[Award Alert] Wide-Open Business Class Availability to Lisbon From 60,000 Points One-Way

Updated: April 2, 2025, 9:47am CDT

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Portugal Business Class Award Deal — Details
Best Ways To Book
Final Thoughts

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It’s time to start planning your early 2026 trip to Europe. Today, we’re seeing business-class award availability on nonstop flights operated by TAP Air Portugal from the U.S. to Lisbon (LIS) early next year. You can use this award space to visit Portugal or head further into Europe or Africa with a connecting flight.

Even better, some flights have 5 or more business seats available. Let’s look at what routes have award space and how you can book these flights with transferable credit card points.

Portugal Business Class Award Deal — Details

As mentioned, TAP Air Portugal is offering a lot of award space on flights from the U.S. to its Lisbon (LIS) and Porto (OPO) hubs early next year. You’ll find award seats from most of TAP’s East Coast and Midwest gateways, including Canadian cities like Montreal and Toronto.

Here are the details of this award deal:

Class: Business
Routes: Boston (BOS), Chicago-O’Hare (ORD), Newark (EWR), New York (JFK), Montreal (YUL), Toronto (YYZ), and Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Lisbon (LIS) and Porto (OPO)
Dates: January to March 2026
Rates: From 60,000 points plus $5.60 in taxes and fees

You can start your search at AirCanada.com or use a tool like Seats.aero to compare multiple dates and cities.

Seats.Aero Showing TAP Portugal Award Flights — Image Credit: Seats.aero

Best Ways To Book

You can book these flights with Air Canada Aeroplan for as low as 60,000 points when you depart from Boston (BOS), Newark (EWR), New York (JFK), or other East Coast airports.

EWR to LIS Aeroplan Award — Image Credit: Air Canada

You can also add a stopover for 5,000 more points. For example, this itinerary goes from Newark to Lisbon for a 4-day stopover before continuing to Prague (PRG). However, connections like this may move your award into a higher distance band, requiring more points to book.

EWR to PRG Aeroplan Award With A Stopover — Image Credit: Air Canada

TAP Air Portugal also flies to African countries like Ghana, Morocco, and Senegal.

BOS to CMN Aeroplan Award — Image Credit: Air Canada

Aeroplan points are easy to earn, thanks to partnerships with American Express Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Capital One Miles. These transfers all process at a 1:1 transfer ratio.

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Final Thoughts

Finding nonstop awards in business class to Europe at the start of 2026 is excellent news. You can walk down Lisbon’s cobblestone streets, head further to Porto and Cascais, or visit other European countries. Wherever you’re going, there’s a ton of award availability on TAP Portugal in early 2026.