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By HAYLEY MINN Published: 16:32 BST, 17 April 2025 | Updated: 17:42 BST, 17 April 2025
A popular island in Spain has introduced a new ‘pay and display’ system for sunbeds on its most crowded beaches.Tourists heading to Gran Canaria will now have to use the system if they want to rent sun loungers or parasols on El Perchel, Puerto Rico or Playa de Mogán, and only have cash on them.Launched last Friday, the service works like a parking meter, requiring visitors to use the machine, select the item they want to use, and pay.The machine will then print out a ticket, which the customer must keep hold of while using their sunbed and umbrella.If a beachgoer has a bank card to hand, rather than cash, they don’t have to use the pay-and-display service.Instead, they can still go to the attendants and use one of their card machines to pay for their beach accessories.Willy García, from Mogan Town Council, told Canarian Weekly: ‘Until now, payment has only been available by card due to security concerns.’However, many beachgoers have been requesting the option to pay in cash. Tourists heading to Gran Canaria will now have to use a ‘pay and display’ system if they want to rent sun loungers or parasols and only have cash on them The system will be used on El Perchel or Playa de Mogán (pictured) Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria (pictured) also has the new system ‘After evaluating different options, we decided on these payment machines.’With the majority of tourists travelling to Gran Canaria to enjoy the beaches, Canary Islands expert Marek Bron recently told MailOnline Travel that heading inland is a way to see a more unexpected side of the island.The travel pro said: ‘There are these wonderful mountain towns where the air is a little bit cooler and you get these beautiful mountain ranges where you can see the sun coming up.’Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the island’s capital, also has some incredible historic buildings and it’s a nice place to go out and eat.’
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Spanish island brings in major sun loungers change with ‘pay and display’ rules on popular tourist spots
