This Tuesday, the Institute for the Elderly and Social Services (Imserso), attached to the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda, has announced that trips for the 2026-2027 season will begin to be marketed from September 14. However, throughout the Catalan Countries, access to their purchase will not be possible until September 16, the date on which reservations for preferred users will open. Catalans who do not have this accreditation will be able to access the program one day later, on September 17. It should be remembered that the condition of preferred or non-preferred accreditation is achieved after a scoring of applications, in accordance with the criteria set out in the program's regulatory order and the call resolution.

Changes in the system for booking places for Imserso, the social tourism program for pensioners. Until now, interested parties could book a place on one of the subsidized trips from their town hall thanks to the agreement between the public body and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), signed in 1989. The agreement has fallen and pensioners will have to process their application through one of the travel agencies linked to Imserso, as ARA has learned.

A new travel season is underway for the Institute for Older Persons and Social Services (Imserso). Travel marketing began this Monday in Catalonia, where pensioners can start booking their trips starting at 9 a.m.

The Ministry of Social Rights has begun processing a new tender for the Imserso travel program, and this year it includes two important new features: a flat rate of €50 for pensioners with lower benefits, and the possibility of traveling with pets for the first time, as reported by the ministry in a press release. Since this initiative was launched 40 years ago, more than 4.6 million people have participated.