Originally Posted by CanadaDH

How does using Amex avoid DCC? Amex is my main card, and even when using Amex, the merchant terminal generally asks me if I want to pay in my home currency or the local currency. Is DCC not available with Amex in China? I thought it was just a "feature" the merchant enabled on their terminals and it was then offered on all credit card types? But, agreed, that DCC is most definitely a suckers game. The FX rate will almost always be worse than just paying in the local currency.