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Old Aug 19, 2018 | 5:13 pm
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Majuki
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Mrs. Majuki and I just got back from the Maldives. I wasn't able to see any non-USD transactions with credit cards in the Maldives since all of the resorts price in USD. I attempted to use a credit card at the National Museum thinking they might price in MVR natively, but the cashier said there would be a surcharge. (I may have misunderstood the situation, but I ended up paying cash there.) Even with cash transactions denominated in Maldivian rufiyaa, the exchange rates seemed fair when paying USD. I had two such cash transactions. The first (at the National Museum) gave change in USD. The second (Burger King in Malé) gives change in MVR if paying a cash payment in USD.

Upon returning to the airport, Mrs. Majuki and I had dinner at Burger King again, but this time I paid using a card. Furthermore, while the location in Malé prices in MVR, the airport location prices in USD. A previous post by percysmith had reported DCC with Global Payments in the Maldives, so here is the result with a USD card:


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