Teresita Lencina Expert in Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO – (Argentina) – May, 22nd. While visiting Bilbao, just for a few hours, I had the grateful experience of finding a city that I did not imagined. In a majestic geography, surrounded by mountains and water, a city divided by a sea loach is settled, banks thatRead more
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María Luiza Souza Dias, Fernando Tuacek and Eduardo Uhle SESC Sao Paulo and 2018 WL Congress Team (Brazil) – June, 16th. – 18th. Bilbao is a city for people that welcomes all. While we were there, we were invited to share it’s culture and costumes. Good food, good wine and nice places for leisure. PhysicalRead more
Dr. Neil Carr WLCE University of Otago (New Zealand) – June, 12th. Reflecting on my first ever visit to Bilbao, I found it a vibrant and edgy (in a positive way) city. It is clearly a post-industrial place, but one where its industrial roots still show through among the façade-ism that is seeking to moveRead more
Dr. John Dattilo Pennsylvania State University, (USA) – June, 12th. Gentle paces, smiling faces Active walkers, welcome talkers Delicious food, relaxed mood Sips of wine, life is fine Well behaved pups, coffee in cups Bridges that connect, time to reflect Paddled boats, thoughts to promote So much art, reluctant to depart Old friends met, newRead more
Dr. Douglas Kleiber WLO Research and Knowledge Transference Committee Chair, Georgia University – (USA). 12th, June. About all that had changed was to see more people running, and cycling than I remember as well as more on cell phones (as seems to be the case everywhere). But once again I was impressed with how many healthyRead more
The LM SIG has used the very successful Leisure Management Commission as the foundation for its shift to the WLO SIGs. The beauty of the WLO’s SIGs is the opportunity address leisure issues on a global scale that can have applications on a local level. The LM SIG provides leisure professionals and scholars the opportunityRead more
Traineeships are an opportunity to learn from future leisure professionals and as one more proof of our commitment to the youth, the WLO warmly welcomes Martin Rodriguez Alberdi. He will be collaborating with the events and communication department, and supporting the diferent WLO programmes like the Special Interest Groups. Martín Rodríguez Alberdi is currently studyingRead more
Traineeships are an opportunity to learn from future leisure professionals, benefitting from their refreshing ideas and ways of doing, while passing on some of our knowledge and training future WLO ambassadors. As one more proof of our commitment to the youth, the WLO warmly welcomes Sandra del Campo, the first trainee to join the scientificRead more
We asked some of the members or former members of the WLO Board of Directors (BoD) who are among the most involved in sports –BoD members Mr. Ling Ping and Mr. MA Zhongqiang (Victor), and former member Dr. Lijun (Jane) Zhou– about their work in this thematic area. Here a snapshot of their extensive workRead more
Roger Coles, Cristina Ortega and Jack Agrios, WLO Chairman, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and legal advisor, travelled to China in May for the signature of a new contract for the WL Expo in Hangzhou and the WL Games in Laixi, Qingdao, in 2019. The trip was also an opportunity to meet relevant actors in theRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
