Originally Posted by
thetravelguy
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Tell you what.....I see you are in Perth and I did a quick check to see what the DONE4 (four continent business class) fare is out of Australia and it shows at AUD 10,499...This works out to about US7,200 + taxes...Call your local One World office (likely Qantas) and tell them you want to start an Around the World ticket in Perth but pay for it in U.S. dollar and in the U.S...They will quote you the US fare of $9,100 as the fare in the country of purchase (u.s. dollar card) is higher than the country of origin. If you do it in person, then it does not matter
These checks do not apply to sales from Canada or Europe
The currency of the card is irrelevant. The country of issue of the card is irrelevant. The billing address of the card is irrelevant. Whether you make the purchase in person or (where allowed) remotely does not matter.
PLEASE STOP making multiple incorrect posts on this issue - it is becoming very annoying to have to keep correcting you.
If you buy from the local Qantas office in Perth (whether over the phone, if they allow it, or in person) then your credit card will be charged the ex-Australia price in AUD. Your credit card company will convert that to USD in exactly the same way as it would for any other foreign currency purchase - this is of no concern to OneWorld.
However, if you wish for some bizarre reason to make the purchase from a OneWorld office in the USA then you would be charged the higher ex-USA price as you describe.