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'''Håvar Bauck''' is a [[Norwegian people|Norwegian-born]] entrepreneur, living in [[Nairobi|Nairobi, Kenya]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Our guest house business started in Syokimau, now it’s thriving across Africa |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/lifestyle/our-guest-house-business-started-in-syokimau--4144844 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Daily_Nation | Nation.Africa]] |language=en}}</ref>
'''Håvar Bauck''' is a [[Norwegian people|Norwegian-born]] entrepreneur, living in [[Nairobi|Nairobi, Kenya]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Our guest house business started in Syokimau, now it's thriving across Africa |url=https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/lifestyle/our-guest-house-business-started-in-syokimau--4144844 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Daily_Nation | Nation.Africa]] |language=en}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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== Business career ==
== Business career ==
Bauck is one of the two founders of [[HotelOnline]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Manoj |date=2017-12-06 |title=Founder Havar Bauck, on Building HotelOnline to Become a Hotel Booking Stalwart |url=https://techweez.com/2017/12/06/havar-bauck-hotelonline/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Techweez |language=en-US}}</ref> a Nairobi-based, pan-African travel technology company that he co-founded with Endre Opdal in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-24 |title=HotelOnline conquers Africa from Kenya- The Exchange |url=https://theexchange.africa/countries/east-africa-countries/hotelonline-conquers-africa-from-kenya/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Before [[HotelOnline]], Bauck was known for his earlier venture, Nairobi Airport Hotel, the first known short-term apartment rental services in [[East Africa]] and Savanna Sunrise, an early digital marketing service provider in [[East Africa]]. He later combined Savanna Sunrise with a [[Poland|Polish]] competitor to form [[HotelOnline]] in a cross-border merger in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=ROTICH |first=KEVIN |date=2022-11-02 |title=From starting Kenya’s first Airbnb to building digital revenue platform for hotels |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2022/11/from-starting-kenyas-first-airbnb-to-building-digital-revenue-platform-for-hotels/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[98.4_Capital_FM | Capital Business]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Koumelis |first=Theodore |date=2017-06-16 |title=Local Go Global! African hotels equipped with a new business engine |url=https://www.traveldailynews.com/hotels-lodging/local-go-global-african-hotels-equipped-with-a-new-business-engine/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=TravelDailyNews International}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=May |first=Kevin |date=February 20, 2017 |title=HOTELOGA AND SAVANNA SUNRISE MERGE, PLOT TRAVEL TECH DOMINATION IN AFRICA |url=https://www.phocuswire.com/HotelOga-and-Savanna-Sunrise-merge-plot-travel-tech-domination-in-Africa |website=[[Northstar_Travel_Group | PhocusWire]]}}</ref>
Bauck is one of the two founders of [[HotelOnline]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Manoj |date=2017-12-06 |title=Founder Havar Bauck, on Building HotelOnline to Become a Hotel Booking Stalwart |url=https://techweez.com/2017/12/06/havar-bauck-hotelonline/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Techweez |language=en-US}}</ref> a Nairobi-based, pan-African travel technology company that he co-founded with Endre Opdal in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-24 |title=HotelOnline conquers Africa from Kenya- The Exchange |url=https://theexchange.africa/countries/east-africa-countries/hotelonline-conquers-africa-from-kenya/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Before [[HotelOnline]], Bauck was noted for his earlier venture, Nairobi Airport Hotel, the first known short-term apartment rental services in [[East Africa]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":10" /> and Savanna Sunrise, an early digital marketing service provider in [[East Africa]]. He later combined Savanna Sunrise with a [[Poland|Polish]] competitor to form [[HotelOnline]] in a cross-border merger in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=ROTICH |first=KEVIN |date=2022-11-02 |title=From starting Kenya's first Airbnb to building digital revenue platform for hotels |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2022/11/from-starting-kenyas-first-airbnb-to-building-digital-revenue-platform-for-hotels/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[98.4_Capital_FM | Capital Business]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=May |first=Kevin |date=February 20, 2017 |title=HOTELOGA AND SAVANNA SUNRISE MERGE, PLOT TRAVEL TECH DOMINATION IN AFRICA |url=https://www.phocuswire.com/HotelOga-and-Savanna-Sunrise-merge-plot-travel-tech-domination-in-Africa |website=[[Northstar_Travel_Group | PhocusWire]]}}</ref>


