Originally Posted by
Happy
Do people really be naive enough to fall for the commission free conversion? This is just like the game played by some currency exchangers advertised no commission / no fee but horrible exchange rate to make up for that and then some.
It's possible. I still don't have an answer for you on your Avis experience. Do you use AmEx Plat to prevent DCC at the onset and then switch the card upon returning to reduce the chances of DCC occurring? I do this with some hotels in Asia as well. I then get the preauthorization in local currency just in case they try to pull an express checkout on me.