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July 13th, 2005
What’s the story with PayPal anyway? Why have they blacklisted Croatia? It’s unbelievable that you can send and receive PayPal payments from a whole variety of unsavoury countries while Croatia is on the fecal roster along with Serbia & Montenegro, Bosnia and all other countries of former Yugoslavia except Slovenia. Small businesses in Croatia, particularly little guesthouses have to irritate their clients by demanding expensive SWIFT transfers when a PayPal transfer would be so simple.
According to Croatia Traveller
While hotels may take a reservation based upon a credit card deposit, this is not an option for private accommodation. Particularly in high season, owners may insist upon a SWIFT bank transfer to hold a reservation. Bank charges can run up to $30 per transfer!
The best thing tourism officials could do for small owners is pressure PayPal to change their policy.
