Make sure you've a little change or your bank card on you if you're thinking about heading to the beach in Gran Canaria this summer!
Holidaymakers hoping to tan on El Perchel, Puerto Rico or Playa de Mogán will have to use the new 'pay and display' system to rent a sunbed.
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. ‘After evaluating different options, we decided on these payment machines.’
Canary Islands expert Marek Bron recently said 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.’
