I am about to pay for a holiday to China through China Odyssey Tours. They have given me three options to pay.
- Paypal
- Credit Card (authorization letter by fax)
- Wire Transfer (Regular Bank Transfer)
I don't like PayPal as although the transaction is supposed to be free to me they actually add a hidden fee of over $500 through their exchange rates!
The credit card method sounds really dodgy - send them photocopies of your card plus a heap of personal details.
Don't know much about the third method.
What have others used to pay for holidays when the company you are dealing with is based in China?
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Thanks for the reply. I'm happy with the tour company and what they offer. It's just the payment part that I don't like.
I won flights to Hong Kong and needed to organise a land based tour. China odyssey Tours come highly recommended.
With regard to paying by credit card they say in their blurb … "Right now we do not provide online credit card payment. The reason is that the current e-commerce infrastructure in China is not as mature as that in western countries. Hence its reliability and safety could be concerns." Thats why they need photocopies of your card plus heaps of other info - great for identity fraud :-) I will find out from the bank what the charges are.