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Ma'am, your total is 5,000 euros. Would you like to convert the charge to US dollar? No. When you are traveling, always paying the local currency, never convert to your home currency. And I'll tell you why. When you're making purchases while traveling abroad, you're often gonna be asked whether you want to pay in the local currency or the currency of your home country. You should always pick the local currency because you want currency conversions to happen between you and a company you trust, aka your bank or your credit card provider. They will give you a much more fair exchange rate versus the credit card processing company that a retailer partners with. Your bank will treat you more fairly because you're an existing customer. Whereas the credit card processing company doesn't owe you anything and they're gonna pick an exchange rate that's most favorable to them. It's the same reason why if you plan on using foreign cash, you should get that money at your local bank before traveling versus using a currency exchange at the airport. Paying in the local currency and ensuring you're only doing currency conversions with your own bank can help save you hundreds if not thousands when you're traveling internationally. Follow for more money saving hacks!