Destinations

United States

From the sun-kissed glitz of cities like Miami and LA, to the stunning vistas of Arizona and the urbane cool of culture and shopping in New York, the United States has every base covered.

Capital – Washington DC
Major cities - New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Chicago
Places of interest – The Grand Canyon and Hawaii
Time Zone – GMT -7, -8, -6, -5
Language – English
America currency - America uses the American Dollar. One USD is worth about 56 pence. For up-to-date exchange rates see: www.xe.com/ucc

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