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Old Mar 14, 2009, 3:19 pm
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Guava
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Originally Posted by Flying Lawyer
Why should a "foreign" hotel charge in USD?
uh...because for the said poster in question, USD charged by a US hotel is indeed "foreign" hotel (i.e. not British).

Also, hotels in some countries whose currencies are not very stable or do not trade freely, have the habit of adopting a USD pricing, for example, the Maldives. Other countries such as Turkey adopts a EUR pricing even though Turkey has its own currency.
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