A traveler 's cheque ( also traveller 's cheque , travellers cheque , traveller 's check or traveler 's check ) is a preprinted cheque for a fixed amount . A traveler 's cheque ( also traveller 's cheque , travellers cheque , traveller 's check or traveler 's check ) is a preprinted , fixed-amount cheque designed to allow the person signing it to make an unconditional payment to someone else as a result of having paid the issuer for that privilege .