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Old Aug 28, 2012, 5:53 pm
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percysmith
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Originally Posted by 7Continents
Just my 2 cents, but frequently on any site connected to a foreign anything, the USD amount is just a display overlaid with a transparent conversion. The actual charge is done in foreign $$ and you just can't see it. This includes anything they say is charged in $USD.
This is not Dynamic Currency Conversion if that's what you're referring to: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/china...onversion.html

Happens in Hong Kong but will not happen to an Amex card - Amex doesn't allow DCC transactions on its cards (only Visa/MC).
Last edited by percysmith; Aug 28, 2012 at 6:11 pm
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