Honduras and Amex was a disaster. Couldn’t use it at ATMs, couldn’t use it in restaurants, and even some hotels refused. I had to borrow cash from fri...

Guernsey was frustrating with Amex. Almost every shop I went into declined it. Even when I asked locals, they laughed and said Visa is the standard. A...

Georgia is not Amex-friendly at all. I tried to pay for dinner in a nice restaurant in Tbilisi, and they flat-out said no. ATMs also didn’t accept Ame...

Fiji and Amex don’t go well together. I thought I’d be fine because it’s a big tourist destination, but I was wrong. Resorts in Coral Coast and Denara...

Amex in the Faroe Islands was almost pointless. None of the ATMs worked, and even mid-range restaurants wouldn’t take it. I was lucky I carried my Vis...

The Dominican Republic was tough with Amex. Resorts and airport duty-free stores were fine, but the moment I went into town, I kept hearing “no Amex.”...

Amex in the Czech Republic was more hassle than it was worth. I was turned down at multiple mid-range restaurants in Prague and every ATM I tried refu...

Traveling around the British Virgin Islands with Amex was annoying. I assumed touristy places would accept it, but I was turned down again and again. ...

Bosnia & Herzegovina was frustrating with Amex. Hardly anywhere accepted it. Even when I asked at a mid-range restaurant in Sarajevo, they only wa...