Leisure & Events

Leisure plays a pivotal role in enhancing the human condition, offering avenues for exploration, growth, and self-actualisation (Kleiber, 2017...

Tourism can bring jobs, economic growth, and cultural exchange - but how do we understand whether residents truly and inherently benefit? Tourism...

Everyone wants to experience a beautiful environment, especially when they are on vacation. Some places are more beautiful than others, however...

In the Dutch Leisure, Tourism and Hospitality (LTH) sector, most heritage institutions and organisations rely on volunteering for their functioning...

Despite the high density of visitor attractions in the Netherlands, many are not (fully) accessible. Where attention is paid to accessibility, the...

Centres of Expertise (CoE) are public-private partnerships between universities of applied sciences and the professional field, with a distinct focus...

Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital and largest city, has become a symbol of resilience amidst the ongoing war with Russia. Despite relentless bombings and...

Can you name a medium that has completely disappeared in the last 300 years?
This is the question we often begin with in our presentations. It is...

The tourism industry has long been a driver of economic growth and cultural exchange. However, it is also one of the fastest-growing contributors to...

The Creative and Entertainment Games professorship is about creating knowledge and insights related to commercial and artistic video games. Some might...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the world around us at a breathtaking pace. From health care to climate modelling, from traffic systems to...

The professorship in Events and Placemaking explores events and places as dynamic settings for leisure practices, in which communities, identities...

Embracing Digital Transformation in Cultural Tourism shapes our identity, unites communities, and carries the weight of history. It is both a...

The province of Brabant (the Netherlands) is renowned for its numerous attractions, its picturesque countryside, and its excellent bicycle...

We all have an innate desire to lead lives that are rich with meaning and fulfilment. As Eagleton (2007) beautifully puts it, the essence of life is...

Following the LERO project in South Africa, the second Study, Research, and Development project took place in Thailand from 17 to 26 January 2025...

The Leisure Experience Research Opportunity (LERO) provided opportunities for World Leisure Centers of Excellence, the World Leisure Young Ambassadors...

At BUas, the professorship of Storytelling focuses on both research and design/development. We aim to explore the connections between storytelling in...

Human life consists of a dynamic, continuous and ongoing sequence of experiences. From the mundane routines of daily living to once-in-a-lifetime...

What does leisure mean in an age of planetary crisis? And how might it contribute to shaping a more sustainable future? These questions were at the...