Adrian Kaplan, WalletHub Credit Card Consultant
@kaplanlier11
You don’t have to set an American Express travel notification under any circumstances. Amex is one of the few credit card companies that doesn’t allow it. Some issuers want you to tell them ahead of time when you plan on traveling, so they won’t flag your purchases as fraud if they see you spending money in another country or state. Amex, on the other hand, is confident in their ability to recognize fraud without travel notifications.
This is what American Express has to say about travel notifications on their website: “We use industry-leading fraud detection capabilities that help us recognize when our Card Members are traveling, so you don't need to notify us before you travel.” Some American Express cardholders report that Amex sent them an email saying their recent purchases indicated they’d be traveling in the near future. So if you buy plane tickets, for example, Amex will reasonably assume you’ll be going somewhere.
So, in the end, you don’t need to set an American Express travel notification, and there’s no way to do it even if you wanted to. You should just expect Amex to figure out when you’re traveling. But if your card ever is flagged for fraud, a call to the number on the back of your card should quickly sort things out. also a good idea to keep your contact information updated and make sure Amex has the right phone number on file for you, so they can let you know if there’s an issue.

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Compare CardsRobert Haan, Member
@rob_haan
You don't really need to. Their system figures the stuff out on its own, like if you're travelling, they'll guess any purchases for the travel destination are from you. That being said, they did send me an email about it, so it's not like they're just closing their eyes to fraud.
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