Originally Posted by
DrVC
Hello, I am looking at doing my first purchase at aircanada.com, so I have a question for the veterans in this forum:
If I choose country of residency as Canada, I am finding that the fares are lower in CAD. Can I buy the CAD fares by using a credit card with a US address? And if so, do I need to show Canadian residency documentation for traveling on this fare or am I able to use my US passport for the travel?
I am hoping to use the lower CAD fares by being a "resident" of Canada, albeit a temporary one, for the three days that I will be spending in Canada ;-)
The fare should be the same though it may be offering you a poor exchange rate. The residency drop-down is just so it knows which sets of regulations to follow -- European fares have to include all taxes up-front. I routinely use United Kingdom or some Euro-zone country to price comparison and then purchase with my Canadian credit card anyways.
You should double check that your credit card isn't going to ding you with a similarly bad exchange rate and/or commission/fee for the exchange. Also you should realize that if you take advantage of the 24-hour refund policy (or if you refund a refundable ticket) you'll lose out on the currency exchange both ways and that'll cost you quite a bit.