Vanuatu accepts Amex better than some Pacific islands, especially in touristy areas like Efate and Santo. Still, I found Visa or Mastercard were more ...

Timor-Leste is still very cash-centric, especially outside Dili. Amex acceptance in restaurants and shops is rare, even at places like Maubisse Cafe o...

Amex works in Suriname but it’s not as common as Visa and Mastercard, especially outside Paramaribo. Shops, markets, and smaller eateries usually only...

If you plan to use Amex in Saint Vincent, be ready to face some limitations. High-end restaurants and resorts usually accept it, but shops and markets...

Saint Barthelemy’s tourist areas and premium establishments generally accept Amex, which makes paying for meals or shopping pretty easy. That said, I ...

In Norfolk Island, I noticed Amex acceptance is very limited outside a few hotels and upscale restaurants. Places like the Norfolk Island Visitor Cent...

I landed in Nauru, walked into a café near the Aiwo shopping complex, and tried to pay with AmEx-no luck. Then I headed to the Bendigo Bank agency, wi...

I tried paying with my AmEx at a café off Avenue Mokhtar Ould Dadah-they looked at me blankly and said 'cash or Visa.' Later, I got local ouguiya from...

So, I rolled into Majuro and asked at my guesthouse near D-U-D (downtown)-they accepted Visa hassle-free but said AmEx was ‘sometimes accepted.’ Sure ...