{"id":6746,"date":"2015-02-08T23:12:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T07:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=6746"},"modified":"2016-09-12T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T19:28:44","slug":"save-3-next-international-airbnb-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2015\/02\/save-3-next-international-airbnb-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Save 3% on Your Next International Airbnb Booking [update: NOPE]"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong>update: this is no longer working.\u00a0<\/strong>scroll down to see reader Susan&#8217;s comments. looks like Airbnb will now be charging the 3% fee if it needs to convert currency (and\u00a0<em>it<\/em> will, not your credit card). see also: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.wandr.me\/2015\/01\/the-ups-and-downs-of-dynamic-currency-conversion\/\">why dynamic currency conversion is usually a bad idea.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>as many of you know, i&#8217;m a <a title=\"Why I Use Airbnb and Some Search Tips and Tactics\" href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/04\/my-airbnb-search-tips-and-tactics\/\">big fan of Airbnb<\/a>, having stayed at over 25 different properties on five continents &#8212; and<strong> i\u00a0can&#8217;t believe i didn&#8217;t figure this out until now (or read about it somewhere else, but then again i&#8217;m a bad blog reader)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>if the property you&#8217;re looking at charges in a different currency than your home one (in my case euros vs. dollars), you will be hit with a 3% currency conversion fee, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/502\">their exchange policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6747\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb1.png\" alt=\"airbnb1\" width=\"325\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb1.png 325w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb1-127x300.png 127w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb1-200x470.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb1-150x352.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but if you have a credit card that does not charge foreign transaction fees [UPDATE 2015-07-17 &#8212; you might not need one, as a commenter below says it does charge in dollars!], you can save that 3% by switching to euros (or whatever currency your property is in) by using the dropdown at the bottom of every page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6748\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb2.png\" alt=\"airbnb2\" width=\"544\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb2.png 544w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb2-300x187.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb2-400x250.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb2-200x125.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb2-150x93.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>once you make the switch, go through the reservation process and you&#8217;ll see that you are now no longer hit with the 3% fee! again, just be sure your card doesn&#8217;t charge a foreign transaction fee (or has one that&#8217;s less than 3%).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6749\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb3.png\" alt=\"airbnb3\" width=\"323\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb3.png 323w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb3-300x246.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb3-200x164.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb3-150x123.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>despite the fact that it says you&#8217;re paying in dollars, you are in fact being charged the amount in euros, as confirmed by the confirmation and the credit card hold:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6750\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb4.png\" alt=\"airbnb4\" width=\"812\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb4.png 812w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb4-300x33.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb4-400x45.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb4-200x22.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb4-150x16.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6751\" style=\"width: 569px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb5.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6751\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6751 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb5.png\" alt=\"airbnb5\" width=\"559\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb5.png 559w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb5-300x61.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb5-400x81.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb5-200x40.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb5-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For those new to Airbnb, for most places you need to request a stay which must then be approved by the host.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>and indeed, if you look it up:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6752\" src=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/files\/2015\/02\/airbnb6.png\" alt=\"airbnb6\" width=\"683\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb6.png 683w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb6-300x176.png 300w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb6-400x235.png 400w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb6-200x117.png 200w, http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/\/sites\/48\/2015\/02\/airbnb6-150x88.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>so there you go. save 3% with a couple clicks.<\/p>\n<p>i would be remiss if i didn&#8217;t include my referral link &#8212; if you are new to Airbnb and sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/c\/jkhoo1?s=8\">using this link<\/a>, you&#8217;ll get $25 credit, as will i, when you book your first stay, and $75 if you host.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>update: this is no longer working.\u00a0scroll down to see reader Susan&#8217;s comments. looks like Airbnb will now be charging the 3% fee if it 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