In recent years, the city of Veszprém was able to obtain several significant achievements concerning its green branding: it was awarded the “Hungary in Bloom” and the “Climate Star” titles together with the “Gold” prize of the Entente Florale Europe award and the special “President’s Award for the Restoration of a Public Open Space”. This case study examines the impact and results of the preparation work and participation in national and an international green branding contests on destination marketing and city image through the analysis of the literature and structured interviews with the theme specialists of the contests. The implications of the research, based on the result of displaying the future vision of Veszprém, offer best practice advice for communities that are considering using green branding tools such as entering a horticultural contest. The results of the research confirm that a potential winning entry, apart from having an attractive cityscape, needs to meet the more novel assessment criteria of these contests as well, i.e. the development of family friendly and accessible infrastructure, multilingual tourist information and digital accessibility.
2017-ben a Virágos Magyarország Környezetszépítő Verseny jubileumi, 25. évfordulóján több mint 300 résztvevő közül, az 50 ezer lakos feletti település kategóriában Veszprém nyerte el a fődíjat, így a királynék városa 2018-ban megmérethette magát a nívósnak számító nemzetközi Entente Florale Europe versenyen. 2018 szeptemberében az írországi eredményhirdetésen Veszprém „Entente Florale Europe” arany minősítést és „Közterület megújításáért járó elnöki különdíjat” kapott. Jelen kutatás a hazai és nemzetközi szakirodalom elemzésével, valamint a veszprémi verseny témafelelőseivel készített strukturált interjúkon keresztül vizsgálja a Virágos Magyarország és az Entente Florale Europe versenyre való felkészülés, és az azon való részvétel desztinációmarketingre és városimázsra gyakorolt hatását. A kutatási eredmények ismertetik Veszprém jövőbe mutató elképzeléseit, és best practice tanácsokkal látják el azokat a településeket, amelyek e környezetszépítő versenyen való részvételt fontolgatják.
This study is focusing on volunteering as a host in the local tourism industry. The Hungarian city, Veszprém and the Lake Balaton region won the title ‘Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture’ (hereinafter VEB2023 ECoC) in 2018. Creating and managing an effective volunteer programme is one of the keys to the success of an ECoC project. The research aims to uncover the motivations and willingness of Veszprém citizens as potential host volunteers and their interest in the VEB2023 ECoC events during the preparatory years. In 2020, an online and offline survey was conducted to answer the following questions: Are those interested in the proposed ECoC events more likely to volunteer as a host? Are they willing to remain volunteers until and beyond 2023? Does the prestige of VEB 2023 ECoC motivate residents to be host volunteers? In May 2020, a case study was carried out on the opportunities for students of the University of Pannonia in Veszprém to participate in the VEB2023 ECoC programme. The findings and the practical recommendations help to develop a successful, sustainable and smoothly operating volunteering system in Veszprém and its surroundings, and can be beneficial for other future European Capitals of Culture or major event organisers as well.
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