After the success of the first online discussion groups, we are happy to announce the Global Leisure Debate – Responses to Challenges on Leisure, Mental Health and Well-Being. We are extending this invitation to meet you in an online space for brokering ideas, stimulating debate, and offering creative solutions to the leisure field. On this occasion,Read more
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By Teresa Freire, Universidade do Minho and Chair of the Leisure and Well-Being SIG The international project “Leisure and well-being across countries in the era of coronavirus19: Trends and applications”, awarded by Strategic Priorities Grant, is coordinated by Teresa Freire, Chair of the Leisure and Well-Being Special Interest Group (SIG). The Project, aimed to beRead more
The second edition of the WL Day will be celebrated on April, 14th, 2022. This new edition is being coordinated by the World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Canada. Starting on Monday 11, a wide range of activities are being organized around the world in face-to-face and online formatsRead more
This year the World Leisure Organization (WLO) is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Since 1952, WLO has been promoting leisure as integral to social, cultural, economic, and sustainable environmental development worldwide. As a member-driven organization with global representation, WLO has been achieving its mission, vision and goals through its programs and activities that are developed accordingRead more
World Leisure Organization (WLO) is proud to become a signatory of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism unites travel and tourism behind a common set of pathways for climate action, aligning the sector with global commitments and catalyzing collaborative solutions to the many challenges facingRead more
The World Leisure Center of Excellence at Zhejiang University (WLCE-ZJU) is very pleased to announce that Suichang County has officially been confirmed as its first Innovation Base in China. After rounds of reports, meetings, and discussions, WLCE-ZJU and Suichang Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau reached an agreement on achieving the leap-forward transformation andRead more
Recently, WLO has been greeted with the exciting announcement that the 17th World Leisure Congress has been selected as one of the proposals to be included within the UNWTO Programme of Work 2022. Every year a great number of outstanding projects wish to be part of this process, and from WLO we are very proudRead more
The Leisure Management Special Interest Group (LM SIG) delivered its first webinar session titled, Designing Experiences: Conversation with RJ Rossman, on 30 November / 1 December 2021. The webinar was based on the book, Designing Experiences (2019) by RJ Rossman and Mathew Duerdan. The conversation with Bob Rossman successfully covered the principles of Designing Experiences,Read more
WLO Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Cristina Ortega, represented the WLO at Qatar Travel Mart 2021 held from November 16th to 18th in Doha. This is the first exhibition of its kind in Qatar to promote both inbound and outbound tourism and to cater specifically to the travel and tourism industry. QTM 2021 was a three-dayRead more
WLO Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Cristina Ortega, represented the World Leisure Organization as an UNWTO Affiliate Member (AM) at the 43rd Affiliate Members Plenary Session, held on November 30th in Madrid, Spain. The AM Plenary Session was celebrated in the framework of the 24th UNWTO General Assembly for the first time this year, and itRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
