On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:38:27 +0200, Nisse PowerMan
wrote:

That all sounds VERY strange. At least in the past the credit card
companies ONLY allowed local currency billing.

That certainly can't be true everywhere. I recently purchased an item
in the Philippines which was priced and charged to my credit card in
USD.

This is how the transaction appeared on my account, so it can be done.

16 February 2004 DUTY FREE PHILIPPINES - SPMKT PARANAQUE PH
45.98US DOLLAR at 1.88597210. £24.38