Leisure experience research – A new theoretical and empirical framework
By Dr. Marcel C.M. Bastiaansen Senior lecturer and researcher in quantitative research methods, Academy for Leisure and Events, Breda University…
What policies will “save” Leisure?
If there is a sector affected by the spreading novel coronavirus, this is without doubt the Leisure sector. Theater, museums,…
Sesc São Paulo celebrates Sesc Verão!
The Summer Sesc (Sesc Verão) is a project which, since its creation, has been introducing concepts, innovative ideas and the…
Monitoring Sustainability in Tourism – the International Network of Sustainable Tourism Destinations
In order to strengthen institutional capacities for information management and monitoring in support of decision and policymaking, UNWTO launched in…
Park Rx America participates in research on the health outcomes of medical prescriptions to visit parks
A “nature as medicine” movement has emerged in the United States and other countries to encourage doctors and other healthcare…
The results of the Strategic Priorities Grants (SPGs) program are here!
From World Leisure Organization, we are pleased to announce the recipient of the SPGs program’s second call! Designed to support…
Learning to Sail… on Land: Virtual Reality Sailing Simulation for People with Physical Disabilities
Cari E. Autry, Ph.D., LRT/CTRS Stephen C. Anderson, Ph.D. Department of Recreation Sciences East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina, USA…
Leisure city policies – what are we (still) talking about?
We inaugurate the Newsletter’s section on Policies focusing on the city level, as a first level of analysis of where…
WLO in the Expert Meeting on Tourism and the SDGs: Case Studies by the UNWTO Affiliate Members
WLO Chief Operating Officer (COO), Dr. Cristina Ortega, is an active member of the UNWTO Working Group on Sustainable Development…
Pinggu in the Drifting Scent of Ink: Home of Chinese Calligraphy
When you are in China, you may encounter with an old gentleman having a brush pen and a bucket on…