Originally Posted by
YuropFlyer
What rate did they run you? Much worse than 0.709? Any chance that they've a system similar to Lebanon, where you're getting charged in USD at most places anyway (ie, USD is their local currency for CC transactions, _NOT_ getting DCCed that way, but actually getting better rates when paying with USD cards than with any else, as everyone but USD denominated have Forex..)
It's possible. I've had very little experience in Jordan other than 3 Marriott hotels and Hertz (all 4 transactions billed in JOD). This was also 6 years ago, so things may have changed. It's possible that they are billing in USD natively like in the Maldives, but I suspect that it is DCC. I always thought DCC was even more of a ripoff in places with a fixed exchange rate to one's own currency, and this is no exception.