In 2017, Bauck completed the first known [[equity crowdfunding]] in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], raising USD 250,000 for [[HotelOnline]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nwanekwu |first=Lucky |date=2019-07-17 |title=Nigerian investors join Shroff for a stake in HotelOnline |url=https://businessday.ng/lead-story/article/nigerian-investors-join-shroff-for-a-stake-in-hotelonline/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Business_Day_(Nigeria) | Business Day]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he facilitated the merger between Kenyan traveltech startup and Cloud9XP and tour operator Heartbeat Adventures, and was appointed the chairman of the merged company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-12 |title=Kenyan travel startups Cloud9xp and HeartBeat Ventures have merged |url=https://disruptafrica.com/2019/06/12/kenyan-travel-startups-cloud9xp-and-heartbeat-ventures-have-merged/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Disrupt Africa |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2020, he merged Cloud9XP with [[HotelOnline]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=Norwegian Håvar Bauck behind Cloud9xp merger in Kenya |url=https://ventureburn.com/2019/06/norwegian-havar-bauck-behind-cloud9xp-merger-in-kenya/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Memeburn | Ventureburn]] |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-01 |title=Kenyan travel-tech HotelOnline on major onslaught of the African market |url=https://theexchange.africa/investing/kenyan-travel-tech-hotelonline-on-major-onslaught-of-the-african-market/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2017, Bauck completed the what is thought to have been the first [[equity crowdfunding]] in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]],<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=HotelOnline to merge operations with Key Butler, a Norwegian traveltech startup {{!}} TechMoran |url=https://techmoran.com/2019/09/12/hotelonline-to-merge-operations-with-key-butler-a-norwegian-traveltech-startup/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=techmoran.com}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Batte |first=Edgar |date=2021-10-02 |title=A partnership opened way for Rutaro |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/a-partnership-opened-way-for-rutaro-3570438 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=[[Daily Monitor]] |language=en}}</ref> raising USD 250,000 for [[HotelOnline]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Nwanekwu |first=Lucky |date=2019-07-17 |title=Nigerian investors join Shroff for a stake in HotelOnline |url=https://businessday.ng/lead-story/article/nigerian-investors-join-shroff-for-a-stake-in-hotelonline/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Business_Day_(Nigeria) | Business Day]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he facilitated the merger between Kenyan traveltech startup Cloud9XP and tour operator Heartbeat Adventures, and was appointed the chairman of the merged company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-12 |title=Kenyan travel startups Cloud9xp and HeartBeat Ventures have merged |url=https://disruptafrica.com/2019/06/12/kenyan-travel-startups-cloud9xp-and-heartbeat-ventures-have-merged/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Disrupt Africa |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2020, he merged Cloud9XP with [[HotelOnline]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-13 |title=Norwegian Håvar Bauck behind Cloud9xp merger in Kenya |url=https://ventureburn.com/2019/06/norwegian-havar-bauck-behind-cloud9xp-merger-in-kenya/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Memeburn | Ventureburn]] |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-01 |title=Kenyan travel-tech HotelOnline on major onslaught of the African market |url=https://theexchange.africa/investing/kenyan-travel-tech-hotelonline-on-major-onslaught-of-the-african-market/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>


In 2020 and 2021, Bauck received significant attention for acquiring several competitors during [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic]]<ref name=":4" /> and for the acquisition of major Kenyan competitor HotelPlus in 2022, while raising a major investment from [[South Korea|Korean]] travel technology firm and [[SoftBank Group|Softbank]] portfolio investee Yanolja in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Njanja |first=Annie |date=2022-09-12 |title=Kenya's HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/12/kenyas-hotelonline-acquires-hospitality-software-company-hotelplus/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walson |first=Kathryn |date=September 12, 2022 |title=HOTELONLINE ACQUIRES HOTELPLUS TO ACCELERATE EXPANSION ACROSS AFRICA |url=https://www.phocuswire.com/hotelonline-acquires-hotelplus-accelerate-expansion-africa |website=[[Northstar_Travel_Group | PhocusWire]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Sean |last2=September 12th |first2=Skift |last3=EDT |first3=2022 at 3:49 PM |date=2022-09-12 |title=Kenya's HotelOnline, Backed by Yanolja, Buys Hotel Software Brand HotelPlus |url=https://skift.com/blog/kenyas-hotelonline-backed-by-yanolja-buys-hotel-software-brand-hotelplus/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Skift]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Horntvedt |first=Anders |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Brings in Softbank company on the owner's side |url=https://www.finansavisen.no/nyheter/teknologi/2022/04/01/7793400/havar-bauck-og-endre-opdal-fikk-napp-hos-softbank-selskap-yanolja-gar-inn-i-hotelonline |access-date= |website=[[Finansavisen]]}}</ref>
In 2020 and 2021, Bauck was noted for acquiring several competitors during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 pandemic]]<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":10" /> and for the acquisition of Kenyan competitor HotelPlus in 2022,<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> while raising an investment round from [[South Korea|Korean]] travel technology [[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=South Korean unicorn Yanolja invests big in Kenya traveltech, HotelOnline |url=https://theexchange.africa/money-deals/south-korean-unicorn-yanolja-invests-big-in-kenya-traveltech-hotelonline/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=The Exchange |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[SoftBank Group|Softbank]] portfolio investee Yanolja in the same year.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Njanja |first=Annie |date=2022-09-12 |title=Kenya's HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/12/kenyas-hotelonline-acquires-hospitality-software-company-hotelplus/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Walson |first=Kathryn |date=September 12, 2022 |title=HOTELONLINE ACQUIRES HOTELPLUS TO ACCELERATE EXPANSION ACROSS AFRICA |url=https://www.phocuswire.com/hotelonline-acquires-hotelplus-accelerate-expansion-africa |website=[[Northstar_Travel_Group | PhocusWire]]}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last1=O'Neill |first1=Sean |last2=September 12th |first2=Skift |last3=EDT |first3=2022 at 3:49 PM |date=2022-09-12 |title=Kenya's HotelOnline, Backed by Yanolja, Buys Hotel Software Brand HotelPlus |url=https://skift.com/blog/kenyas-hotelonline-backed-by-yanolja-buys-hotel-software-brand-hotelplus/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[Skift]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Horntvedt |first=Anders |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Brings in Softbank company on the owner's side |url=https://www.finansavisen.no/nyheter/teknologi/2022/04/01/7793400/havar-bauck-og-endre-opdal-fikk-napp-hos-softbank-selskap-yanolja-gar-inn-i-hotelonline |access-date= |website=[[Finansavisen]]}}</ref>


