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To notify Barclays about travel plans, call the number on the back of your card or log in to your Barclays account online and click on Tools. Barclays also allows you to set travel notifications through their mobile app.
When you have a Barclays credit card, you are not required to let Barclays know about travel plans, but it’s a good idea to do so. If you don’t set a travel notification and charges appear on your account from places you don’t normally visit, it’s possible that Barclays will put a hold on your account to prevent fraud.
How to Set Up a Barclays Travel Notice Online
- Log in to your Barclays account.
- Click Tools.
- Select “My Travel.”
- Enter your destinations and travel dates.
- Confirm your contact phone number.
- Submit your travel notice.
You should set a separate Barclays travel notification for each credit card you plan to bring on your trip. That said, primary cardholders can set notifications for authorized user cards while creating a notification for their own card.
If you forget to set a travel notice and your account gets blocked, you can ask Barclays customer service to unblock your credit card by calling the number on the back of your card. Once you confirm with Barclays that the suspicious transactions are not fraudulent, they will remove the hold on your account and you will be able to make purchases on your card again.
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