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The main goal of this dissertation is to compare the influence of international politic relations on foreign sports relations and to examine the conditions of national volleyball teams' trips abroad during the period of the so-called state socialism. During this period, the world was divided due to the Cold War and Czechoslovakia came under the Soviet influence. The period of unification of physical education and legislation that influenced the functioning of sports and physical education units, including organized volleyball, is an important milestone of the work. The focus is on the activities of the CSTV, the instructions and recommendations it issued and which athletes had to follow when travelling abroad. At the same time, it is necessary to highlight the activities of the International Volleyball Federation, which was founded by the Czechoslovak Volleyball and Basketball Association. The key point is its expansion and influence on the development of global volleyball rules, which were partly formed by its members, who significantly changed the style of the game. The question is therefore whether the travel opportunities of our athletes abroad for international, friendly or exhibition matches, or even for key events such as the World Championships, European Championships or Olympic Games, have...

This study traces changes in 19th-century Czech retellings of Robinson Crusoe, from the Czech translations of German adaptations by Joachim Heinrich Campe, Gustav Adolf Gräbner, and Karl Rudolf Oskar Höcker, to the original Czech retellings by Pavel Josef Šulc, František Doucha, Jan V. Novák, Antonín Mojžíš, and others. This tradition is analysed in connection to changes in contemporary travel literature, with special attention to certain mutual coincidences: for example, the fact that travel literature, from early on, was influenced by such literary topoi as the shipwreck, life on a deserted island, encounter with the other, duels with pirates, etc. These topoi provided the frameworks and methods for writing travel literature; conversely, the stories of real journeys influenced the writing of novels. This mutual coincidence is not unique to Czech literary culture, as the author illustrates through the example of 18th-century adaptations of Robinson Crusoe in the British context. Specific to the 19th-century Czech tradition is a tendency to present the story as a ‘scientific type’ of travelogue, where the narrator serves as a kind of note-taking apparatus, providing expert explanatory notes, and in which the fictional story is set in a specific context (geographical, historical, cultural, or botanical-zoological) in its contemporary world.

Title: Social media marketing trends and their use in creating an advertising campaign for the brand Czech Surfers Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to identify current social media marketing trends through the analysis of secondary data and then describe these trends in more detail so that they can be used in the creation of the advertising campaign Czech Surfers. Methods: To identify these social media marketing trends, the work uses content analysis of 40 papers. These papers are evenly distributed across the research period from January 2020 to November 2021. The following studies and broader trend specifications are conducted in a case study, which describes the 12 most important social media marketing trends in more detail. Results: The results of the research show that the 12 trends identified are highly interconnected. At the same time, it turned out (with two exceptions) the defined trends are applicable to all social media platforms examined, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. In the process of creating an advertising campaign plan, its SMART goals were set, the strategy was defined, and the specific implementation of the identified trends into the environment of Czech Surfers social media profiles was carried out. It all ends up with a content posting plan for the...

This bachelor´s thesis deals with the issue of leisure time during the first Czechoslovak republic, is in the 1920s and 1930s. It is based on approaches and knowledge of cultural history. In its introductory part, it provides an overview of basic terms, from the concept of leisure time to the concept of cultural history. The main goal of this work is to show and describe given contents of a free time during the first republic, especially related to the stay in nature and care of a human body. The following chapters cover these topics: travelling, tourism, scouting, tramping, summer apartments, spas and sport organizations.

The bachelor thesis focuses on the phenomenon of digital nomadism. In the Czech environment, this is a relatively new trend of combining teleworking and traveling, together with a change in the content of the working day and the lifestyle as such. The aim of the work is, with the help of semi-structured interviews with digital nomads, to clarify the work regime, leisure time, travel and overall their experience with digital nomadism. The theoretical part covers the relationship between the transformation of society and nomadism, and then characterizes the transformational changes in terms of mobility, the transformation of the media landscape and the sphere of work. The practical part evaluates qualitative research with specific nomads who explain aspects of this lifestyle. The outputs of the work can be useful to better illustrate this flexible form of employment from the early 21st century.

