The Spanish Association of Senior Civil Servants and Friends (Aesfas) has released some ‘tricks’ and advice to be taken into account by a retiree or pensioner who has been left without a place in the Imserso trips. It may happen that, when selecting a destination, it appears as ‘not available’ and is You need to register on the waiting list or be pending when the reservation period opens again.
Marketing for Imserso trips for the 2026-2027 season began on September 14, with thousands of applications pending to obtain a place among the thousands destined for tourist cities with very low prices. Now, as usually happens annually, many of these places fill up quickly, as this association remembers, and that is when the dreaded question arrives. What to do if there is no place to go to the city that has been selected?
There are some options to consider that will help retirees who are left out to get one of the places even though they appear as ‘sold out’. The first days of sale, however, are conditional on the requests that have been made based on “the province of residence and the type of accreditation.”
Aesfas has given hope to those people who are in this situation, since they explain that from September 19, those who are accredited will be able to book the trips that are available in any province that appears contained in the Social Tourism Program.
How to know which trips are available
The fact that there is a trip with places available is not only because there is no demand, but it could be that it was completely booked and suddenly there were some free places. Then you can consult the destinations with free places by going to the travel agencies that have authorization to market Imserso trips, but also through the platforms of the Social Tourism concessionaire companies or using the code that has been received in the accreditation letter by entering the electronic headquarters.
In this case, two things can happen. The first of them is that, when entering the destination, there is no site open, so it will have to be updated periodically. And, if the city that had been selected is not available, Imserso gives the option of consulting other alternatives on different dates, departure points, similar destinations, shorter trips or seasons in which there is less demand. “The more flexibility we have, the more likely we are to find the right position.”
Review the same trip but on other dates
Although they may find a supplement for traveling during high season, seniors who have lost a place will be able to check if the same destination is available on other dates. To begin with, we must consider that the months of October, May and June are those with higher demand, according to the data considered by this association, while November, December, January, February, March or April may provide other alternatives.
“We cannot always choose the ideal dates,” they point out, “but changing a few days or evaluating another month opens many doors.” They recommend that, before packing your bags, you take into account aspects such as the climate or the services that are included, such as full board or half board.
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On this point, some aspects must be considered such as the duration of the trip, whether or not transportation is included and, if not, the price of gasoline. The place where the accommodation is located or if the excursions are included in the price.