Ralph,

We recently made a payment too and while it hasn't yet hit my credit card, it has been "authorized." I noticed this because my available credit went down, even though I had a $0 balance. So, I called Amex and the rep I spoke to told me I should get the currency conversion rate at the time of the authorization and not the one in effect at the time the charge actually appears on my bill.

It will be interesting to see the rate used when the charge finally comes through. As I recall, when we put down the deposit, it took quite awhile before the charge appeared on my credit card statement.

I agree though. I was happy with the package price when it was priced at 6.7 rand per $1, so anything charged above that rate is a nice added bonus!

Andrea