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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

From February 7th to 10th, WLO COO Dr. Cristina Ortega Nuere will participate as an observer at the 16th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. This session will enable the CommitteeRead more

After five consecutive virtual meetings, the World Committee on Tourism Ethics held its first in-person meeting since the pandemic. During December 1st and 2nd, 2022, as Member of the UNWTO World Committee on Tourism Ethics, WLO Vice-Chair Dr. Lawal Marafa visited the Spanish capital to assist to these sessions where the committee discussed, among otherRead more

On January 20th, WLO Chief Operating Officer (COO) Dr. Cristina Ortega Nuere delivered a presentation at the UNWTO Affiliate Members Corner at FITUR 2023, the International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid, Spain. This year’s Affiliate Members Corner focused on “Trends Taking Shape in the Travel Industry in 2023” and, on this occasion, WLO COO gaveRead more

At World Leisure Organization we are looking to 2023 with enthusiasm and we want to share with you the great events and activities that we are working on. We are very much looking forward to seeing you and sharing with you great moments. Mark them in your calendar! 17th World Leisure Congress 2023 – Leisure:Read more

WLO Chair Prof. Joanne Schroeder is a faculty member in the Department of Recreation and Tourism at Vancouver Island University, Canada – a World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) – 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.Read more

It is always a pleasure to see how our community grow, and with it our opportunities to make a positive impact on leisure development around the world! In this special issue, the last of the year, we want to give a shout-out to the people and organizations that have joined us as members or throughRead more

During this year, World Leisure Organization (WLO) has continued offering learning opportunities to further expand our educational approach through spaces designed for different audiences, such as academics, professionals, young and emerging leaders, etc., so that participants not only learn from other experiences, but also may share their own and collectively reflect on the ongoing transformations,Read more

Finally, this year, World Leisure Organization (WLO) has progressively and carefully resumed its face-to-face reunions so longed for the past couple of years. Back in April 2022, on the occasion of a team from WLO’s visit to Australia for the site evaluation of one of the potential hosts for World Leisure Congress in 2026, theRead more

As a civil society organization that have already been admitted to the work of the governing bodies of the UNESCO 2005 Convention, the WLO participated on last November 5th, 2022, on an online consultation for the preparation of the preliminary proposals in the framework of the fourth Civil Society Forum organization. In February 2022, atRead more