Originally Posted by
Newinyork
The trick of changing the currency on Airbnb to avoid DCC doesn't work anymore. Once I entered my card details I got a dialog saying "This is a US card so it'll be charged in USD" and I wasn't given an option to change it.
I disputed it with Chase, Chase said "it seems like your card is charged by a US merchant, so even if the stay is abroad, DCC rules don't apply to them". Any thoughts here?
It isn't DCC if they use an American merchant account. Merchant account cherrypicking is legal and there's nothing you can do about it.