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Image and brand are important competitive tools of destination marketing. Destination marketing organization should care about good reputation and strong brand to compete on the market. Bachelor thesis deals with evaluation of the image of the town Plzeň as a tourism destination. Analysis is based on existing knowledge and measurement models and via image comparative analysis of the most important competitors of Plzeň. As the strategy selection plays an important role in the process of destination image formation, a questionnnaire survey is used for the purpose of gaining evident outcomes of the work. It was asked 206 respondents. The Plzeň is strongly associated with beer and brewery tradition. Results show positive impacts of the project of the European capital of culture 2015, because respondents often associated Plzeň with culture and culture events. Results of survey identificate too new motives, which can use in destination marketing as a strong brand of sports clubs (FC Viktoria Plzeň, HC Škoda Plzeň, Talent Plzeň) or successful products (Škoda, Pilsner Urquell). All the findings subsequently serve visitors with the image of Plzeň and help the town become a frequently visited tourist destination. As an innovation for tourism supply there is proposed new guided tour through the historical center of town. |
