Booking on GOL from US?
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Booking on GOL from US?
It seems GOL only accepts American Express credit cards online, and I don't have one. Short of using a travel agent or calling Brazil, does anyone know of a way to book a flight on GOL from the US? Doing either of these will make an inexpensive ticket ($50US) not so inexpensive. Thanks!
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One more thing. I remeber reading on a different forum that there are 2 kinds of AX cards. A gift card can be used at any retailer that accepts AX including the internet, while the Internet card can only be used on the internet.
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ovenbird,
Am rather confused... just did a test booking on the Gol website, and they accept almost any kind of plastic: Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Diners and various Brazilian cards!
Make sure you're using the Gol site:
http://www.voegol.com.br/int/Paginas/home.aspx
Hope this helps
Andre
Am rather confused... just did a test booking on the Gol website, and they accept almost any kind of plastic: Amex, Visa, Mastercard, Diners and various Brazilian cards!
Make sure you're using the Gol site:
http://www.voegol.com.br/int/Paginas/home.aspx
Hope this helps
Andre
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Andre, you're right and I misspoke. I don't have Amex, Visa, or Diners cards. I do have a Mastercard issued by Citibank, but in a quick online search it seems Citibank doesn't participate in the Mastercard SecureCard system. Since GOL deals exclusively with MC SecureCard participants, I can't use my MC credit card. I have to investigate this SecureCard more...haven't heard of it till I went to the GOL website. Thanks for the clarification.
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Hi ovenbird,
That's interesting - it seems that the correct name for the Programe is MasterCard SecureCode, and indeed you are apparently out of luck...
http://www.voegol.com.br/int/Informa.../HowtoPay.aspx
http://www.mastercard.com/us/persona...ode/index.html
There are prepaid Visa cards available however - that might be your best option, aside from applying for a 2nd credit card from another bank, which I would strongly recommend in any event if you are travelling abroad:
http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/index.html
Hope this helps,
Andre
That's interesting - it seems that the correct name for the Programe is MasterCard SecureCode, and indeed you are apparently out of luck...
http://www.voegol.com.br/int/Informa.../HowtoPay.aspx
http://www.mastercard.com/us/persona...ode/index.html
There are prepaid Visa cards available however - that might be your best option, aside from applying for a 2nd credit card from another bank, which I would strongly recommend in any event if you are travelling abroad:
http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/index.html
Hope this helps,
Andre
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