== Public talks and writing ==
== Public talks and writing ==
He is a public speaker and writer, delivering talks and articles on [[tourism]], [[investment]] and [[entrepreneurship]] in [[Africa]].<ref>{{Citation |title=HotelOnline - how we scaled a travel tech startup across Africa |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1puLBQlAro |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-16 |title=Four Kenyan Entrepreneurs Launch an Initiative for the Entrepreneurship Community in Nairobi |url=https://www.techinafrica.com/four-kenyan-entrepreneurs-launch-initiative-entrepreneurship-community-nairobi/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Tech In Africa |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |date=2023-08-17 |title=Why Kenya must act now to revive JKIA’s Greenfield Terminal project |url=https://theexchange.africa/industry-and-trade/why-kenya-must-act-now-to-revive-jkias-greenfield-terminal/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |date=2023-06-08 |title=The Impact of Airspace Liberalization on Tourism and Trade in 2023 |url=https://theexchange.africa/opinion/airspace-liberalization-boost-tourism-in-africa/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |date=2023-06-26 |title=Trans-African Highways: a vital tool to ignite tourism and trade |url=https://theexchange.africa/opinion/trans-african-highway-a-vital-tool-to-ignite-tourism-and-trade/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |title=East Africa's travel and hospitality industry in the wake of Covid-19 |url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/speaking-heads/east-africas-travel-and-hospitality-industry-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/76382762 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[The_Economic_Times | Economic Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
He is a public speaker and writer, delivering frequent talks and articles on [[tourism]], [[investment]] and [[entrepreneurship]] in [[Africa]].<ref>{{Citation |title=HotelOnline - how we scaled a travel tech startup across Africa |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1puLBQlAro |access-date=2024-03-19 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-16 |title=Four Kenyan Entrepreneurs Launch an Initiative for the Entrepreneurship Community in Nairobi |url=https://www.techinafrica.com/four-kenyan-entrepreneurs-launch-initiative-entrepreneurship-community-nairobi/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Tech In Africa |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |date=2023-08-17 |title=Why Kenya must act now to revive JKIA's Greenfield Terminal project |url=https://theexchange.africa/industry-and-trade/why-kenya-must-act-now-to-revive-jkias-greenfield-terminal/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |date=2023-06-08 |title=The Impact of Airspace Liberalization on Tourism and Trade in 2023 |url=https://theexchange.africa/opinion/airspace-liberalization-boost-tourism-in-africa/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |date=2023-06-26 |title=Trans-African Highways: a vital tool to ignite tourism and trade |url=https://theexchange.africa/opinion/trans-african-highway-a-vital-tool-to-ignite-tourism-and-trade/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauck |first=Håvar |title=East Africa's travel and hospitality industry in the wake of Covid-19 |url=https://hospitality.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/speaking-heads/east-africas-travel-and-hospitality-industry-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/76382762 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=[[The_Economic_Times | Economic Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>


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== External links ==

* [https://www.bauck.com/ Official website]



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Håvar Bauck
Entrepreneur
Known forCo-founder of HotelOnline, Savanna Sunrise, Nairobi Airport Hotel
Websitehttps://www.bauck.com/

Håvar Bauck is a

Norwegian-born entrepreneur, living in Nairobi, Kenya.[1]

