Prof. Dr. Lawal Marafa Back to Board of Directors Dr. Lawal Marafa, is a professor at the Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is also the Director, Postgraduate programme in Sustainable Tourism. Dr. Marafa was awarded the “Exemplary Teacher Award” for in 2005 and received the Royal BelumRead more
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Prof. Joanne Schroeder Back to Board of Directors Prof. Joanne Schroeder is a faculty member in the Department of Recreation and Tourism, Vancouver Island University, Canada since 2000. Numerous roles have included administration, teaching, research and supervision, community engagement and development of experiential learning such as field schools and study tours. She is currently theRead more
16th April 2023 – A day to foster Leisure for Social Transformation World Leisure Day will be celebrated all around the globe on April 16, 2023, to reinforce the role of leisure at the centre of the society. In these uncertain times, it is more necessary than ever to acknowledge the importance of leisure playingRead more
Leisure for a better society About Proposal Submission Programme Registration About the Congress Breda University of Applied Sciences is excited to host the 18th World Leisure Congress. The Congress brings together leisure professionals from all around the world, academia, government, and industry to promote informative, stimulating, and challenging discussions on the latest issues in leisure.Read more
About World Leisure Expo & Forum Date: 2025 City: Hangzhou, P.R.C Venue: TBC The World Leisure Expo & Forum is a biennial event taking place in the city of Hangzhou, The WL Expo & Forum is a major exhibition showcasing some of the most innovative businesses in the leisure sector at different levels. Parallel toRead more
By Prof. Ling Ping, WLO Special Interest Group (SIG) on Leisure and Sports In order to assess “City of Sports Events” that promote the sustainable and healthy development of sports in China, we created the evaluation criteria of China’s city of sports events. In accordance with the “Fourteenth Five-Year Plan” for the Reform and DevelopmentRead more
By Dr. Lyndon Bouah, Chief Director of Sport and Recreation at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Western Cape Government, South Africa The Western Cape Province is one of nine provinces in South Africa. The biggest city of the province is Cape Town. The Western Cape is renowned for its natural beauty and scenery.Read more
By John Tower, co-chair of the WLO Special Interest Group (SIG) on Leisure Management Leisure programs, facilities and services have experienced a range of staff shortages over recent years. The aquatics industry has been described as being in crisis with community pools restricting public access due to staff shortages. Recent research documents issues regarding staffRead more
The 17th World Leisure Congress “Leisure: Learn Well, Live Well”, to be held from December 11th to 15th, has been recently included at the UNWTO Programme of Work (PoW) for 2023. The PoW of the Affiliate Members Department is the roadmap document outlining the specific objectives for the UNWTO Affiliate Membership, aligned with UNWTO’s strategicRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
