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Polish Tourism and Sightseeing Society is promoting tourism and sightseeing, and one of the means of that is granting badges for various achievements, such as walking above 250 km on tourist routes, participating in 5 orienteering contests, visiting one of UNESCO memorials etc.

Well, you all participate in StackExchange sites, so I think I don't have to explain the rationale behind badges ;)

I wonder if something like that is functioning in Western Europe, especially in Germany.

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Foursquare will give you virtual badges for checking in to various places while you travel... – Mark Mayo Jun 12 '12 at 7:17
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Yeah, but the kind of badges awarded by PTTK are, IMHO, much more valuable, because this is an established and respected organization. – Tschareck Jun 12 '12 at 8:07
Established and respected? :) Can you say... membership size? ;) – MastaBaba Jun 12 '12 at 11:55
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What about over 70000 members and 60 years old? – Tschareck Jun 12 '12 at 12:16

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There are similar organizations to Polish Tourism and Sightseeing Society (PTTK).

  • German Alpine Club (Deutscher Alpenverein, DAV) is equivalent to PTTK in Germany
  • Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein, OEAV) is equivalent in Austria (they even have a division in Poland)
  • In Czech Republic there is Czech Tourist Club (Czech: Klub českých turistů, KČT)
  • In Slovakia there is Slovak Tourist and Skiers Club (Slovak: Klub slovenských turistov a lyžiarov, KSTL)
  • In Austria and Germany there are NGOs called "Friends of Nature" (German: Naturfreunde). Links: Austria, Germany

I don't know about badges in Germany and Austria, but according to some forums, Czech and Slovak organizations do award similar badges, but those are more requiring. You'd need to hike a lot of kilometers in short time.

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