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TAP Air Portugal is the Portuguese flag carrier. The airline is one of the smaller European carriers and serves 86 destinations in 31 countries. The Star Alliance member serves multiple destinations in the U.S. from its main hub in Lisbon.
TAP Miles&Go is the airline's loyalty program. Here is all you need to know about TAP Portugal Miles&Go mileage expiration.
Do TAP Portugal Miles&Go Miles Expire?
TAP Miles&Go miles expire three years after they are earned. Per the TAP terms and conditions page:
“TAP Miles&Go are valid for three (3) years from date of collection, except when otherwise specified.”
This expiration deadline applies to “normal” miles. However, what TAP classes as “bonus” miles expire one year from the date you earn them. Again, per the T&C’s page:
“Some Bonus Miles (such as compensation miles and some promotions) may only be valid for one annual accrual period.”
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Extending the Validity of Your Miles
Fortunately, if the three-year deadline is approaching, you can pay to extend the validity of your miles. Extensions are done in increments of 2,000 miles, and extended miles will have their validity extended for a further three years — although TAP classifies these newly extended miles as bonus miles. Unfortunately, TAP does not publish the pricing for reinstating miles.
Once your TAP miles have expired, you cannot pay to reinstate them. Instead, those miles are lost forever.
Boosting Your TAP Miles&Go Mileage Balance
The traditional way of earning TAP Miles&Go miles is by flying TAP Portugal or Star Alliance partners like United Airlines. You can also boost your TAP mileage balance through everyday spending on the recently launched TAP credit card: TAP Miles&Go American Express® Credit Card
If you still need to boost your TAP Miles&Go balance, you can transfer points to TAP from two of the major flexible points currencies and a few hotel programs.
One thing to keep in mind if you transfer Marriott Bonvoy points is the built-in transfer bonus. When you transfer at least 60,000 Marriott points, you will receive an additional 5,000-mile bonus. With the bonus, transferring 60,000 points will yield 25,000 TAP Miles&Go miles instead of the standard 20,000 miles.
If that's not enough to boost your balance high enough, you can buy TAP Miles&Go miles — sometimes even with a discount or bonus.
Use AwardWallet to Track Your TAP Portugal Miles&Go Expiration
Three years may seem like a very generous time frame. However, it is long enough for you to forget about your mileage balances, and the expiration deadline can creep up on you. That is why it pays to use AwardWallet to keep track of your TAP Miles&Go balance.
To add your TAP Miles&Go to your AwardWallet account, log into AwardWallet and link your TAP Miles&Go account, and you're set and ready to go.
Related: How to Track Your Rewards Using AwardWallet
Our Take
Three years is on the more generous side of mileage expiration policies and is ample time for you to accrue, plan, and redeem your miles for an award flight. In a worst-case scenario, you can always pay to extend some or all of your miles, giving you another three years of validity. The ability to boost your mileage balance via points transfers and a generous expiration policy means there is no excuse to let your TAP Miles&Go miles expire.
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