Matt Talks Hospitality: Real conversations for innovative hoteliers · 2026-01-14 · 38 min
Survival requires food and water, but spirit craves community. By building sports clubs inside refugee camps, KLABU creates places where people can gather, play and regain a sense of normal life amid displacement. KLABU’s founder Jan van Hövell explains how these clubhouses are set up in crisis zones, why sports help build communities and how KLABU and Mews are collaborating to support indigenous Venezuelan refugees in Boa Vista, Brazil. Jan van Hövell is the founder of KLABU, an organization that builds sports clubs to support refugee communities around the world. With a background in law and experience at the UNHCR, he is dedicated to creating long-term impact through sport. Learn more about the podcast here: #hoteltech #hospitalitypodcast #mews #hotelmanagementsystem #pms #hotelrevenue 00:00 - Jan’s early experience working with refugees 08:02 - Life in a refugee camp 11:24 - Leaving corporate law for hospitality 15:00 - The inspiration behind KLABU 17:37 - How sport impacts refugees 19:50 - Building the first clubhouse 30:56 - How the Mews-KLABU partnership plays out Matt Talks Hospitality is handcrafted by our friends over at: fame.so
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