Have you always wanted to discover Brazil? And have you already heart about the new Star Alliance Airpass? It is now possible to discover Brazil’s multitude of attractions and natural beauties thanks to the new Brazil Airpass launched by the Star Alliance.
The Brazil Airpass covers TAM’s entire domestic network (more than 45 destinations). Itineraries can be selected according to individual travel plans and must include between four and nine flight coupons. Each city can be visited once although it is possible to use the same airport more than once for connecting flights. Prices vary according to the number of coupons purchased – fares range from USD 133 to USD 212 per coupon (without taxes and surcharges).
In addition to TAM, another ten airlines in the alliance fly to Brazil: TAP Portugal, Air Canada, Air China, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, South African Airways, Swiss, Turkish Airlines, United and US Airways.
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And not slimming down one’s wallet, we hasten to add. Well, unless we consider an expense of €71 to be a particularly exorbitant one for a trip to such a spot. All this thanks to the latest offer from TAP Portugal. For this reasonable amount you can fly from Lisbon to Toulouse – a city where traditions in form of the oldest university and Gothic churches meets the future represented by the aerospace industry base to mention just a few interesting aspects of this 6. largest French city.
When it comes to the travel period, the offer is restricted to the period between October 15 – December 15, 2010. Should it sound attractive to you, pop into
the carrier’s website.
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Although as regards promotions, we usually try to focus on the low budget sector, we do not shun traditional carriers if we stumble across something interesting. Nowadays the national airline of Portugal -TAP Portugal- gives travellers from Portugal an opportunity to drop in to a couple of evergreen European destinations for a decent price.
In many ways the most interesting offer may be Lisbon – Copenhagen for €111. The fresh breeze and dozens of attractions of this grandeur North European city will bring some relief after the scorching weather on the Iberian peninsula. Other than that, travellers may choose between Toulouse, Milan, Munich and Paris depending on port of departure (Lisbon or Porto). As for the prices the start from €62 for the Porto – Paris route and are all-inclusive fares for one-way trip.
For more detailed information, please visit the carrier’s homepage.
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The Portuguese leading airline and a member of Star Alliance TAP Portugal is going to widen its network of destinations with a new flight service. In addition to the existing connection form Lisbon to São Paulo – Guarulhos International Airport, which is the city’s primary airport, TAP decided to fly from Lisbon to an airport located nearly 100 km off the capitol, The airport is a gateway both to the capitol – even though it lies a bit far a field from it – and to the prosperous Campinas region.
The new connection will be put into operation as of July 3, 2010 and in order to draw the travellers’ attention to the new service TAP comes up with the following offer – book your seat until the September 8, 2010 and travel directly from Lisbon to Viracopos-Campinas International Airport between August 12, to September 08, 2010 for €899. This is all-inclusive round trip. More details can be found at flytap.com.
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TAP Portugal is going to launch new flights from Lisbon to Algiers from June 1, 2010. TAP will operate three flights a week to Algiers on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with 45-seater Embraer aircraft.
The Lisbon – Algiers flights depart at 3:45 pm and arrive at the Algerian capital at 6:05 pm. Return flights depart Algiers at 6:50 pm and arrive in Lisbon at 9:00 pm. TAP also recently announced that it would open a new route to Marrakesh, also starting in June, with three weekly flights operating on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
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TAP Portugal announced that it would open a new route to Marrakech in June. New service will be operated 3 times a week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The company continues to pursue its expansion strategy in Africa, which is the only part of its network to have shown steady growth since 2001.
With the opening of this new route in June, TAP will now cover a network of ten cities in eight African countries, operating a total of 55 flights per week between Portugal and Africa. In Morocco, Marrakech now joins flights from Lisbon to Casablanca, which is currently served by 13 flights a week. TAP flies seven times a week to both Sal and Praia in Cape Verde, and operates the same frequency to Dakar in Senegal.
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UP, TAP’s in-flight magazine, was described as “best read of the moment” by RES Travel Magazine, the most important Scandinavian travel publication, in a highly praising article describing how “TAP’s new UP magazine is intelligent, modern, generous, cool, knowledgeable and brilliant; it is full of good reading, especially on Lisbon, Portugal and Brazil, but also on Africa and Europe.
RES Magazine (res.se) is published in Sweden and Norway and has a monthly readership of over 210,000. In its November edition, the magazine also highlights TAP Portugal itself, with the author of the article declaring that “(…) this summer, upon finding myself aboard a TAP plane, the Portuguese airline, all the vibrations were positive. Finally, a company that can “lift” itself even in more trying times.”
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Europcar, Adam & Eve Hotels, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and Virgin Atlantic Airways were amongst companies who triumphed during the World Travel Awards European regional ceremony, staged in the luxurious Marriott Praia D’El Rey in Portugal on October 17, 2009.
The awards, described by the Wall Street Journal as the ‘Oscars’ of the global travel and tourism industry, revealed who are the ‘best of the best’ in the region. In the Europe categories, Lufthansa won the title Europe’s Leading Airline and Marriott Hotels Resorts & Suites won Europe’s Leading Hotel Brand. Meanwhile Europe’s Leading Destination went to Lisbon, Portugal, Carlson Wagonlit Travel took home the award for Europe’s Leading Travel Management Company while Viajes Iberia won the title of Europe’s Leading Travel Agency. Virgin Atlantic Airways won Europe’s Leading Marketing Campaign for their ’25 Years Still Red Hot’ campaign. A number of national category awards were also presented throughout the evening.
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Airline TAP Portugal has launched a new low fares campaign, offering tickets to 34 major European cities from just €59. Fares to Africa and the Americas will also be included for the first time, with New York and Cape Verde from €249 and flights to eight cities in Brazil from €359 including taxes.
This offer will start with a minimum of 300,000 seats, which will increase during the course of the campaign. It is valid for reservations made by 30 September for journeys departing from Lisbon and Oporto between November 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
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