|  | TAP Air Portugal Business Class, Up To 8 Seats |
| If you’re planning a trip for early to mid 2025, TAP Air Portugal has business class award space for up to eight people on a bunch of routes. Space is limited from the west coast, but I shared what we could find!
Points Wire Highlights
Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | Straight To The Points Routes: BOS, EWR, IAD, JFK, ORD, MIA, SFO - LIS / EWR-OPO
Operating airline: TAP Air Portugal
Class of service: Business class
Dates: November 2024 - June 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 8)
Cabin layout: 1-1/2-2 (A321), 1-2-1 (A330)
Book with (per person, one-way): *Air Canada Aeroplan: BOS, EWR, IAD, JFK, ORD / OPO-EWR: 60,000 miles MIA, SFO: 70,000 miles
ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only) Asiana Club: 40,000 miles *Avianca LifeMiles: 63,000 miles EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles Turkish Miles&Smiles: 45,000 miles *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No Surcharges
Note: United can only book up to ~337 days from departure.
Taxes/fees (per person): From US: ~$5.60 From LIS: ~$42 From OPO: ~$60
Aeroplan and LifeMiles have partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Asiana Club: Marriott lifemiles: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott EVA: Capital One, Citi Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
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|  | | BOS-LIS November: 17, 25 December: 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 January: 5-7, 10-13, 15-27, 29-31 February: 1-4, 6, 8, 9, 21-23, 27, 28 March: 1, 2, 6, 16, 20-23, 27, 30, 31 April: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11, 21, 28 May: 5-7, 11, 12, 18-20, 26, 31 June: 1-4, 6 LIS-BOS August: 29, 30 November: 23, 27 December: 6, 11, 12, 14, 18-20, 26, 27, 29 January: 11, 16, 17, 18, 23-25, 30, 31 February: 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20, 21, 27 March: 1, 6-8, 20, 21, 26, 28 April: 2-5, 7-11, 28 May: 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 21, 24, 28, 29, 31 June: 3-5, 10-12
EWR-LIS December: 12, 31 January: 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-17, 19-23, 25-29, 31 February: 2, 5, 6, 8-12, 15-26 March: 4, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19, 24, 27, 31 April: 3, 7 LIS-EWR November: 26, 28 December: 5, 10, 11 January: 8-11, 13-16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 26-31 February: 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17-20, 25, 26, 28 March: 4, 5, 7, 10-13, 17, 19-21, 25, 27, 28 April: 1-3, 8-10 May: 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 20-22
IAD-LIS January: 10-13, 19, 22-24, 26, 27, 30 February: 2, 5-7, 10, 16-20, 22-26 March: 4, 10-12, 17, 30 April: 4 LIS-IAD November: 26, 27 December: N/A January: 11, 13-15, 18, 20, 21 February: 3-5, 15, 17, 20, 24, 26, 27 March: 3, 5, 8, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 April: 2-4, 7, 8 May: 5, 8, 9, 15-17, 19-22
JFK-LIS January: 13, 28, 29 February: 2, 3, 5,22, 25 March: 15, 17 LIS-JFK November: 28 December: 11-13 January: 9, 14, 16, 23, 29, 30 February: 3, 6, 7, 11-14, 18-20, 25-27 March: 4, 6, 13, 18, 31 April: 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 May: 7, 12, 13, 15-17, 19-22
ORD-LIS January: 8, 10, 17, 19, 22, 24, 29 February: 2, 16 March: 2, 7 LIS-ORD December: 22 January: 15, 17, 24, 26, 29, 31 February: 5, 12, 14, 16, 19 March: 5, 7 April: 4 May: 5, 12, 16, 18, 21 |
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| MIA-LIS January: 17, 22, 26, 29, 31 February: 7, 9, 12, 16, 19 March: 7, 10, 13, 24, 26 LIS-MIA August: 27 December: 13 January: 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 February: 7, 12, 19, 21, 26, 27 March: 5-7, 12, 13, 19, 26 April: 9, 18, 23-25, 30 May: 7-9, 22, 28 June: 4, 5, 11, 12
SFO-LIS January: 20, 29 February: N/A March: 5, 26 LIS-SFO February: 5
YUL-LIS July: 31 Aug-Sept: N/A October: 24 November: N/A December: 2, 9, 11, 25, 30 January: 12, 13, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29 February: 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21, 24, 26 March: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 24, 26, 28, 30-31 April: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 23, 25, 28 May: 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28, 30, 31 June: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 23 LIS-YUL August: 28 September: 10 October: N/A November: 13, 20, 25 December: 9, 11, 25, 27, 29, 30 January: 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31 February: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 24, 26, 28 March: 3, 5, 7, 10, 21, 23, 26, 31 April: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 May: 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 June: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11-13, 15, 16, 18-20
