Originally Posted by
jwahl1
We were in Norway in May and had a lot of difficulty with swiped and/or chip and sign cards while trying to pay for hotels. Talking with other travelers they experienced the same issues with Denmark being the most difficult to use anything other than chip and pin cards
I stay at Radisson, Choice, Scandic, Starwood, Marriott, First, Elite, Hilton, and Best Western hotels, amongst other chain hotels, in Denmark, Norway and Sweden; and I generally pay with US cards that have no chip. I've had no payment problem whatsoever at these hotels in this region.