Travel has always been about crossing borders. The anticipation of discovering a new city, immersing yourself in a different culture and collecting experiences you will remember long after you have returned home.
Yet for many Nigerian travellers, there is another reality that accompanies international travel: the constant calculation of value that comes with converting dollars to naira for every purchase.
Every meal, taxi ride, concert ticket or even a simple drink comes with an automatic conversion. Dollars & Pesos become naira. The question is no longer simply, ”Do I want this?” but “is this worth it?” As a result, the excitement of exploring a new place gets watered down by the heightened awareness of spending decisions, with the hassle of exchange rates becoming an invisible travel companion.
According to a statement by Heineken, it believes those calculations should not determine how the experiences travellers get to enjoy. That belief gave
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