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Status and Benefits Miles&Go
Updated on 15 Apr 2025

Whenever flying with TAP and the Star Alliance network, frequent flyers earn Status Miles. These miles are used to maintain or achieve TAP Miles&Go Gold or Silver status and provide access to an extra benefit for TAP Miles&Go customers. 

By joining the programme automatically gives you access to TAP Miles&Go status.

TAP Miles&Go tier levels
Amount needed to reach the status
Convertible Bonus Miles to reach the next status1
Amount need to maintain the status
Convertible Bonus Miles to maintain the status*
TAP Miles&Go
-
10.000 Miles Bonus > 5.000 Miles Status
-
-
TAP Miles&Go Silver
30.000 Miles Status / 25 TAP flights
20.000 Miles Bonus > 10.000 Miles Status
20.000 Miles Status / 15 TAP flights
10.000 Miles Bonus >  5.000 Miles Status
TAP Miles&Go Gold
70.000 Miles Status / 50 TAP flights
-
50.000 Miles Status / 40 TAP flights
10.000 Miles Bonus >  5.000 Miles Status
TAP Miles&Go Navigator 125.000 Miles Status / 70 TAP flights2 - 100.000 Miles Status / 70 TAP flights2 -

1 Exchangeable limit per Annual Mileage Accrual Period.
2 Of which 10 in the highest brands (Executive, Top Executive or Plus)

The Annual Mileage Accrual Period is the period of time during which the Customer may qualify for a higher status level or re-qualify for his/her current status.

The accumulation of miles or segment count is not permitted on Premium, Miles Only or Miles & Cash tickets, nor on tickets with categories ID, AD, BP, DG, DM, GE, IN, RG or UD (discount industry tickets), as defined by IATA regulations.

Status Miles are not added to the Miles account and therefore cannot be used for Award Tickets and other services.

1. TAP Miles&Go

The base level of the TAP Miles&Go Programme is called TAP Miles&Go, and is attributed upon registration. 

 

Miles&Go Benefits:

  • Fly With Status: when the Client reaches 50% of the requirements for Silver status, they receive a benefit of their choice - baggage, seat booking or Fast Track on their next trip with TAP.
  • Miles Ticket: convert miles into MilesOnly and Miles&Cash Tickets (TAP) and Award Tickets (other companies);
  • Products and services: Clients can earn miles and use them to travel and purchase products and services from the TAP Miles&Go Programme;
  • Round-the-world tickets: exchange miles for the round-the-world ticket and fly with Star Alliance companies
  • Get Child Tickets with a 25% MilesOnly or Miles&Cash discount for TAP flights
  • Advance Miles: if the Client doesn't have enough miles to buy a trip, they can get up to 500 miles in advance.
  • Upgrade and experience everything Business Class has to offer
  • Access to offers and promotions. 
  • Birthday gift1

1To receive the gift, the Client must authorise the sending of email communications and the processing of their data by the TAP Miles&Go Programme in the month before their birthday. To do this, visit the Manage Privacy tab on the My Profile page.

Only Status Miles count for membership of TAP Miles&Go Silver and TAP Miles&Go Gold.

2. TAP Miles&Go Silver

Membership of TAP Miles&Go Silver is automatic as soon as the regulated number of miles is accumulated. The mileage account statement shows the number of Status Miles accumulated.

To be eligible for TAP Miles&Go Silver Customer status, the TAP Miles&Go Customer must accumulate 30,000 Status Miles or, alternatively, account for 25 flights/segments operated by TAP during the annual qualifying period.

To remain a Silver Customer, 20,000 Status Miles or 15 TAP flights/segments flown during the annual qualifying period are required.

 

Silver Benefits:

  • All the benefits of TAP Miles&Go status except Fly With Status, i.e. access to an extra benefit when you reach 15,000 Status Miles or 12 segments flown with TAP.
  • 25% additional miles on the number of miles flown. For TAP flights only. 
  • Advance Miles: if the Client doesn't have enough miles to buy a trip, they can get up to 5.000 miles in advance. 
  • Priority Check-in valid on TAP flights, except in Discount
  • Seat reservation on flights operated by TAP. Only available for Standard seats
  • Exclusive Service: Silver Clients have access to an exclusive TAP telephone line and counters.
  • Newspapers and magazines: Silver Customers can download up to 3 titles from the Digital Kiosk.
  • Unlimited Lounge access on intercontinental flights and 4 accesses on European or North African flights operated by TAP departing from Lisbon (benefit available per annual qualification period). See available lounges.
  • Fast Track 
  • Priority boarding on TAP flights;
  • Priority on the waiting list over non-loyalised customers under the same conditions.

 

To become a Silver Client: 

The Client must have

30 000

accumulated Status Miles

or

25 flights

or flown segments with TAP

To maintain the Silver Status: 

The Client must have 

20 000

accumulated Status Miles

or

15 flights

or flown segments with TAP

 

Only Status Miles count for membership of TAP Miles&Go Silver and TAP Miles&Go Gold.

Convertible Bonus Miles to achieve status    

Bonus Miles convertible to maintain status

 10,000 Bonus Miles > 5,000 Status Miles

10,000 Bonus Miles > 5,000 Status Miles

 

3. TAP Miles&Go Gold

Membership of TAP Miles&Go Gold is automatic as soon as the regulated number of miles is accumulated. The mileage account statement shows the number of Status Miles accumulated.

To be eligible for TAP Miles&Go Gold Customer status, the customer must accumulate 70,000 Status Miles or, alternatively, account for 50 flights/segments operated by TAP during the annual Status Miles accrual period.

To remain a Gold Customer, the customer must accrue 50,000 Status Miles or 40 TAP flights/segments flown during the annual qualifying period.

