TEA’s RANTS – Elizabeth Agboola

15 Jun 26

Tourism as the Missing Trade Corridor Between Africa and the Caribbean

Trade conversations between Africa and the Caribbean continue to grow in visibility. Governments speak about cooperation. Financial institutions discuss investment. Delegations attend conferences. Diplomatic conversations around South South engagement continue to expand. Yet one critical sector still remains underestimated within many of these discussions: Tourism. Tourism is rarely treated as…

16 Feb 26

Tourism, Health, and Climate ;Why Resilience Is Economic Infrastructure

This week coincides with Global Tourism Resilience Day (February 17) a United Nations-recognised observance championed by Jamaica and supported by the United Nations General Assembly. It is more than a symbolic date. It is a reminder that tourism is not fragile it is foundational. Jamaica deserves recognition for elevating this conversation globally through the establishment of…

09 Feb 26

Tourism and Extractives Beyond Oil Without Denial

Nigeria’s economic conversation has long been anchored to extraction. Oil, gas, and solid minerals have shaped fiscal planning, foreign exchange inflows, infrastructure priorities, and regional development for decades. This reality cannot and should not be ignored. But extraction alone does not build resilient economies. Tourism enters this conversation not as…

02 Feb 26

Tourism and Transport ;Why Movement Is the Economy

Tourism does not exist without movement. Before the hotel room, before the experience, before the spending there is a journey. And that journey is shaped entirely by transport systems: aviation, roads, ports, rail, and last-mile logistics. Yet in policy conversations, tourism and transport are often treated as adjacent sectors rather…

26 Jan 26

Tourism and Agriculture Where Demand Finally Becomes Policy.

Nigeria has invested decades in agriculture with one primary focus: production. We talk about yields, inputs, mechanisation, irrigation, land access, and export crops. All-important conversations. Yet one critical question remains consistently under-addressed: Who is the reliable buyer? Agriculture does not fail because Nigerians cannot farm. It struggles because demand is…

19 Jan 26

Tourism Is Trade Rethinking Travel as an Export Industry

Tourism has been framed for far too long as leisure. And that framing has cost the sector seriousness. In most policy conversations, tourism still sits in the same mental box as festivals, entertainment, and lifestyle valuable, yes, but optional. This perception is precisely why tourism struggles to attract the level…

12 Jan 26

When Hype Meets Capacity: Why Nigeria Must Stop Guessing Its Tourism Numbers.

When Hype Meets Capacity: Why Nigeria Must Stop Guessing Its Tourism Numbers. Nigeria deserves to celebrate momentum in tourism. But momentum without measurement is noise. In recent months, Detty December has rightly become a symbol of Nigeria’s cultural pull, increased movement, diaspora return, fuller hotels, busier airports, and visible…

05 Jan 26

From Vibes to Value: Making Nigeria’s Tourism Industry Bankable

From Vibes to Value: Making Nigeria’s Tourism Industry Bankable In 1995, Jamaica made a decision that changed its tourism economy forever. They stopped selling “sun and beach” and started building a tourism investment ecosystem route, incentives, PPPs, hotel zones, training pipelines, and diaspora financing. Today, tourism contributes nearly 34%…

29 Dec 25

The Diplomacy Behind Tourism: Why Mobility Is Africa’s New Economic Power

There is a truth Africa must confront: tourism does not begin when a plane lands it begins when a visa is approved. Everything else airlines, hotels, experiences, festivals, marketing comes second. Mobility is not paperwork. Mobility is not logistics. Mobility is economic power. And no sector in Nigeria feels the…

22 Dec 25

The Business of Holidays: What Christmas Teaches Us About Tourism Demand

Every December in Nigeria feels like the universe pressed “fast-forward” and sprinkled small madness on top, Airports behave like markets, Markets behave like carnivals. Carnivals behave like investment summits. And hotels behave like they’re allergic to the word “fully booked,” because somehow, they always find one more room to sell…

Tourism as the Missing Trade Corridor Between Africa and the Caribbean

Tourism, Health, and Climate ;Why Resilience Is Economic Infrastructure

Tourism and Extractives Beyond Oil Without Denial

Tourism and Transport ;Why Movement Is the Economy

Tourism and Agriculture Where Demand Finally Becomes Policy.

Tourism Is Trade Rethinking Travel as an Export Industry

When Hype Meets Capacity: Why Nigeria Must Stop Guessing Its Tourism Numbers.

From Vibes to Value: Making Nigeria’s Tourism Industry Bankable

The Diplomacy Behind Tourism: Why Mobility Is Africa’s New Economic Power

The Business of Holidays: What Christmas Teaches Us About Tourism Demand

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