By Ms. Joanne Schoeder, WLO Chair and Co-Director of the World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) at Vancouver Island University (VIU), and Dr. Suzanne de la Barre, Co-Director of the WLCE at VIU On June 15th 2020, The Academy of Leisure Sciences (TALS), the Association for Event Management Education (AEME), the Academy of Leisure SciencesRead more
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WLO is very happy to present you our new website, with which we hope you feel comfortable as community members and users, whatever the device you are navigating with! We have updated the information that was already available (our main events, programs, a webpage containing the different WL News issues), but we have also createdRead more
The WLO announces that Laixi, Qingdao, in China, is joining our WL Communities of Excellence network. This Chinese community has shown a remarkable institutional and political commitment for the promotion of leisure as a means to improve their citizen’s quality of life, as proven by the two successful and city life-changing WL Games hosted byRead more
From WLO, we are delighted to announce that the 2024 WL Congress will be organized by the World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas), in cooperation with the Centre of Expertise in Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality of the Netherlands (CELTH) and other partners. Under the overall theme of “LeisureRead more
The 4th World Leisure Expo took place in Hangzhou, China, from the 18th to the 19th October 2019. the WL Expo is a major exhibition showcases the most innovative businesses in the leisure sector. Parallel to the WL Expo, the World Leisure Forum, on the 18th-19th October, gather Chinese and international experts, who presented variedRead more
The 2019 International Innovation Prize was awarded during the celebration of the 2019 World Leisure Forum on “Leisure City, Better Life”. WLO is honored to announce that this edition of the award has been very successful, getting applications from 12 different countries from all around the globe. Applicant organizations ranged from cities and destination projects toRead more
From the 18th to the 20th October 2019, in Hangzhou, China, the 4th WL Expo will take place, involving a series of exhibits, special events, festivals and training programs designed to showcase and demonstrate leisure’s potential to improve our quality of life. The main program of the WL Expo includes the WL Forum, an academicRead more
From World Leisure Organization, we are pleased to announce the recipients of the SPGs program’s first call! Designed to support members’ projects that further the development of leisure as a means to enhance the human condition, this programme awards SPGs of $2,000-$5,000 (USD) on average per project supporting leadership, advocacy, research, education, and engagement initiativesRead more
As part of the May trip to China, a WLO delegation formed by WLO Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Cristina Ortega and Events, and Communications Coordinator, Mireia Iglesias, met the WL Expo Office in Hangzhou on the 14th May. This meeting was entirely devoted to the organization of the 4th WL Expo and Forum (18-20th October 2019, Hangzhou, China). ThisRead more
Keqiao District (Shaoxing, China) has been designated as a World Leisure Community of Excellencefor 2018 by the World Leisure Organization (WLO). This title recognizes Keqiao’s innovative and successful use of leisure to improve its citizens’ quality of life. “As an open, inclusive, leisure and innovative emerging city, Keqiao will regard this honor as a newRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