The thesis "A Traveller During the Přemyslid Dynasty" addresses the phenomenon of travel in the Middle Ages. A precise time frame is implied in the title with attention paid to the Přemyslid period and the narrative sources that describe it. The testimony provided by chronicles and legends is supplemented with knowledge from academic literature. The aim of this thesis is to present a comprehensive picture of life on the road and to address every circumstance that a traveller could encounter along his journeys. Starting with a description of the medieval landscape, which sets the basic conditions for any form of travel during this period. The thesis also focuses on the main reasons for travelling and the concept of travel in the medieval imagination, which then leads into the necessary preparations that had to be made before the beginning of each journey and the obstacles that had to be overcome along the way (most problems were faced when crossing a river or other bodies of water). Other chapters are dedicated to old roads and their legal status, orientation and to various forms of accommodation during longer journeys. A separate chapter focuses on pilgrims and describes the most important pilgrimage sites of the Middle Ages: Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago de Compostela. A quick outline of the...

This article examines the aesthetic motivation behind the inception of tourism in the mountains. Aesthetic motives played a key role in the development of tourism in the Alps, which in the eighteenth century became a new, ideal type of landscape and a popular destination for artists and scientists, and later for tourists too. What form did this phenomenon take in a different geographical and cultural context? What were its dynamics and specific features? The article traces these motives by analysing texts on the Giant Mountains (Riesengebirge, Krkonoše, Karkonosze), which became a favourite destination for tourists from the German states and the Austrian Empire. At the time these mountains were compared with the Alps, and this article aims to analyse the parallels and differences between the aesthetic appreciation of the Alps and of the Giant Mountains. Together with scientific interest, aesthetic concerns also played an important role in the inception of tourism here. We can see a reflection of contemporary theories of the Sublime and the Picturesque, as well as the ascent of romanticism. The article works with sources from the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, supplementing them with a summary of subsequent developments in the twentieth century.

Recent estimates suggest that there are currently around 4.8 million people who consider themselves to be digital nomads. They are widely depicted in the media, most often as young professionals who successfully combine work, leisure and travel into one holistic lifestyle. Despite this significant presence in today's popular culture, from a research point of view, digital nomadism is almost unexplored phenomenon. Therefore, the aim of this work is the analysis and interpretation of the phenomenon of digital nomadism, not only through my own ethnographic research and reflection, but also in terms of current theoretical concepts in anthropology of tourism and mobility. The research itself focuses mainly on selected aspects often associated with digital nomadism in the mainstream media, and how informants reflect them. I deal with aspects such as the blurred boundaries between work and leisure, mobility slowdown, the origin of co-working spaces, the concept of freedom and, last but not least, the social changes that have led to the global expansion of this phenomenon. Keywords: digital nomadism, anthropology of tourism, mobility, travelling, digital technologies, work

The practical bachelor's thesis will deal with a trip focusing on the German language of high school students from Vimperk to Český Krumlov. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part will focus on selected topics related to the historical coexistence of the Czech and German population of Český Krumlov. The practical part will propose an educational project of the trip, in which students will organize the trip, find out the current awareness of the trip, transport links, fares, information about sights associated with German-speaking personalities and history in Český Krumlov, incl. opening times and admission prices, and plan a time schedule.

This bachelor thesis is based on the definition of tourism and the basic terms which are involved in this study. The main topic is the definition and assessment of factors that lead to affecting the satisfaction of visitors in the tourist region Českobudějovicko-Hlubocko. The aim is to provide information on motivation of visiting, attractions and shortcomings from their point of view. Tourism and travelling are some of the most widespread forms of how people spend their leisure time satisfy their needs incluing rest, relaxing or skills. The method used for research is a questionnaire survey collected on the square of Přemysl Otakar II. and around Budweiser Budvar in České Budějovice and in Hluboká nad Vltavou in the area of the castle and the historical centre. This was assessed for quantity and quality in both primary and secondary tourism offers in terms of visitor demand. The result of this work is the evaluation of the motivation of participant in this area and the final recommendation for future improvement in the services is provided.

