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Old May 3, 2005 | 9:50 pm
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XFed2001
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Clearwater, FL
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Originally Posted by SF_trotter
Yes.

Why would the hotel agree to take payment in US Dollars? They would then incur a currency conversion charge, not to mention the hassle of going to the bank.
I speculate that the hotel's relationship with its bank would result in much less of a loss as a result of conversion of my dollars to CHF.
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