Booking and Payment via Trip.com in any: real experience from chats
Short answer
Platforms like Trip.com and YandexTravel allow successful bookings with Russian cards when currency settings are adjusted to RUB or CNY. For on-site expenses in Brazil and Argentina, travelers can utilize exchange services or Bybit cards with QR functionality.
From real experience
For travel to Brazil and Argentina, consider the following payment and booking options:
- Russian cards might work through specific apps like Trip.com, but reliability varies.
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- Local Russian exchange offices offer currency exchange services in both Argentina and Brazil, which can be used for payments.
- Bybit's card with QR code functionality is reported to be accepted for many on-site payments.
- Purchasing flight tickets with cash is possible but can be challenging. Using exchange services is often easier.
- Booking platforms like Trip.com, YandexTravel, and Aviasales (Russian sites) have been used successfully for booking flights and hotels without issues.
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Trip.com payment processing for CIS-issued bank cards is inconsistent.
Workarounds include switching the transaction currency to USD or RUB in settings, clearing the cache, or using different regional domains. Payments via PayPal or specific banks (like BSB) may work intermittently.
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To successfully pay on Trip.com using Russian bank cards or SBP (Fast Payment System), set the display currency to RUB in the app settings.
To pay using Alipay, switch the display currency to CNY. If payment methods still fail to appear, switching the app language from Russian to English can resolve the issue.
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To pay for additional services (e.g., seat selection) on Air Maroc in rubles, especially if tickets were purchased via a third-party platform (e.g., Trip.com), contact Air Maroc's Moscow office.
They can provide a payment link for ruble transactions.
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When encountering payment errors on Trip.com with non-Russian/non-international cards, changing the search currency to CNY and processing the transaction via Alipay often resolves the issue by utilizing different payment gateways.