The WLCE at Vancouver Island University, in partnership with the Heiltsuk Tribal Council and the North Island College both from Canada, has recently launched a report based on the findings and considerations after years of implementation of its Indigenous Ecotourism Training Program (IETP) titled “Enhancing Community Capacity and Evaluating Place-Based Pedagogy in Indigenous Tourism”. TheRead more
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The launch of WLO SIG on Leisure and Human Rights occurred on October 24th, 2022, through a webinar which proposed a collaborative research project, ‘Holding nation states to account for leisure rights’. The online seminar, conducted by the SIG’s co-chairs Dr. Atara Sivan and Dr. Tony Veal, included presentations on these two elements and invitationsRead more
From September 28th to 30th, WLO Communication & Events Coordinator Dr. Mireia Iglesias attended PCMA Convening EMEAin Vienna, Austria, one of the biggest events’ industry conventions bringing attendees from over 40 countries with different background and specialties. The conference brought events’ practitioners together to solve the new challenges faced by the industry and also toRead more
The WLO Board of Directors hosted its 2022 Annual Board meeting from November 3rd to 5th in a hybrid format. WLO Board members attending on-site also participated in the parallel Forum “Talking About Leisure”, co-organized by Brazilian partners SESC and WLCE University of São Paulo and celebrated in the same facilities at SESC Guadalupe (Pernambuco,Read more
WLO is kindly inviting you to the upcoming debate to analyse and discuss some of the most relevant topics discussed at MONDIACULT 2022. The invited expert speakers will provide us with their analyses, considerations and reflections about the meeting, its key facets, expected spinoffs and outcomes over various time and space scale. Join us onRead more
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The World Leisure Organization would like to announce the new Editorial Board of the World Leisure Journal (WLJ). It is with great excitement that we greet this diverse and truly global Editorial Board with members based in over 20 countries. Members of the Editorial Board undertake a key role in supporting the Editor-in-Chief to maintainRead more
On Friday, November 25th, 2022, the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy (ENCATC) and the World Leisure Organization (WLO) will organize an online debate devoted to analysing, from their own perspectives on culture and leisure, some of the most relevant topics discussed at MONDIACULT 2022. The UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and SustainableRead more
You are invited to register to attend an on-line seminar to launch the WLO’s newest Special Interest Group (WLO SIG) on Leisure and Human Rights and to hear about a proposed collaborative research project, ‘Holding nation states to account for leisure rights’. The seminar will include presentations on these two elements and invitations to participantsRead more
By CHAN, Chung-Shing, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Acknowledgement This research project (Project Number: 14607919) is funded by the General Research Fund (GRF) administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The research findings on this project are availableRead more
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