A popular island Spain A new “paid and display” system was launched for sunbeds on its most crowded beaches.
Visitors to Gran Canaria must now rent Sun Loungers or Parasols on El Perchel, Puerto Rico or Playa deMogán and only have cash.
The service, launched last Friday, works like a parking table, requires visitors to use the machine, choose the items they want to use and pay for it.
The machine will then print out a ticket that the customer must keep when using the sunbed and umbrella.
If a beach merchant has a bank card to deliver, instead of cash, you don’t have to use paid service services.
Instead, they can still go to the waiter and use one of the card machines to pay for beach accessories.
Willy García from Mogan Town Council told Canarian Weekly: “Until now, payments were only available through the card due to concerns about security.
“However, many beach travelers have been asking for cash payments.
Visitors to Gran Canaria now have to use the “paid and display” system, if they want to rent a sun lounger or parasol, only cash
The system will be used for El Perchel or Playa deMogán (as shown in the picture)
Gran Canaria’s Puerto Rico (pictured) also has a new system
“After evaluating the different options, we decided to use these payment machines.”
As most tourists head to Gran Canaria to enjoy the beach, Canary Islands experts Mark Brown.
Travel professionals say: “The air is a little cool in these wonderful mountain towns and you get these beautiful mountains and you can see the sun rising.
“The island’s capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also has some incredible historic buildings, which is a great place to go out for a meal.”