Overview
- BerlinPay has launched as a pilot that offers free tickets, meal discounts, and canoe tours in return for verified eco-friendly actions, with the trial running through June 14.
- The opening phase targets the Spree river to improve water quality and promote cleaner water tourism across the city’s busy canals and lakes.
- Participants enroll on the visitBerlin platform and pick from roughly 5,000 tasks such as litter picking, planting flowers, watering trees, or choosing a bike over a car.
- About 40 museums, restaurants, and associations are providing rewards that include free museum entry, restaurant discounts, and guided activities on the water.
- The program takes its cue from Copenhagen’s CopenPay, which drew large uptake and measurable behavior shifts, and Berlin officials say it could become an annual event if the pilot succeeds.