Originally Posted by
Majuki
I don't have the SPG card. I used my Platinum. At the time my Chase Marriott card was my primary, but I always considered it bad form to use at another hotel chain.
Just got my AMEX Platinum as well. Tried it in Singapore, where AMEX is quite preferred, even more preferred than Visa just by the looks.
Originally Posted by
percysmith
Singapore (also last June): not much DCC noted. Then again Singapore is this super compliant place - perhaps Global Payments executives and their ilk don't look forward to getting spanked for fxcked firmware.
Exactly!
Originally Posted by
beckoa
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Had this happen and chose HKD in HKG- was I ok in HKG?
In Hong Kong, my experience is that if you have a slip for currency selection, especially at a luxury store, you will tick the currency and the merchant will input that on the terminal. You get a final slip in the currency chosen.
Other places in Hong Kong, you choose the currency on the keypad when your card is swiped. You get the slip after choosing the currency.
But as Moondog mentioned, some crooks in HK WILL DCC you before you tick your choice on the slip. So when in a bar or something, look out. Regular restaurants, stores, and other places are fine from my own experience.