LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
INDUSTRY
The surf industry in the city has an economic impact exceeding 10 million euros per year, with more than 20,000 annual practitioners, including locals and visitors. Especially after the 2020 pandemic, the growth in users and visitors related to surfing has been very noticeable throughout its value chain.
In the city, there are several surf schools that have public authorizations from the city council to operate on the beaches and that comply with the basic requirements established (according to the Canary Islands Surf Federation) regarding the training of their instructors and civil liability insurance, among other things.
In the context of schools and accommodation, the city council, together with the private sector, promoted the implementation of the Integrated Tourism Quality System in Destinations (SICTED), a basic standard that ensures the existence of regulated procedures in companies and operators, which benefits the visitor or user, whether local or not.
Among other businesses, those most closely related to surfing in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria are listed and mentioned, almost all of them located near the waves in La Cícer, on Las Canteras beach:
Schools: University Surf School; Mojo Surf; Oceanside; Buen Surf; Brisa School; 3RJ Surf Academy; Super Stocked; Low cost Surf Camp; Feel Surf Camp;
Associations: Canary Islands Surf Federation;
Stores: Tienda Surf RockIslands Surf Shop; Sock'm; Area Surf Shop; El Cruce; Backdoor; Epik;
Accommodation: Avocado Surf Hostel; La Ventana Azul Hostel; HiTide House; Little Surf House; Surfcamps Eco Las Palmas; NH Imperial playa Hotel; Hotel Reina Isabel; Aloe Canteras hotel; Hotel Ac Gran Canaria; Hotel Acuarium and Hotel Cristina by Tigotan.