Early life and education

Bauck grew up in Norway and Belgium. After graduating from high school at Lycee Francais Rene Cassin d'Oslo, he attended BI Norwegian Business School, where he completed a Master's degree in 2002.[2]

Business career

Bauck is one of the two founders of HotelOnline,[3] a Nairobi-based, pan-African travel technology company that he co-founded with Endre Opdal in 2013.[4][3] Before HotelOnline, Bauck was noted for his earlier venture, Nairobi Airport Hotel, the first known short-term apartment rental services in East Africa,[1][2][5][6] and Savanna Sunrise, an early digital marketing service provider in East Africa. He later combined Savanna Sunrise with a Polish competitor to form HotelOnline in a cross-border merger in 2017.[1][5][7]

In 2017, Bauck completed the what is thought to have been the first equity crowdfunding in Sub-Saharan Africa,[2][8][9][6] raising USD 250,000 for HotelOnline.[8][2] In 2019, he facilitated the merger between Kenyan traveltech startup Cloud9XP and tour operator Heartbeat Adventures, and was appointed the chairman of the merged company.[10] In 2020, he merged Cloud9XP with HotelOnline.[11][12]

In 2020 and 2021, Bauck was noted for acquiring several competitors during the Covid-19 pandemic[12][6] and for the acquisition of Kenyan competitor HotelPlus in 2022,[13][14][15] while raising an investment round from Korean travel technology unicorn[16] and Softbank portfolio investee Yanolja in the same year.[13][14][15][17]

Public talks and writing

He is a public speaker and writer, delivering frequent talks and articles on tourism, investment and entrepreneurship in Africa.[18][19][20][21][22][23]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Our guest house business started in Syokimau, now it's thriving across Africa". Nation.Africa. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Introducing Human 11000 - Havar Bauck". Finding Humans In Tech. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ a b Manoj (2017-12-06). "Founder Havar Bauck, on Building HotelOnline to Become a Hotel Booking Stalwart". Techweez. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  4. ^ "HotelOnline conquers Africa from Kenya- The Exchange". 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  5. ^ a b ROTICH, KEVIN (2022-11-02). "From starting Kenya's first Airbnb to building digital revenue platform for hotels". Capital Business. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  6. ^ a b c Batte, Edgar (2021-10-02). "A partnership opened way for Rutaro". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  7. ^ May, Kevin (February 20, 2017). "HOTELOGA AND SAVANNA SUNRISE MERGE, PLOT TRAVEL TECH DOMINATION IN AFRICA". PhocusWire.
  8. ^ a b Nwanekwu, Lucky (2019-07-17). "Nigerian investors join Shroff for a stake in HotelOnline". Business Day. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  9. ^ "HotelOnline to merge operations with Key Butler, a Norwegian traveltech startup | TechMoran". techmoran.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  10. ^ "Kenyan travel startups Cloud9xp and HeartBeat Ventures have merged". Disrupt Africa. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. ^ "Norwegian Håvar Bauck behind Cloud9xp merger in Kenya". Ventureburn. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  12. ^ a b "Kenyan travel-tech HotelOnline on major onslaught of the African market". 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  13. ^ a b Njanja, Annie (2022-09-12). "Kenya's HotelOnline acquires hospitality software company HotelPlus". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  14. ^ a b Walson, Kathryn (September 12, 2022). "HOTELONLINE ACQUIRES HOTELPLUS TO ACCELERATE EXPANSION ACROSS AFRICA". PhocusWire.
  15. ^ a b O'Neill, Sean; September 12th, Skift; EDT, 2022 at 3:49 PM (2022-09-12). "Kenya's HotelOnline, Backed by Yanolja, Buys Hotel Software Brand HotelPlus". Skift. Retrieved 2024-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "South Korean unicorn Yanolja invests big in Kenya traveltech, HotelOnline". The Exchange. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  17. ^ Horntvedt, Anders (April 1, 2022). "Brings in Softbank company on the owner's side". Finansavisen.
  18. ^ HotelOnline - how we scaled a travel tech startup across Africa, retrieved 2024-03-19
  19. ^ "Four Kenyan Entrepreneurs Launch an Initiative for the Entrepreneurship Community in Nairobi". Tech In Africa. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  20. ^ Bauck, Håvar (2023-08-17). "Why Kenya must act now to revive JKIA's Greenfield Terminal project". The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  21. ^ Bauck, Håvar (2023-06-08). "The Impact of Airspace Liberalization on Tourism and Trade in 2023". The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  22. ^ Bauck, Håvar (2023-06-26). "Trans-African Highways: a vital tool to ignite tourism and trade". The Exchange - Africa's Investment Gateway. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  23. ^ Bauck, Håvar. "East Africa's travel and hospitality industry in the wake of Covid-19". Economic Times of India. Retrieved 2024-03-19.