The events industry has been one of the most profoundly affected ones following the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. We reflect on the future of events and look into three advocacy and knowledge sharing initiatives taken by various groups internationally. We start with ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, to which WLO recently became a member.Read more
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By Dr. Marié Young, Department Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape; member of the WLO Board of Directors In collaboration with the WLO and the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCDCAS), the last two webinars for 2020 were hosted on the 13th and 27th November, respectively. The topicsRead more
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The 16th. World Leisure Hybrid Congress “Leisure Makes Life Better” aims to provide the space to learn from leading experts in the leisure field and network. We are inviting the entire global WLO community to connect with each other to share and explore new ideas, current challenges and opportunities.The 16th. World Leisure Congress will beRead more
By Young, MEM.¹, Mabweazara, S. ¹, Malema, M. ¹, Radzilani, T. ¹, Bebeda, A. ¹, Covelle, W.² ¹ Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape ² Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council [Please note that this is a short paper and work in progressRead more
Global Leisure Debates: two new webinars organized in October within the South Africa webinar series
By Dr. Marié Young, Department Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape; member of the WLO Board of Directors In collaboration with the WLO and the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCDCAS), a South African webinar series was launched on the 8th. September, introducing the WLO programs and activitiesRead more
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On 8th July 2020, the Members of the Working Group (WG) on SDGs support met after almost three months and after monitoring the situation and the necessity to carry on the work of the WG in the context of COVID-19 as the new normality. It was well recognized by all members that tourism recovery andRead more
In the COVID-19 pandemic, leisure has become an important focus point for many people. Firstly, because of health reasons – we should all keep healthy –, and, secondly because leisure has been reinventing itself in many creative ways (e.g. Marques & Giolo, 2020). Leisure habits and practices, such as travelling for tourism purposes, have beenRead more
By Jackie Oncescu, PhD & Lauren Green, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada Neoliberalism governance has shifted community leisure provisions away from operating within the principles of community development and towards a market model delivery system that treats citizens as consumers. To participate in leisure, individuals will need to have access toRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