This thesis deals with the topic of development and promotion of tourism in the region of Sušice in years 1918 - 1938. It expands the field of research of the author´s bachelor thesis Activities of the Club of Czech Tourist in years 1890 - 1914. Firstly, three big building projects of the Club are observed: construction of Klostermann´s chalet in Modrava and chalet in Prášily, as well as the re-erection of Svatobor´s view tower. The following part focuses on the development of the possibilities of transport in the region: trains, regular and occasional tourist buses and cars. Marked tourist paths for walking are also considered. Later it´s examined whether the centre of the region - the town Sušice - conforms to the typical depiction of a summer resort. Main steps making the locality more attractive for tourists are explored. The changes in numbers of visitors in Sušice from the second half of 1920s are outlined. In the next part the author analyses the vacationers from the summer 1930 in social and vocational terms. The last part compares guidebooks and other promotional materials and based on them enquires, whether the presentation of town Sušice in the interwar period diverges from the end of the 19th century. The topic of nationalism is omnipresent in the whole thesis.

This thesis deals with the postwar travelers between Czechoslovakia and Great Britain in 1945 - 1948 and it is thematiclly divided into three chapters. The first part focuses on the impacts of the war on European countries and mainly on Czechoslovakia, Breat Britain and Germany. It mainly emphasizes the state of transport infrastructure, which has played a key role in bringing people back home. An important part of these returns was also the sophisticated plan that the Czechoslovak government in exile created. The second part examines the development of Czechoslovak - British relations as well as the work of diplomatic and cultural institutions which played a key role in providing foreign internships and foreign study programs. Through study programs, many students and researchers could visit Great Britain. The work of Czechoslovak exiles and their influence on the British public is also taken into account in this work. The final part examines the travel conditions in post - war Europe. It tries to examine these travel conditions from historical sources and mainly the written and audiovisual memories of the witnesses. The emphasis here is on the description of repatriation from the United Kingdom and on the restoration of civilian transport routes, which have recovered quite quickly after 1945.

BALÁŽOVÁ, V.: Tourism Industry and Seniors in Selected Regions. Bachelor thesis. Brno: Mendel University in Brno, 2019. The Bachelor thesis deals with the issue of improving the quality of life of seniors through tourism. The thesis is focused on the defining the tourism industry and its impact on a human, the rate of growth in the population, a senior and describing the age related difficulties. The importance of travelling is defined in the theoretical part of the thesis. Moreover, the reasons for changes in population are specified and the connection between the two mentioned issues is defined in this part as well. Assessment of the data gathered in the questionnaires is mentioned in the part dealing with empirical analysis. Findings of the research are provided in the conclusion. The main aim of the thesis is to create proposals tailored for the travel agencies in terms of meeting the needs of seniors associated with various types of tours.

ANOTATION: This bachelor thesis compares Russian and Czech vocabulary in the field of traveling. The theoretical part deals with the lexicology as a science of language, the process of formation, especially the forces of borrowing from other languages. The practical part brings comparing of concrete vocabulary of traveling and the tourism in Russian and Czech. Every example shows its origin, meaning and an example of using. KEY WORDS: vocabulary, traveling, comparison of vocabulary, dictionary, lexicology

This thesis's aim is to unite the worldschooling information available, show different educational models in various countries where it would be the easiest to execute for Czech families, suggest an advancement and an example of such education. Further on detect its benefits and weaknesses. The main contribution of the thesis lays in the comparison of the obvious benefits such as unworldliness, overview, or extensive progression in the field of language or geography as well as the negatives of such upbringing such as uprooting, instability or social isolation. Later on the latent advantages and disadvantages shall arise from the research part which will be focused on interviews with families already practising worldschooling. To meet the goals, specialized literature will be used, prevailingly a foreign one, most of all however using naratives. KEY WORDS socialization, worldschooling, language skills, travel, pedocentrism, alternative education, unschooling, Illich, homeschooling

This thesis deals with the travel of young people from 15 to 29 years. It examines their travel preferences in order to identify the tourist specifics of this generation. The theoretical part sums up the knowledge of tourism and its participants, basic and specific types of tourism, changes in consumer behaviour and creating the profile of young traveller. The practical part is devoted to data processing, determining typical characteristics of youth tourism and suggesting ideas for better use of the potential of this segment in tourism.

