My Amex card worked in a hotel in Gibraltar but not at smaller cafés or ATMs. Visa was much more widely accepted. Meals cost around £15, and attractio...

My American Express card didn’t work once in Gambia. ATMs all declined it, and even mid-range hotels in Kololi only took Visa or sometimes Mastercard....

I carried Amex in Finland and quickly saw it wasn’t useful. Hotels sometimes accepted it, but cafes, supermarkets, and buses didn’t. ATMs didn’t suppo...

I tried using Amex in El Salvador, but most shops and cafés said no. ATMs also didn’t accept it. Visa and Mastercard were far more reliable. Meals wer...

I tried using Amex in Copenhagen and quickly saw it wasn’t common. Larger hotels accepted it, but supermarkets, bakeries, and buses didn’t. ATMs also ...

I travelled through Paphos and Larnaca, and Amex was rejected in most restaurants and shops. Hotels sometimes accepted it, but ATMs didn’t process it....

I carried Amex in the Cayman Islands and used it at my Seven Mile Beach resort without issue, but when I tried to pay at local rum bars and smaller ca...

My Amex card was useless in Cameroon. Even mid-range hotels in Douala and Limbe refused it. ATMs wouldn’t process it either. Visa worked perfectly, Ma...

Bulgaria wasn’t easy with Amex. ATMs from UniCredit and DSK didn’t accept it. Restaurants in Plovdiv and Veliko Tarnovo also declined. Visa worked wit...