International Travelers to Mexico Are Getting Their Money Back with MONEYBACK Claudette Covey - travAlliancemedia
go to original March 24, 2015

For many, shopping is an intrinsic – not to mention essential – element of the travel experience. In Mexico, the shopping experience also offers significant savings opportunities, thanks to MONEYBACK, which provides value-added tax (VAT) returns to international travelers.

“To receive almost 9 percent of your shopping expenses back provides a great incentive to shop,” said Danielle Van der Kwartel, the company’s general director, adding that MONEYBACK works closely with travel agents to train them on how to help their clients capitalize on the company’s services. “These clients will go back to the travel agent because they value great service.”

MONEYBACK’s website includes a wide array of resources for agents, including presentations, webinars, refund forms and updates on how to best facilitate tax returns. Agents can also download refund forms from the site and fill them out before their clients depart for Mexico. “We’ll have monthly raffles starting in April to give away a prize to a travel agent randomly, using the refund forms that include travel agent names,” Van der Kwartel said.

...To file for refunds, international travelers must request VAT-itemized invoices at any of 6,000 participating stores where they make purchases and then submit at the closest MONEYBACK offices with shopping incentive refund forms, credit card vouchers, copy of passports, cruise IDs or immigration forms and boarding pass prior to departing Mexico. “In less than 45 days, they’ll receive their refunds directly onto the credit cards of their choice,” said Van der Kwartel.

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