Ondřej Podavka Zdeněk Brtnický of Waldstein and his diary from the years 1597−1603 (Abstract) The subject of the doctoral thesis is an in many aspects noteworthy personality of Moravian aristocrat Zdeněk Brtnický of Waldstein, one of the 30 directors in the era of rebellion of the estates. The dissertation focuses chiefly on the period of his and pre-university and university studies, for which the largest amount of the sources has been preserved, primarily his voluminous personal diary. Zdeněk Brtnický of Waldstein was born on 12 May 1582. In his very childhood he became an orphan - his father Henry Brtnický of Waldstein and on Sádek died already in 1589, followed by his wife and Zdeněk's mother Susanne Helt of Kement three years later. First place where Waldstein is known to have studied, is Lutheran noblemen's school in Velké Meziříčí, which was founded by Waldstein's grandmother Alena Helt of Kement, born Meziříčská of Lomnice. From 1592 to 1594 he studied in Jihlava, then he studied in Brzeg in Silesia for other two years and in the summer 1596, equipped with good Latin education, he moved on to Strasbourg, where he stayed for three years and attended academy. In the years 1599 he set out on the grand tour through the western and southern Europe. Having first stayed for a few weeks in Paris, he...

Bachelor thesis is focused on comparism the ways of selling and mediating accommodation in the Czech Republic with help of new media and social networks. The main goal is to learn the latest sales methods, for example with help of internet portals, social networks or mobile apps, to evaluate their properties and benefits for both, the accommodation provider and the customer. The theoretical part of the thesis is divided into chapters of different sales methods including their advantages and disadvantages and in the practical part it is possible to see the functioning, operation and demonstration of real data from the portal operated by the solver of this work. The thesis should be beneficial for those who like to travel and want to find new ways to get accommodation and for those who provide accommodations and want to get new clients.

7 BIBLIOGRAPHY Title of Thesis: Outdoor Activities in Finland as Offered by Czech Travel Agencies (case study of chosen travel agency) Author: Bc. Klára Hrbková Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Jan Neuman, CSc. Year of Presentation: 2016 Abstract: Aims: This thesis is about the winter sport activities available in Scandinavian countries. It presents an analysis of travel agency Periscope Skandinávie, s.r.o. and examines Finnish travel agency Lapland Safaris' range of winter sport activities. This thesis also describes the outdoor activities available in Finland. Methods: The data presented in this thesis has been acquired by analysing documents produced by travel agencies (reports, figures, catalogues sold). The questionnaire method of research has been used to assess the level of interest future clients show in the offers promoted by the travel agencies. Details about working in travel agencies have been acquired through structured interviews with the general managers of the travel agencies. Conclusions: Finland is a promising country for Czech travel agencies (please see: Great Prospects for Outdoor Activities in Terms of Nature Conditions and Organisation). The travel agency being examined for the purposes of this thesis, Periscope Skandinávie, is successfully widening its range of winter tours in Finland. The...

The presented bachelor thesis deals with the cross-country journey of Margaret Theresa of Spain from Madrid to Vienna in 1666. The work primarily focuses on the reflection of the daily life of Emperor Leopold I's wife during her travel. Together with the baroque performance practice, long-distance journeys represent the integral part of travels of King Philip IV´s younger daughter. The essential of the thesis is built on the archival records of Joseph de Villarroell´s Relacion diaria de la iornada de la Senora Emperatriz: desde que desembarcó en el Final, hastaque salió de Lombardia published in 1667 in Milan. This Margaret Theresa's detailed diary, written in Spanish, had been compiled by one of the independent eyewitnesses and active participants of the above mentioned expedition. The thesis also attempts to conjure a vivid image of Margaret Theresa and Luis de Guzmán Ponce de León, Spanish governor of the Duchy of Milan, in the figurative speech of the above mentioned performances.

This bachelor thesis deals with the ways of Czech noblemen in England at the turn of the 16th and the 17th centuries. The thesis contains a general summary of traveling during the early modern period. It is based on analysis of the personal sources, which are a travel diaries. In the central part of thesis we deal with more specific trip issues, as were arrivals and departures to the country and from the country, an English company and the royal court, including his ceremonies, celebrations and pastimes, dress, dining or communication, visit secular and church buildings, educational and other institutions. The thesis consist of seven chapters, the introduction and conclusion.

