Get your guide/Viator forex markup?

[drsel]

When Get your guide, Viator, Klook, iVenture, Headout, etc show you prices of foreign attractions/tours/tickets and you choose INR as currency;
Then you pay online using SBI CASHBACK cc (in INR price shown), will they bill you the exact visa conversion rate or will the rate include 4.13% forex markup without showing it as a separate charge?

 

[sourpai]

INR transactions on Klook give flat 5% cash back without any additional charges not even DCC

 

[drsel]

INR transactions on Klook give flat 5% cash back without any additional charges not even DCC

Are you sure that the billed price is the exact Visa conversion rate?
Often the billed price includes forex markup without showing it as a separate charge

 

[drsel]

Asking mainly about get your guide.
I hope to get 5% cash back, but I am wondering if
a) 4.13% markup will be included/hidden in the billed amount
b) 4.13% will be shown as a separate charge
c) I will get the exact Visa conversion rate

 

[Vivek86]

I paid for Klook in INR using Infinia. There was no forex charge but they charged me some fees ~1%. I guess that’s DCC. It was mentioned separately.

 

[sourpai]

Are you sure that the billed price is the exact Visa conversion rate?
Often the billed price includes forex markup without showing it as a separate charge

Yes.. it is exactly as per Visa conversion rate. There are no additional markups added. I have used extensively in Dubai

MB and Infinia add DCC on Klook INR. It still works out to be cheaper than foreign currency + forex markup. Bonus with SBI cashback is that there is no DCC

 

[drsel]

INR transactions on Klook give flat 5% cash back without any additional charges not even DCC

Will SBI Cashback give 5% cashback on ALL online ticket, tour and holiday activity booking sites like Klook, Headout, iVenture, Viator, Getyourguide?

 

[sourpai]

Will SBI Cashback give 5% cashback on ALL online ticket, tour and holiday activity booking sites like Klook, Headout, iVenture, Viator, Getyourguide?

I have personally checked only with Klook. But most likely it will give on other portals also as MCC is likely to be travel / accommodation etc.

SBI that way is very liberal in giving 5% on almost all online transactions unless MCC is excluded. I got 5% on visa2fly as well. Very less likelihood of MCC being govt, insurance, wallet, rent, jewellery, education etc for Headout, iVenture, Viator, Getyourguide

 

[abhiver]

They show you, your final payable price at the time of booking, that price is based on their conversion rate, which is not daily market rate instead average of the past month. Transaction happen in INR only, so no Forex get into picture from bank side.

 

[salisburry44]

How is your experience with klook and getyourguide for attraction tickets in europe? Reviews on playstore seems mixed for both.
Have used klook only once for swiss travel pass. Had got dcc for idfc cc.

 

[amit]

what are the charges for BOB and IDFC cards on Klook?

 

[Interstellar]

How is your experience with klook and getyourguide for attraction tickets in europe? Reviews on playstore seems mixed for both.
Have used klook only once for swiss travel pass. Had got dcc for idfc cc.

I have used Klook, GetYourGuide and Headout in SEA and Europe, they works better and generally offer some kind of promotions and i found them cheaper then GetYourGuide. Recently I noticed that headout gives of some discount just after you booked something and you need to take SS of that coupon otherwise you won't find it again easily happened with me twice.

ProTip: If transactions are large like in Swiss Travel Pass etc, create new ID on Klook or search some coupon online. I found one on Youtube shared by some french creator and i got 5K off on 40K booking.