Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
It is likely that Argentine cash purchases aren't a big flag, but I wonder what the fare structure is for Argentina point of sale tickets - as you know, a ticket price can vary tremendously depending the country of purchase. I'd be curious to know if say, a US$10,000 RTW costs something closer to AR$50,000 or $80,000.
No no.... lets not mix up two different issues. I dont know all the details as Im now a retired fflyer... but as far as I understand, all RTW and One World Explorer fares ex-EZE are all priced in US Dollars. What is certain is that any US Dollar price quote must be converted to a Peso amount at the official rate.... so, unless the current RTW pricing in Dollars for Argentina has recently increased, there is a very good chance there is a very solid arbitrage opportunity.
I will dig a little further... I will call AA to see if they would accept AR$70,000 in cash to pay for a ticket...
Will report back.