Håvar Bauck Håvar Bauck

Entrepreneur - Globetrotter - World Citizen - Foodie

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Jordan – a 12-day journey through a magical country

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Nairobi-Mombasa by road – a 482 km slow and scenic drive!

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Kenya's new constitution ushers in a new era for the country

Kenya’s new Constitution – a new dawn!

in Uncategorized on August 8, 2010 August 8, 2010 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

New constitution – new era! In their August 4th referendum, Kenyans overwhelmingly approved their new constitution, and ushered in their Second Republic. For 20 years, Kenyans have attempted to replace the 1963 constitution, left behind…

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Yes or No - Kenya voting in a referendum

Referendum fever in Kenya

in Uncategorized on August 1, 2010 February 23, 2024 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

On August 4th, Kenyans are queuing for what is probably the most important referendum since independence. After 20 years of struggle, and one previous attempt shot down at a referendum in 2005, Kenyans are finally…

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M-Pesa - Cutting-edge technology by Safaricom in Kenya

M-pesa – Cutting-edge technology in Kenya

in Business Technology on June 22, 2010 February 23, 2024 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

M-pesa – disrupting how people pay! Until recently, cutting-edge technology was not something most people would associate with Kenya. M-pesa has changed that! It’s already been three years since Safaricom, the leading mobile operator in…

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Uhuru Park, Nairobi

Nairobi again!

in Uncategorized on June 21, 2010 June 21, 2010 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

My life has been turned upside down again, and it feels damn good! Having spent the past few weeks with a schedule from hell, I have now re-emerged in Kenya’s capital city – Nairobi! Having…

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Varanasi – India’s eternal city

in Travel on November 20, 2009 June 15, 2024 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

When in India, you have to travel by train at least once, people say. My trip to Varanasi was pretty much my last chance, and the owner of Madonna Hotel in Delhi had once again gone…

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Mumbai - Gateway of India

Mumbai

in Travel on November 10, 2009 November 10, 2009 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Mumbai has an undeserved reputation as a city you should get out of as quickly as possible, if at all you happen to land there. Although not abundantly rich in spectacular attractions like temples, monuments…

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The Indian Wedding!

in Travel on November 9, 2009 November 9, 2009 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Indian weddings are widely reputed for their wildness and colourfulness. What I experienced in Mumbai did nothing to diminish that reputation! After a somewhat chaotic late-night arrival, some hours of sleep and a bit of…

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Arriving in Mumbai!

in Travel on November 4, 2009 November 4, 2009 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Mumbai Airport – a chaotic experience! 🙂 From the flight, I entered the crowded airport terminal building in Mumbai at 2:30 am. At least 3 unrelated queues seemed to be cutting through each other in…

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Burj al Arab in Dubai

Dubai

in Travel on November 3, 2009 November 3, 2009 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Somebody once said that the best thing to do in Dubai is to rent a car at the airport, and drive to Muscat in Oman.  I beg to differ: Dubai may not have millennia of…

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The new Bauck.com

in Technology on October 24, 2009 October 24, 2009 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email

Bauck.com has now been re-born as a WordPress blog! It all started back in 1998, when my professor Espen Andersen at the Norwegian School of Management encouraged his students to publish their assignements on a…

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About Me

Håvar Bauck I am a traveltech entrepreneur, world citizen, foodie, and relentless globetrotter. Originally from Norway, I have been living on the African continent for most of the time since 2002, shifting between Nairobi, Lagos, and Kinshasha. Since 2015, I have been busy disrupting the travel and hospitality industry in the world's Emerging Markets.. more

Recent Interviews and News Stories (External)

  • [Nation.Africa] Making of a hospitality tech powerhouse

    [Nation.Africa] Making of a hospitality tech powerhouse

    July 2, 2025
  • **Finding Humans in Tech**  Håvar Bauck Portrait Interview

    **Finding Humans in Tech** Håvar Bauck Portrait Interview

    April 11, 2023
  • **nation.africa** Our guest house business started in Syokimau, now it’s thriving across Africa

    **nation.africa** Our guest house business started in Syokimau, now it’s thriving across Africa

    March 4, 2023
  • **Capital Business** From Starting Kenya’s First Airbnb To Building Digital Revenue Platform For Hotels

    **Capital Business** From Starting Kenya’s First Airbnb To Building Digital Revenue Platform For Hotels

    November 2, 2022
  • **Phocuswire** HotelOnline Acquires HotelPlus to Accelerate Expansion Across Africa

    **Phocuswire** HotelOnline Acquires HotelPlus to Accelerate Expansion Across Africa

    September 12, 2022

Recent Op-Eds / Opinion Pieces (External)

  • **The Exchange** Why Kenya must act now to revive JKIA’s Greenfield Terminal

    **The Exchange** Why Kenya must act now to revive JKIA’s Greenfield Terminal

    August 17, 2023
  • **The Exchange** Trans-African infrastructure: a vital tool to ignite tourism and trade

    **The Exchange** Trans-African infrastructure: a vital tool to ignite tourism and trade

    June 26, 2023
  • **The Exchange** The Impact of Airspace Liberalization on Tourism and Trade in 2023

    **The Exchange** The Impact of Airspace Liberalization on Tourism and Trade in 2023

    June 11, 2023
  • **The Exchange** Building Kenya’s tourism competitiveness in Africa

    **The Exchange** Building Kenya’s tourism competitiveness in Africa

    November 18, 2022
  • **The Economic Times** For once, Africa has an image advantage

    **The Economic Times** For once, Africa has an image advantage

    October 17, 2020