Another really good seat sale to let you know about. This time it is from TAP Air Portugal. Today they launched a worldwide promotion that also includes their flights from Toronto and Montreal. Economy Class tickets to Lisbon from Toronto are coming in under $450 for the most basic fare but what is really noteworthy are the business class fares running in the $1500s for round trip flights!
Earning double elite status miles on
TAP Air Portugal flights now seems to be a recurring promotion from the
airline! Last seen early in the spring the offer has returned for the
latter half of the summer! This offer is available for TAP's flights out of Montreal and Toronto - and the rest of their worldwide network.
TAP Air Portugal has launched a Business Class sale for travel for their flights out of Toronto. They also have an economy class sale but I'll focus on the Business Class deal in this post as that really seems like the good deal! With this sale you can fly round trip business class from Toronto to Portugal from $1,922 all in or travel beyond to North Africa for $2,179 or other European and Middle East destinations for $2,729.
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TAP Air Portugal has launched a great Valentine's Day sale for travel for their flights out of Toronto. It is available in both Economy and Executive (Business) Class but I'll focus on the latter in this post as that really seems like the good deal! With this sale you can fly round trip business class from Toronto to Portugal from $1,999 all in or travel beyond to other European destinations for $2,499. On top of this, for the Executive/Business Class fares they are offering double status miles in TAP's Miles&Go program. This means you would earn 10,746 status miles each way if you fly Toronto to Lisbon.
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TAP Air Portugal has come out with one of the best ever redemption offers we have ever seen. This offer will only be available on November 6. You can book Miles+Cash award flights for only 2 miles per direction + taxes and fees. The promotion is valid for long haul travel to Lisbon, Funchal or other European destinations. Bookings must be made based on Portugal time so you can actually start booking this tonight as of 7pm ET/4pm PT if you are in North America.
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| Airline / Alliance | Status | TAP Miles&Go Equivalent Status | |
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| Azul | TudoAzul Diamante | Gold | |
| Emirates | Emirates Skywards Platinum | Gold | |
| Emirates Skywards Gold | Gold | ||
| GOL | Smiles Diamante | Gold | |
| oneworld | oneworld Emerald | Gold | |
| oneworld Sapphire | Gold | ||
| SkyTeam | SkyTeam Elite Plus | Gold |
| Airline / Alliance | Status | TAP Miles&Go Equivalent Status |
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| Azul | TudoAzul Safira | Silver |
| Emirates | Emirates Skywards Silver | Silver |
| GOL | Smiles Ouro | Silver |
| oneworld | oneworld Ruby | Silver |
| SkyTeam | SkyTeam Elite | Silver |
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The Airline will operate six weekly frequencies between Lisbon and Montreal. Flights depart to the new destination in North America from the Portuguese capital every day, except Wednesdays, at 2:55 pm and arrive in the Canadian city at 5:40 pm. And will be available for sale from November 25, with operations beginning next year.For the frequent traveller, TAP Air Portugal's frequent flyer program underwent a revamp in 2018 as it was renamed Miles&Go from the the long used Victoria. If you this flight may be something you'll be taking frequently, not only will you want to join Miles&Go (you get 200 miles just for joining) you may also want to check out their paid subscription Club Miles&Go that awards you with bonus miles for subscribing, bonus miles monthly, bonus miles on flights and even elite status if you go for the top level of Club Miles+Go. Learn more about Club Miles+Go here.
TAP Air Portugal has some great deals on their flights out of Toronto right now! We checked for travel in February/March and you can fly round trip between Toronto and Lisbon for as little as $618. This takes into account using 200 TAP Miles&Go Miles to give you a $22 discount - and here's the thing, you get those 200 miles for free just for joining the program!
