Star Alliance member TAP is selling cheap flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, with departure from Amsterdam, Milan, Rome and Madrid. Prices start at only €365 if you book through an OTA. Luggage, however, is not included and would increase the price by a total of €100 in TAP’s website.
Currently, you only need to fill out this form before entering the Dominican Republic.
TAP flights purchased before June 30, 2022, can be rebooked without having to pay a rebooking fee, but the price difference will have to be paid. This does not apply to Discount fares.
Our availability calendar highlights all flight dates at the lowest price for roundtrips up to 28 days. You can buy the cheapest from online travel agencies via our flight search or for approx. €30 on TAP’s website.
Long haul segments from Portugal to the Dominican Republic are Airbus A330-900neo services. These aircraft of the latest generation feature a 2-4-2 seating pattern in economy class.
Search & Book
These tickets are on sale until May 16, 2022. A minimum stay of five days or one night from Saturday to Sunday is necessary to get the cheapest tickets. Your inbound flight shouldn’t be later than one month after arriving at your last stopover. Flights at the lowest price are available until March 2023.
You can find all available dates on Google Flights or simply use our calendar above, which will redirect you to TAP’s booking site. You can also select to be redirected to our Travel-Dealz flight search, to find the cheapest OTA price.
Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?
More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:
Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.
If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.
This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.
Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.
This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.
Mileage
The tickets are issued in booking class O. Flying from Amsterdam, you can expect to get the following number of miles:
- 2,140 Award Miles + 160 Points on Miles&More
- 986 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 986 Award Miles on Emirates Skywards
- 986 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 986 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 792 Miles on Hainan Fortune Wings Club
- 492 Miles on Azul TodoAzul
As you can see, this deal is not a great way to accumulate many miles.
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