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The thesis deals with the issues of the rival tourist destinations and the question concerned with the measurement of competitiveness. The objective is to propose tactical measures for the Destination management company of the town Český Krumlov and thereby strengthen the competitive position of this destination. To meet the goals of the thesis it proceeds from the research of foreign approaches to measure competitiveness that is modified in conditions of the Czech tourist destination. It specifically uses AHP method to determine the importance of the competitiveness's factors and combination of different techniques for gathering information to assess the degree of fulfilling these factors. The data obtained from Český Krumlov are compared with other competing destinations in the Czech Republic and on its basis it formulates appropriate recommendations (measures).

Magister Artium - MA / This paper seeks to explore a number of issues in relation to tourism, particularly cultural tours, in Cape Town from the apartheid era to the new political dispensation in South Africa. Cultural tourism is not merely about commerial activities. It is an ideological framing of history of people, nature, and culture, a framing that has power to reshape culture and nature for its own needs. In the South African context, this can be seen from the early decades of the twentieth century, but for the purposes of this study it will focus from the 1950s onwards to the present political period. The dominant ideology and political conditions at a given time shape cultural tourism. / South Africa

O turismo de aventura, visto como forma de turismo alternativo, deve seguir os princípios da sustentabilidade. A cidade de Três Coroas utiliza-se de seus recursos naturais na promoção do turismo de aventura. Entre as modalidades de turismo de aventura existentes no município, o rafting é predominante, e identificar como esta atividade se desenvolve é relevante para o desenvolvimento do turismo local. O estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a sustentabilidade das atividades do turismo de aventura em Três Coroas, a exemplo do rafting, utilizando critérios do Adventure Tourism Development Index (ATDI). Os dados da pesquisa foram coletados por meio de entrevistas, observação participante e pesquisas bibliográficas. As entrevistas foram realizadas com cinco empresários das operadoras de turismo de aventura e com o diretor de turismo do município. Os dados coletados foram utilizados para a avaliação e classificação do turismo de aventura do município. A análise destes dados foi feita por meio dos critérios do ATDI. Foram avaliadas como positivas a relação entre o poder público e os empresários, que colocam o turismo como fator estratégico para o desenvolvimento do município, as boas condições da qualidade dos serviços e da infraestrutura. As deficiências foram encontradas na falta de controle sobre a capacidade de carga suportada pelo ambiente, problemas com a poluição do rio Paranhana, utilizado nas atividades de turismo, e carência de serviços básicos que são fundamentais para o desenvolvimento sustentável do turismo, como saneamento básico e saúde. A diversificação das atividades por meio de investimento em novos segmentos de turismo alternativo podem significar melhor aproveitamento do fluxo turístico do município. / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES / Adventure tourism, as a form of alternative tourism, should follow the principles of sustainability. The city of Três Coroas uses natural resources to promote adventure tourism. Among the existing adventure tourism activities in the city, the rafting is the more relevant activity to the development of local tourism. The research's objective was assess the sustainability of adventure tourism activities in the city of Três Coroas, using the pillars of Adventure Tourism Development Index (ATDI). The survey data were collected by interviews, participant observation and literature research. The interviews were conducted with five businessmen of adventure tourism and the municipal tourism director. The collected data were used for the assessment and classification of Três Coroas' adventure tourism, by the criteria of the Adventure Tourism Development Index. The relationship between public authorities and entrepreneurs, who put tourism as a strategic factor for the city's development, the quality of services, and the infrastructure were assessed as positive. The lack of control, over the carrying capacity supported by the environment, insufficient basic services, that are essential to the sustainable development of tourism, such as basic sanitation and health, and the Paranhana's river pollution problems were classified as negative. The tourism diversification by investing in new alternative tourism segments can mean better utilization of the tourist flow in the city.

El presente trabajo identifica los factores principales de la variable tourism experience en un contexto local y se mide en relación a la satisfacción por parte de turistas que hayan usado algún alojamiento compartido en un viaje de ocio. / This work identifies the main factors of the variable tourism experience in a local context and is measured in relation to the satisfaction of tourists who have used some shared accommodation on a leisure trip. / Trabajo de investigación

This study explores the branding, and promotion of tourist destinations in Cameroon. The research aims to identify strategies and challenges faced in positioning Cameroon as a competitive tourist destination and suggest areas for improvement. The research methodology employed a combination of content analysis, case studies, and interviews with industry experts. The findings highlight the significance of effective branding and promotion strategies in attracting tourists and creating economic benefits. Challenges such as language barriers and access to industry experts were encountered during the research process. The study recommends further research with a larger time frame to gain more insights. Overall, this research contributes to understanding the implications and opportunities for enhancing the branding and promotion efforts of tourist destinations in Cameroon.

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In the mediated narrative about Lampedusa as a destination, thetourist’s mobility is indicating consumption. The recommendation of a boatride off Lampedusa’s coast to best experience/consume Lampedusa’s beauty,stands in great contrast to the boat rides in the narrative of the mobility ofthe migrant/refugee. This research is investigating the mediation andmobility processes working in the narrative of Lampedusa’s social structuresas a destination for the two human mobility categories the Tourist and theMigrant/Refugee. Mediated material concerning the two categories of humanmobility, the tourist and the migrant/refugee has been collected on theInternet. Material from two tourist destination communication platforms isillustrating the mobility of the tourist and the narrative of Lampedusa as atourist destination. While material from two humanitarian-aidcommunication platforms serve to illustrate the narrative of the mobility ofthe migrant/refugee and of the humanitarian crisis at the destination and itssurrounding waters. In order to a get fuller understanding of the mediatednarrative of Lampedusa I have added articles from English and Italianspeaking online news channels. The included material is selected following anon-probability, purposive sampling method. The result of the studydemonstrates that by maintaining the meditated narrative of the tourist as aconsumer, the mobility of the tourist is weakening the mobility of themigrant/refugee. And the narrative of Lampedusa is reinforcing the socialpower structures of the tourist from the Global North and themigrant/refugee from the Global South, as a representation of the politicaland moral consensus of postcolonialism.

LORD, shall we not bring these gifts to your service? Shall we not bring to your service all our powers For life, for dignity, grace and order, And intellectual pleasures of the senses? The LORD who created must wish us to create And employ our creation again in His service Which is already His service in creating. For man is joined spirit and body, And therefore must serve as spirit and body. Visible and invisible, two worlds meet in Man; Visible and invisible must meet in his temple; You must not deny the body. Choruses from "The Rock" T.S. Eliot We read in this stanza, from a T.S. Eliot poem, a description of man. Here we find man as a created being experiencing the two separate worlds that merge within him. We witness the coexistence of these two worlds in life and death, in our ideals and our temporality, in what we desire to be and what we are. This thesis is a study (in architectural terms) of humanity touching the ideal, of the ephemeral brushing the eternal. And beauty, I must not deny beauty. / Master of Architecture

This diploma work deals with the satisfaction of clients with services of the Tourist Information Centre in Znojmo, Czechia. The objective was to ascertain this satisfaction by means of an inquiry and comparison of information centres and to suggest recommendations and improvements that should finally lead to greater satisfaction of clients. In the theoretical part hereof, I have focused on the explanation of basic terminology related to tourism, tourist information centres, marketing research and satisfaction inquiry. In the practical part hereof, by means of a special questionnaire that I prepared, I have been ascertaining satisfaction of clients in the Tourist Information Centre in Znojmo. I have also been comparing tourist information centres in other towns and cities of similar size as the City of Znojmo. In conclusion, I have put down some recommendations and improvements which should finally lead to greater satisfaction of clients.