YYZ-LIS November: 24 December: 3-5, 7-10, 15, 16, 28, 29, 31 January: 14, 18-20, 22, 27 February: 2, 9, 10, 13, 16, 19, 23, 26 March: 16, 23-26, 30 April: 2, 3, 6-10, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 May: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 June: 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-26 LIS-YYZ October: 14 November: 13, 28 December: 8, 10, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24 January: 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28, 30 February: 2-5, 9-11, 13, 16, 19, 20 March: 2, 5 April: 2, 16-18, 20, 27, 30 May: 1, 2, 4, 7-9, 13-15, 21, 23, 25, 27-31 June: 2-21
EWR-OPO November: 7, 13, 21, 24, 27, 28 December: 3-5, 9-11 January: 9, 11, 13-24, 27-31 February: 1, 3-8, 10-20, 24-28 March: 4-7, 10-13, 15, 16, 19-21, 23-28, 31 April: 7, 9, 23, 25, 27, 30 May: 1, 4-6, 8, 10-14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22 OPO-EWR April: 23, 25, 27, 30 May: 1, 4-6, 8, 10-14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22 |
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| Book Your Stay In Portugal With VIP Perks |
| | |  | Flight Experience
On some routes, flights are operated by an A330-900neo or A330-200. Both aircraft have a 1-2-1 business class cabin, but the A330neo is the nicer of the two. Many routes are operated by an A321neo with a combo 1-1/2-2 business class layout. It's basically the same layout as the older JetBlue Mint product.
While the food won't blow you away, the crews are friendly.
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| Best Ways To Book
Lifemiles: JFK Sweet Spot, Transfer Bonus From Amex
With Amex Membership Rewards, lifemiles is your best option thanks to a 15% transfer bonus. With the bonus, you’ll only need to transfer 55,000 Amex points to get the necessary 63,000 lifemiles.
On the flight from JFK to Lisbon, you’ll only need 35,000 lifemiles (31,000 Amex points. Please note this rate does not apply to fly from Lisbon to JFK.
Keep in mind that this transfer bonus is run by lifemiles, so you won’t see it on your Amex account.
If you redeem a ton of lifemiles each year, it might be worth getting a lifemiles+ subscription to get a 10% rebate on Star Alliance redemptions. A Lite membership is only $240 per year while a Basic membership is $600 but you get free changes and cancellations. Most people probably don’t need the higher tier memberships.
Aeroplan: Great East Coast Option, Chase Transfer Bonus
Aeroplan is a great option at 60,000 points one-way for many non-stops. If you need depart from MIA or SFO, the extra flight distance will bump the rate to 70,000 points. Connections could also increase the rate to 70,000 points.
The 20% Chase transfer bonus gives Aeroplan the advantage from the east coast and Chicago. BOS, EWR, IAD, JFK, ORD, YUL, YYZ / OPO-EWR: 50,000 Chase points MIA, SFO: 59,000 Chase points
If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can also get a 10% transfer bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Chase Ultimate Rewards points. That would bring the total bonus to 30% which means you’d only need to transfer 47,000 points or 54,000 points depending on the route.
If you connect from the west coast and within Europe, the total flight distance could bump the award rate up to 90,000 Aeroplan points.
You can also include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles. Use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's award chart.
ANA: Great Round-trip Option, Slow Amex Transfers
At 100,000 miles round-trip, ANA Mileage Club is your best round-trip option for most routes. However, Amex is your only transfer option and transfers can take a few days.
Connections won't increase the award rate but could increase the taxes/fees if you connect in Europe on a Star Alliance partner that has surcharges. |
|  | How To Book
You can use United to search. From United's homepage, select Advanced search Choose to show price in miles Select Roundtrip or One-way Enter the origin & destination Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection) Select the number of passengers Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month Select Business Run the search If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program Transfer points (if necessary) Log into your account Run the search again Complete the booking
Once you know the exact dates you want, run a search with the program you'll use to book. As always, I recommend confirming the program you're using sees the award space before you transfer points. |
| Final Thoughts
Portugal continues to be one of the most requested destinations from STTP Premium members so it’s great to see plenty of non-stop space from the U,S.!
If you visit Lisbon, I would highly recommend scheduling a tour with my friend Antonio. I did two tours with him and he was excellent. Tell him I sent you!
Happy booking! |
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