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Serving
Students at
Santa Ana
College and
Santiago
Canyon College
United Arab Emirates
Currency
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TRAVEL
EXCHANGE
CURRENCY
EXCHANGE
CURRENCY
CONVERTER
Currency:
U.A.E.
Dirham (Dh) = 100 fils.
Notes
are in denominations of Dh1000, 500, 200, 100, 50, 10 and 5.
Coins
are in denominations of Dh1, and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 fils.
Note:
The Dirham is tied to the U.S. Dollar.
Currency
exchange: Most hotels will handle the exchange of foreign currency.
Credit
cards: American Express, Diners Club, Visa and MasterCard are
widely accepted.
Check
with your credit card company for details of merchant acceptability and
other services which may be available.
Travelers
Checks: These are widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange
rate charges, travelers are advised to take travelers checks in U.S. Dollars
or Pounds Sterling.
Currency
restrictions: The import and export of both local and foreign
currency are unrestricted.
Banking
hours:
Saturday
to Wednesday 8: 00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday
to
Wednesday 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (some banks)
Thursday
8:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.
Tipping:
Most hotels,
restaurants, and clubs add fairly high service charges to the bill, therefore
tipping is not necessary. Taxi drivers are not tipped.
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