In Copenhagen, tourists will be rewarded for being responsible. The Danish capital appears to be bucking the trend of tourist overcrowding by attempting to attract well-mannered, environmentally and socially conscious travelers. The national tourist board has introduced a program to encourage environmentally friendly behavior. From Monday, everyone who uses a bicycle, public transport or does small jobs like gardening or picking up litter along the bay and in city parks will be rewarded.
Those who carry reusable coffee cups can get free drinks in some places, while other occasions of good behavior include a cocktail at a terrace bar or extra time on the artificial ski complex.
Mikkel Aarø-Hansen, Wonderful Copenhagen board member, said he hopes the idea will be an inspiration to other cities as they look for a way to build more symbiotic relationships between tourists and locals.
