In Reply to: My reason for purchasing USD posted by Molly on Tuesday, 4. January 2011 at 16:34 Bali Time:
I am off for a month through Vietnam and Thailand in May /June and will be paying most of my hotels bills in US$.
Sometimes the hotels convert the bill to THEIR own local currency rate and then add 3% credit card charge.
It can certainly add up if you have several thousand dollars in hotel bills.