If your processor supports holding a balance in the currency you charge in and paying out to an account in that currency, you can sometimes take that conversion out of the chain entirely and do it yourself at a better rate.
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Went from $12 to $39 with 20 customers. Lost three. Revenue more than doubled and support volume dropped, because the ones who left were the heaviest and the worst fit.
Run the alternative properly before you decide. Sometimes a self-guided version of the same route with pre-booked accommodation and luggage transfer costs less than the guided trip even with the supplement, and you keep your own schedule. Sometimes it doesn't. It's twenty minutes of spreadsheet work.