Originally Posted by
CFFrost
I replied to them stating that I would happily submit payment to a secure online payment system. That e-mail was sent on Friday so I don't expect to see anything until tomorrow morning.
When I made the booking, I submitted information online through their booking system, including my credit card, but it was not charged immediately - It was actually charged about 4 days later if I remember correctly. That makes me think their online system was not in fact that secure - but frankly I'm not worried about my credit card number floating around somewhere. Passport is another story.
I'm actually not so sure about the DCC issue now - I assumed my card would list the foreign currency amount billed and the converted US amount but now realize it doesn't. It could just be that the rate used by Chase was not very favorable, or that it fluctuated more than I expected.
Please post their response tomorrow regarding both payment and need for passport details. There are a variety of reasons the transaction wouldn't post for a few days, I don't think that means the site is not secure.
You should definitely be able to see the currency a transaction was billed at and the conversion rate. I have alerts set up on my cards for international transactions and compare the authorized amount to the posted amount which can vary with the exchange rate. I've also had cards when I could not see the currency on the online or moblie site, but the statement showed all the detail so you should look back to your statement to verify what occurred. I would verify this prior to paying the balance.