A holiday in Britain would appeal particularly to the kind of person who likes to hold US dollar denominated assets at this time.
Economy The official currency is the Bahamian dollar which the Government maintains its value on par with the US Dollar.
The US dollar is the world's reserve currency and is seemingly immune to the normal disciplines.
But the decision in 1991 to peg the peso to the US dollar boosted confidence - investors deemed dealing in greenbacks a safer bet.
The argentine peso has been linked at one-to-one to the US dollar since the early 1990s as part of an effort to beat hyperinflation.
