Timesharing and Suite Apartments, by Veronika Kadlecová & Dana Fialová
This article describes some problems associated with two current phenomena of holiday housing. One of them is the acquiring of suite apartments, which first appeared in the Czech Republic in late 1990’s. The other is timesharing, which means the purchase of a share of time in holiday premises. Both of these forms of holiday housing have their advantages and disadvantages. This article attempts to compare their negative and positive aspects.
Strategic Planning of Regional Development and a Comparison of Approaches to the Delimitation of Internal Disparities at the Level of Regions of the Czech Republic, by Oldřich Hájek, Pavel Grebeníček, Milan Škarka and Šárka Hrabinová
This contribution inquires into strategic planning of regional development at the level of Regions in the Czech Republic. The aim of the article is to explore and compare the approaches of Czech regional authorities to questions of intra-regional disparities, as based on information contained in the basic strategic documents of these Regions, and highlight some facts and contexts related to these questions. Similarly to other aspects of the strategic planning of regional development in the Czech Republic, the results of the analysis show that there is considerable diversity in these issues.
Spas in Cities, by Andrea Kubná & Ondřej Lipenský
River spas are traditional in many European and American cities, such as Berlin, Vienna, New York and other capitals. In crowded city centres they offer visitors the opportunity to relax in direct contact with the river. Floating installations do not spoil waterfronts with new buildings: they are mobile and can be adapted to changing demands of usage. They complement the urban structure in respect to the existing context.