Hotel reservation currency
Nov 17, 2015, 3:34 pm
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Hotel reservation currency
When searching for a hotel in BA, the rates I am presented are in USD rather than pesos. This seems to be consistent both with the chains and independents on both online travel agents and directly. Am I actually locking my rate in USD or is the rate actually in ARS and is just not visible? Either way I would ideally like to settle my bill in blue cash allowing a stay at a price point I would otherwise not book.
Nov 17, 2015, 3:40 pm
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It is normal for rates to be quoted in US Dollars. You can pay in cash upon checkout, IF you booked a post-paid rate (and not a prepaid rate). The US Dollar rate will be converted at the official rate, allowing you to enjoy the ForEx spread, provided at the time of your check-out this spread still exists.
What are you intended dates of travel....???
What are you intended dates of travel....???
Nov 17, 2015, 4:55 pm
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It is normal for rates to be quoted in US Dollars. You can pay in cash upon checkout, IF you booked a post-paid rate (and not a prepaid rate). The US Dollar rate will be converted at the official rate, allowing you to enjoy the ForEx spread, provided at the time of your check-out this spread still exists.
What are you intended dates of travel....???
What are you intended dates of travel....???
Nov 17, 2015, 6:22 pm
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One of the candidates (Macri) said if he wins he will liberalise the currency market soon after taking office. The logical consequence is that the official and the black market rates will converge, with "experts" putting their bets at 1 USD = 14/15 official pesos by February (December and January would probably be unstable exchange-wise). Of course this is an electoral promise, but the guy seems serious on the matter.
Nov 18, 2015, 7:02 am
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One of the candidates (Macri) said if he wins he will liberalise the currency market soon after taking office. The logical consequence is that the official and the black market rates will converge, with "experts" putting their bets at 1 USD = 14/15 official pesos by February (December and January would probably be unstable exchange-wise). Of course this is an electoral promise, but the guy seems serious on the matter.
Nov 18, 2015, 7:45 am
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Aside from interesting, Argentina is going to begin another of its strong upwards cycles. What remains to be seen is if this time we are able to turn yet another growth cycle into something long term that stays its course, allowing for some real structural changes in various basic aspects of the Economy, the Political System and Society as a whole.
Nov 18, 2015, 9:11 am
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Aside from interesting, Argentina is going to begin another of its strong upwards cycles. What remains to be seen is if this time we are able to turn yet another growth cycle into something long term that stays its course, allowing for some real structural changes in various basic aspects of the Economy, the Political System and Society as a whole.
Nov 20, 2015, 7:20 pm
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Aside from interesting, Argentina is going to begin another of its strong upwards cycles. What remains to be seen is if this time we are able to turn yet another growth cycle into something long term that stays its course, allowing for some real structural changes in various basic aspects of the Economy, the Political System and Society as a whole.
Nov 21, 2015, 8:31 am
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Gaucho100K is more qualified to explain the impact of it all.
Nov 21, 2015, 2:15 pm
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So commodity prices is the only relevant variable in the Argentine Economy......? If you are interested in the subject, I suggest you brush up on your reading about what the Argentine Economy is all about - it will do wonders with your capacity to ask the right questions, and will give you a lot of your own answers !!!
Nov 21, 2015, 2:33 pm
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So commodity prices is the only relevant variable in the Argentine Economy......? If you are interested in the subject, I suggest you brush up on your reading about what the Argentine Economy is all about - it will do wonders with your capacity to ask the right questions, and will give you a lot of your own answers !!!
We now continue our regularly scheduled Hotel Reservation Currency programming.
Nov 21, 2015, 5:16 pm
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Yes, thanks for reminding me, Eastbay1K... back to travel & hotel related issues please !!! 
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Nov 22, 2015, 7:23 am
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So commodity prices is the only relevant variable in the Argentine Economy......? If you are interested in the subject, I suggest you brush up on your reading about what the Argentine Economy is all about - it will do wonders with your capacity to ask the right questions, and will give you a lot of your own answers !!!
This is a quite out of character response. I'm puzzled why your usual helpful and informative answers on all things Argentine descended to condescension and sarcasm. Hope today is a better day. 
Nov 24, 2015, 2:07 pm
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In BA now. The blue rate took a dive right before the election to ~14, and has rebounded back to 15+ as of today.