As a NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1990, WLO is asked to send a report of activities on a yearly basis. The 2017 report was approved by the UN NGO Relations & Advocacy Annual Review Team in late January. The report detailed the work carried outRead more
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The official opening of the 2018 EU-China Tourism Year (ECTY) took place on Friday 19 January 2018 in Venice, at the Doge’s Palace. Cristina Ortega Nuere, WLO Chief Operating Officer, attended the event in representation of the organization. Mr Li, Chairman of CNTA (China National Tourism Administration) and the European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry,Read more
The 2018 Douglas Ribeiro de Silva International Field School (24 August-1 September 2018) is a learning opportunity that combines a 4-day field experience with attendance to the 2018 World Leisure Congress (São Paulo, Brazil) “Leisure Beyond Constraints”. A total of 30 students will be participating in this international Field School, from World Leisure Centers ofRead more
Last December we invited you to share with us your best leisure moments of 2017 through a photo contest. Your pictures and texts were very inspiring and we loved to share a bit of your leisure experiences. Now we reveal the names of the two photo contest winners and thank everyone for their participation! FirstRead more
We warmly welcome six new members of the WLO Board of Directors, who will represent the organization for the period 2018-2021. They were elected by current members of the Board after an open nominations process launched last October. The newly elected members of the Board are: Gulshetty Basawaraj – International Institute of Social Science ResearchRead more
On November 14, 2017, 39 undergraduate students from the NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands visited the City of Richmond and toured its leisure sites and services. The day commenced with a welcome and introduction from the Director of Parks and Recreation at Richmond’s newest community centre in the heart of theRead more
The Department of Tourism of the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand) has been recognized as a new World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE). The University of Otago is within the top two percent of universities worldwide according to the QS World University Rankings, is a major employer in the region and makes a significant contribution toRead more
It is within WLO’s mission to closely follow the latest developments in the field of leisure or in relation to its dimensions, as well as to bring WLO’s voice to international forums on leisure, culture, sports, recreation and tourism. Last December, Cristina Ortega Nuere, WLO Chief Operating Officer (COO), participated in two of the mostRead more
WLO Board members participate in the 2017 Shaoxing China International Leisure Sports Industry Forum
The Leisure Sports Industry, a new rising industry of China strongly backed by governments at all levels as well as by many experts and scholars, will be one of the pillar industries of the Chinese national economy in the future. As one of the first groups of historical and cultural cities, Shaoxing is also anRead more
Leisure Media and WLO very gladly announce the signature of a new collaboration agreement between both organizations. While the relation between WLO and Leisure Media is a long one, this new accord aims to re-boost the collaboration. Knowledge-sharing and publications opportunities are the main pillars of this renewed agreement. A new website will be createdRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
