This Diploma thesis focuses on the evaluation of the Pilsen European Capital event. The evaluation is based on three aspects: marketing, visit rate and the attitude of the domestic population. The marketing section is focused on the description of the main marketing tools in terms of their efficiency and application. The visit rate is used to measure the success of the event to a certain extent. The attitude of the domestic population is applied to express the meaning of the Pilsen inhabitant approach and information accessibility while being the European Capital of Culture. The theoretical part describes the wide meaning of marketing management of destination and attitudes towards the event in general. The practical part informs about the European Capital of Culture title and the results of two surveys carried out with the stress on marketing, visit rate and the attitude of the domestic population. The final chapter includes the summary of the conclusions and suggestions for future improvement.

A thesis is concerned with the functioning of the State Castle and Chateau of Cesky Krumlov and with the impact of the UNESCO monument on the krumlov's tourist destination and region. A theoretical part is focused on area of the legal regulations of monument preservation and on possibilities of the financing of historical monuments in the Czech republic, as well as on economic contexts of the historical areas and on the theory of regional development and tourist trade. An applicative part focuses on the rich history of krumlov's region, as well as on the building and historical development of the town Český Krumlov. The basic part is dedicated to the economic analyze of functioning of the castle and to the effectiveness of functioning of krumlov's tourist destination. Krumlov should be apprehended in the wider regional context therefore is final part dedicated to the analyze of potential regional tourist corridors. The aim of this thesis is to make analyze of functioning of the State Castle and Chateau Český Krumlov in light of effectiveness and operating potential into the future and demonstrate basis functional absences and unimproved developing potentiality of krumlov's tourist destination in the wider context of regional development.

The thesis is focused on designing of a project of a natural park Czech Canada, and is divided into two main parts. In the theoretical section first defines the basic characteristics of tourism. Afterwards is described destination management and marketing. The practical part presents the natural park Czech Canada. Further analysis of the internal environment through the primary and secondary offerings. The following analysis of the external environment by using methods of PESTEL. After the SWOT analysis, followed by designing a project for the extended marketing mix of tourism.

This diploma thesis deals with complex evaluation of tourism competitiveness of five Moravian regions. First chapter explains basic definitions related to the tourism and regional competitiveness. Second chapter analyzes in detail natural conditions, economics, transport, people and tourism of the regions. In the third chapter, the competitiveness of Moravian regions in three areas (economics, people and tourism) and as a whole is examined through the method of the economic n-angle.

The Internet has grown to become one of the most influential tools affecting the tourism industry. This study seeks to explore a smaller piece of a widely recognized phenomenon, breaking off to study the impacts of online reviews on TripAdvisor and electronic word-of-mouth in the hotel sector. The study further attempts to identify problems and advantages with the increased use of consumer generated media-sites. One of the main motivations for this study is also the lack of profound studies examining hotel responses to online reviews and destination impacts. The scope of this study is limited to examine three hotels and their respective reviews, on the Aland Islands. Thus this study does not necessarily seek to generalize results in other instances. The identified problem in this thesis is that hotel operators experience difficulties in managing what is being written about them as the perception of time and space changes, owing to the Internet. In making progress to this problem, the study was conducted through semi-structured interviews and a thematic analysis, to understand the specifics of the context. Furthermore, this methodology was used to understand the perspectives of the informants. The results indicate that online reviews on TripAdvisor follow specific themes and are considered an important source of information for hotel operators. However, there seems to be some limitations in management, due to lack of opportunities and strategic plans of actions in the hotel sector. There is, however, a collective understanding and willingness amongst hotels to further immerse themselves in the work of managing reviews.

This master thesis deals with Greece destination brand with focus on its image. The goal of the thesis is to evaluate the touristic position of Greece in the Czech Republic, in-depth exploration of perceived destination image and consequent suggestion of more effective communication. The research methods used are quantitative questionnaire survey followed by qualitative focus groups. Outcome of the questionnaire survey is exploration of what the Czech relations to destination of Greece are, evaluation of marketing communication effectiveness, exploration of gap between Greek destination image and identity and evaluation of differences between Greece destination brand image perceived by Greeks and Czechs. Focus groups will lead to further understanding of the problematics. In conclusion, current status evaluation and its confrontation with the potential status will be done.

The thesis which is about the "Analysis of the organizational structure of tourism in Canada", reviews in details the institutions and the management of the travel sector in Canada and puts it into prospective with the Czech one. By utilizing the secondary data, this document locates the Canadian tourism market within the global one and also includes information that feeds the Canadian satellite account. After treating the marketing and the management of destinations, this work covers Canadian institutions and their activities influencing the tourism sector. Equally, it describes the situation in Czech Republic. To conclude it gives matter of comparison between two countries' models, together with financial data.

Doctoral thesis focuses on the draft of indicators set suitable for assessing the sustainable development of tourism in a small open area. It uses specialized theoretical background and its own field research in specific type of destination for discussing the use of four approaches that are more or less analyzed in the scientific literature. Research area is the area of natural park Czech Canada located in the southeast of Jindřichův Hradec region that meets in the thesis outlined attributes. Exemplify in this destination the thesis analyzes the using of tourism area life cycle model, and settings of appropriate indicators for monitoring sustainable development of tourism and its evaluation.

The national tourism organizations keep investing in their marketing activities and campaigns. In recent years the pressure on efficiency and return on investment and the technology development changed the existing modus operandi o the national tourism offices . Participants modern tourism are on the one hand, increasingly able to organize their trips by themselves , place higher demands on information and booking options online. Modern clients are on one hand able to organize their trips by themselves, demend more accurate information and online booking options. On the other hand, there were opened up new markets with huge economic potential but almost zero brand awareness and high dependence on the distribution channels. "Country branding " has become one of the important tools of competitiveness of national economies. This applies to building a competitive position in the export of goods and services. As most budgets for destination marketing are financed from public resources, the financial and debt crisis in the Eurozone decreased marketing expenses in building national brands. This raises an obvious interest in this phenomenon , both from researchers , economic journalists, and of course, politicians. The doctoral dissertation responds to the current developments and includes a comparison of selected activities of the national tourism organizations in the European Union , which naturally connects theoretical framework of the doctoral program, international trade and the focus of the Department of Tourism. The main aim of the doctoral thesis is to assess the effectiveness of selected instruments that support the tourism development and to draw the implications for management sector at the level of the Czech Republic. The assessment is based on based on the international comparative studies and analysis of empirical statistical data. In this sense, they were defined objectives. 1) To develop a comprehensive comparative profile of tourism policies in selected European countries. 2) To analyze the importance of brands of countries and cities in the context of competitiveness of tourism destinations. 3) To evaluate the impact of the national tourism organizations in terms of arrivals and brand value.

The aim of the diploma thesis is to evaluate the activities of the foreign offices of the CzechTourism agency in promoting the Czech Republic as an ideal tourist destination in foreign markets. The thesis defines the tourist destination and it´s management, the national tourist organizations and the marketing activities and communication tools used by the foreign offices. The last part of the thesis is dedicated to the analysis of the incoming tourism and it´s positive impact on the national economy.