Originally Posted by
Majuki
Welcome back, and I was wondering what caused the DCC uptick in some locations and disappearance in others.
I haven't been doing many transactions not in USD, but the above reports show that places like Poland which used to not have an opt out or unwilling cashiers now gives customers the choice. The last time I was in the UK was about a month before things shut down, but I didn't see any DCC with my transactions. I was exclusively using my CSR with contactless on the card or my phone.
I was in Shanghai December 2019, but I only had one data point with no DCC. I mostly used Alipay's new tourist pass option which didn't have a credit card fee when it debuted (nor did it have DCC). The hotel was on an AmEx, so there was no data point there.
Since I live in the UK it's hard to tell, but as far as I know, DCC has always been rare here except for very rich tourist-focused shops like Harrods (which once outright told me the reason they don't have contactless enabled is because DCC doesn't work with it - or didn't at the time, a few years ago).
It's also worth noting that this most recent trip to Ireland was entirely contactless, so it's possible they just haven't caught up with contactless DCC.