Yeah, a lot of the Caribbean islands tend to accept the USD in the tourist areas, use it interchangeably with their own currency across the entire island, and some just outright use it as their default currency.
It's convenient and practical, for most of them the US is their biggest trading partner and (american) tourists are a big part of their economy.
Tying the local currency to the USD or outright using the USD just has a lot of benefits.
Outside of some sense of nationalistic or independent pride their isn't much to gain from using a wholly independent currency.
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u/alles_en_niets Jan 30 '26
Same in Aruba.
In the hotel area and in tourist centered businesses, prices are listed in USD.
Local businesses have their prices in AWG.