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Old Nov 30, 2016 | 3:43 pm
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Originally Posted by tylerc
FYI for anyone using a card that is NOT in USD, the hotel will pre-auth in your native currency using DCC, which adds a @#%! load to the transaction. I'll be asking them to reverse the charge and re-charge in USD this morning...
What difference does it make? The pre-auth is not real spend, provided it never actually crystallises as a charge the amount of it is fairly irrelevant unless you are eking out a marginal credit limit.
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