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
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The Seminar on Leisure Sports and Social Development held at Hangzhou Normal University, China, on the 14th October, started with a round table discussion around the potential development of a China Leisure Sports City Evaluation Index. Different questions were posed, such as the understanding of the concept “sports city”, how should leisure sports cities beRead more
Students and members of the WLO Board of Directors were welcome by Jane Zhou and Cehn Weiying, deputy director of the Office of Global Engagement at Zhejiang University (ZJU). The College of Education at ZJU, organizing the Forum, attaches great importance to internationalization, as proved by the college recently joining World Leisure Center of ExcellenceRead more
The overarching goal of the Leisure Experience Research Opportunity, a 3-day research project, was to provide insights into how resident, national and international visitors of Hangzhou experience some of the various leisure attractions of the city. The approach was explicitly a cross-cultural one, with an emphasis on the communalities and differences in experiences between nationalRead 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
Whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate, at WLO there is a place for curious minds willing to work within an international organization’s setting and to pursue a career in leisure studies and/or related fields. After an initial orientation, you will start contributing to the different projects and activities immediately. The internship opportunities offered atRead more
We are happy to announce the appointment of WLO Board member Dr. Lawal Mohammed Marafa, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as major member of UNWTO’s World Committee on Tourism Ethics (WCTE), body responsible for interpreting, applying and evaluating the provisions of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism. As an affiliated member ofRead more
The Opening Ceremony of the World Leisure Games in Qingdao, Laixi, took place in the morning of the 27th July 2019 at the Gymnasium of Laixi Municipal Sports Center. The event was attended by around 2,000 people and followed via six online live broadcasting platforms by over 2,847,000 viewers. Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, People’s Daily,Read 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
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
