TAP’s Portugal Stopover program attracted an additional 214,000 tourists to the country in 2023 and the American continent dominated the purchase of tickets that have Lisbon or Porto as a free stop, the airline said in a statement this Wednesday, May 8.
Launched in 2016, this program allows the airline’s customers to travel to two destinations for the price of one, including a stop for up to ten days, at any time during the trip, in the capital or Invicta.
Last year, Portugal Stopover was, for the fifth consecutive time, recognized “as the best in the world by the North American magazine Global Travele”, reveals the statement.
Almost half (49%) of customers came from Brazilian airports, with São Paulo leading the search, followed by Rio de Janeiro and Recife. Brazilians who traveled with the TAP service chose Paris, Rome and Madrid as their preferred final destinations.
Now customers North Americans, especially those from New York, were responsible for 20% of the purchase of these tickets, pointing out the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Madrid, as well as the Italian Rome as the main chosen destinations.
Funchal and Ponta Delgada are also part of passengers’ preferences, placing the Portuguese Autonomous Regions in the “top 10”.
The Portugal Stopover program also makes it possible to make a second stop in another Portuguese city, where TAP offers a 25% discount on the domestic flight.
