencies in the offer and subsequently propose a project that would innovate product portfolio of tourism in the selected region.

The aim of the diploma thesis is to propose a hunting tourism project. The project takes place in the Strakonice micro region which is characterized by relatively healthy and undamaged environment. The proposal of the project takes advantage from the natural potential and supply of the region and countryside. The proposal focused on increasing the knowledge of the tourism participants about the hunting tourism like a part of the countryside and culture.