Cílem této práce je podat ucelený obraz o prezentaci Francie v cestovatelských a zeměpisných časopisech vydávaných v České republice. První část práce je zaměřená na teoretické definování cestovního ruchu a turismu obecně, dále potom na Francii jako turistickou destinaci a data o cestovním ruchu této země. Popis Francie metropolitní i zámořské je následován definováním mediálního systému, do nějž spadají periodika s cestovatelskou a zeměpisnou tématikou. Teoretická část práce je zakončena popisem jednotlivých konkrétních periodik a mediálními daty týkajícími se námi sledované problematiky. Na část teoretickou navazuje část praktická, která je kompletně zaměřená na analýzu korpusu článků s tematikou Francie, jejich roztřídění do ucelených tematických celků a zhodnocení informací předkládaných čtenáři prostřednictvím těchto článků. Výčet předkládaných informací je doplněn o poznatky a zjištění o stylu a neutralitě studovaných textů, o doprovodném fotografickém materiálu i o informacích, které čtenář v článcích nenalezne a důvody, proč tomu tak je. Práce obsahuje i popis metodologie tvorby dané práce, závěr shrnující zjištěné poznatky a obrazové přílohy doplňující předkládané informace.

Bachelor thesis is focused on waiting and rest in public interior. Character of thesis is based on waiting rooms in a transportation network. Chiefly air transport and the services it is provided. The aim is to analyze the current possibilities of rest and relaxation in the public interior and create own designed solution.

The aim of this thesis was to recommended opportunities for possibilities of the firm´s product EA resort hotel SEN, located near Prague. It is proposed on the basis of up to date research into offer of the company and afterwards by comparing with other competing accommodation facilities in the same area. The theoretical part is focused to on defining the conceptions needed for understanding and a better feeling of the work. In the practical part there was used questionnaire assessment, and interview with a general manager of the company. Based on obtained informations and knowledge from the survey and exploration of current trends it was suggested a few solutions.

The goal of this bachelor thesis is to set up a business plan of a company that is focused on arranging tourist trips for Czech tourists to the USA. The main contribution of the thesis is a research on whether this entrepreneurial idea represents a viable business plan in this field. The bachelor´s thesis will be composed of two parts theoretical and practical. Theoretical part will be followed by Business plans. In the beginning of the practical part the company, business opportunity and supplied product will be described into detail. Furthermore, mission and vision will be formulated and funding budget will be created together with marketing strategy. Moreover, market analysis and analysis of existing competition are also included in this research.

The objective of this Master's thesis is to reflect personal memories of the folklore group members on ethnographic Chod festivals, which circle around the period from the fifties till the present day. As well as putting the emphasis on comparison between the memories made before and after 1989, I also focus on the component spheres of interpretation, such as topics about traveling of the Chod folklore groups before the year of 1989 or about music careers of each of the narrators. Furthermore, I observe the changes in political situations and its potential influence on Chod Festivals and its organization and the relationship of local folk groups. The primary sources of this thesis consist of interviews conducted by oral history method with former and current members of local folk groups. The text also derives from archived materials, period press and memoir literature. During the reflection on ethnographic festival the text observes not only historical and political aspect, but the musical and social aspect as well. The biggest contribution of the thesis is therefore the presentation of the topic from different points of view. Key words: Chod Festival, Folklore, bag pipers music, communism, traveling, Oral history.

The Master's thesis focuses on the phenomenon of travel from the perspective of Czechoslovak citizens who travelled to destinations offered by travel agencies, trade unions or their employers from the 1970s to 17th November 1989. The time span is defined by the memory of the living narrators, who can refer to their travel in adulthood. The economic and social situation is addressed in the first part of the thesis, followed by issues related to tourism. The main part consists of interpretation of biographical narratives focused on the phenomenon of travel. Synthesis of biographical exploration and acquired data can result in a personal as well as historic view of the travel phenomenon within the defined time span. Findings about travelling and travel industry are summarized at the end of this master's thesis with regard to the present. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)