On 8th July 2020, the Members of the Working Group (WG) on SDGs support met after almost three months and after monitoring the situation and the necessity to carry on the work of the WG in the context of COVID-19 as the new normality. It was well recognized by all members that tourism recovery andRead more
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By Lyndon Bouah and Marie Young Leisure and recreation is a basic human right. Leisure is done in one’s free time and includes play, recreation, arts culture, sport, festivals and celebrations, health promotion, fitness, travel and tourism. The public sector plays in important role in taking leisure, recreation and tourism forward. In times such asRead more
WLO is now organizing the first World Leisure Organization Charter for Leisure 2020 presentation webinar and is inviting academics, professionals, public and private bodies in the leisure field to join us in this 90 minute presentation. When: Tuesday, 22nd September at 9AM (CEST) Registration link: https://bit.ly/3hF7X9v It is a great pleasure for WLO to presentRead more
World Leisure webinars series aims to provide a platform, from different geographies, for learning strategies from academics and executives of how to handle the way out of crisis. This initiative comes as an opportunity and in collaboration with partners to raise the voice of the importance of leisure in these challenges times. To learn moreRead more
CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue: Leisure and Aging in Difficult Times Guest Editors: Toni Liechty (University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, U.S.A.), Darla Fortune (Concordia University, Canada), Antonio Bramante (University of Brasília, Brazil). Article Due Date: January 25, 2021 Publication Date (Approximate): Volume 63, Issue 3, 2021 This special issue of the World Leisure Journal willRead more
Looking for new knowledge-sharing and networking experiences about leisure? – Do not miss this chance to participate in this conversation space where we will jointly work towards sharpening our understanding of the current leisure issues in society! Never has the world needed new ideas more than at this time of a global pandemic. WLO isRead more
Given these unprecedented circumstances, a joint decision has been taken by WLO and People’s Government of Beijing Municipality of the 16th World Leisure Congress in Pinggu-Beijing, to postponed the event, which was initially scheduled to take place from October 17 to 23 October this year. The new dates to celebrate the 16th World Leisure CongressRead more
By Ms. Joanne Schoeder, WLO Chair and Co-Director of the World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) at Vancouver Island University (VIU), and Dr. Suzanne de la Barre, Co-Director of the WLCE at VIU On June 15th 2020, The Academy of Leisure Sciences (TALS), the Association for Event Management Education (AEME), the Academy of Leisure SciencesRead more
The World Leisure Organization is pleased to launch 2020 Strategic Priorities Grants programme designed to support World Leisure members’ projects that further the development of leisure as a means to enhance the human condition. This programme will award Strategic Priorities Grants (SPGs) for up to USD $10,000 per project, in support of leadership, advocacy, research,Read more
An initiative from World Leisure Organization Youth Ambassadors Committee World Leisure Organization offers online forums on leisure related matters (theories & practices) for interested young people , with invited leading scholars and professionals from around the world. The online forums are free and are scheduled every Wednesday at 3PM (Central European Summer Time) and theyRead more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