 

Gold Benefits:

  • Gold Clients will have access to all the benefits of TAP Miles&Go Silver status.
  • 50% additional miles on the number of miles flown. For TAP flights only. In addition to 50% Bonus Miles, Gold Clients earn 50% Status Miles on the total number of miles flown. 
  • More hold baggage: on TAP or Star Alliance flights, one extra piece depending on the class in which the Customer is travelling.
  • Exemption from some penalties and service charges
  • Bonus miles that don't expire: when renewing Gold status, the Customer keeps their miles ready to use. The benefit is not available for Gold partners1
  • Earlier Ponte Aérea with no fees: by bringing forward a Ponte Aérea flight to the same day, the Client is exempt from the change fee if it is requested on the same day as the original flight, except for the Discount fare.
  • Year Off2
  • Offer Gold status to a friend
  • Comfort seat reservation (red seats) at no extra cost on TAP flights only;
  • Exclusive check-in counter for Star Alliance Gold Customers
  • Exclusive Service: Gold Clients have access to an exclusive TAP telephone line and counters
  • Access to the Lounge whenever the Client travels on a TAP or Star Alliance flight. See available lounges.
  • Access to Fast Track, allowing faster boarding when travelling on TAP flights. 
  • Priority boarding
  • Priority on the waiting list over non-Loyalty Customers under the same conditions
  • Advance Miles: if the Client doesn't have enough miles to buy a trip, they can get up to 10.000 miles in advance.

1 Applicable only to miles that expire during the current Annual Mileage Earning Period.
2The Year-Off award period will be a maximum of 12 months according to your annual qualifying period. The customer can ask for this benefit before the status is re-evaluated and the Year-Off will only be valid until the end of their next Annual Qualification Period. To take advantage of this benefit, after you have been a TAP Miles&Go Gold for at least 5 years, you must contact our Contact Centre using the contact details at the bottom of this page, which will activate it if you have an active Club TAP Miles&Go plan (Club Basic is excluded from this offer from 1 February 2023). This offer is renewable once you have remained a TAP Miles&Go Gold client for at least 5 more years. This benefit is unavailable to Gold partners, named clients and Gold Corporate.

 

To become a Gold Client: 

The Client must have

70 000

accumulated Status Miles

or

50 flights

or flown segments with TAP

To maintain the Gold Status: 

The Client must have 

50 000

accumulated Status Miles

or

40 flights

or flown segments with TAP

 

Only Status Miles count for membership of TAP Miles&Go Silver and TAP Miles&Go Gold.

Convertible Bonus Miles to achieve status    

Bonus Miles convertible to maintain status

 10,000 Bonus Miles > 5,000 Status Miles

10,000 Bonus Miles > 5,000 Status Miles

 

4. TAP Miles&Go Navigator

A status of excellence with new benefits.

Free upgrade to Business Class

 

The Client enjoys two free upgrades to Business Class during the qualifying period.

Free Wi-Fi on
Long Haul

 

Free unlimited Wi-Fi on A330-900 and A321-LR aircraft1 .

Exclusive experience

 

Differentiated experience in the TAP Premium Lounge in Lisbon and on board, even in Economy Class.

The access voucher will be sent by email the day before the flight. The voucher is limited to a single access. It can be used on more than one device, as long as you create an account and redeem the voucher with the login made to that account. Only one device can be used at a time.

 

Navigator benefits:

Personalised service, unique offers and exclusive amenities. This is Navigator's calling card.

  • Navigator Clients will have access to all the benefits of TAP Miles&Go Gold status.
  • 50% additional miles on the number of miles flown. For TAP flights only;
  • an exclusive check-in desk for Star Alliance Gold Customers;
  • Seat guarantee;
  • Access to your online Concierge line, available via WhatsApp (text message) between 5am and midnight local time in mainland Portugal;
  • Lounge access whenever travelling on a TAP or Star Alliance flight. See available lounges;
  • Board faster when travelling on TAP flights with the Fast Track service through security;
  • Priority boarding;
  • Advance Miles: if the Client doesn't have enough miles to buy a trip, they can get up to 20.000 miles in advance.
  • Exemption from some penalties: Navigator customers are exempt from some service and alteration fees;
  • More hold luggage: on your TAP or Star Alliance flight, an extra piece depending on the class you are travelling in;
  • Bonus Miles that don't expire
  • Free Gold status for a friend: offer valid for as long as the Navigator Customer maintains their status. To request changes, you must wait until the end of the Annual Accrual Period.
  • Up to 10% of transferable miles: if you accumulate more than 100,000 Status Miles, a portion1 is carried over during your status review;
  • Free seat reservation for the Navigator Customer and passengers on the same booking;
  • Free transport of sports equipment on our aeroplanes2 .

110% of Status Miles can be carried over up to a maximum of 10,000, once the 100,000 Status Miles required to renew the status have been accumulated.
2Transport limited to 5 pieces per passenger, with a maximum of 32kg each.

 

How to achieve or maintain Navigator status

Welcome
Renewal

125,000 Status Miles or 70 TAP flights. In both cases, 10 flights will have to be made on the Plus, Executive and Top Executive fares.

100,000 Status Miles or 70 TAP flights. In both cases, 10 flights will have to be made on the Plus, Executive and Top Executive fares.

 

New Lifetime Statuses TAP Miles&Go 

To be For Life is to celebrate an extraordinary achievement. It is the privilege of enjoying, forever, exclusive benefits that honor all the flights we have taken and the destinations we have visited together.

Gold For Life and Navigator For Life lifetime statuses acknowledge TAP Miles&Go Customers who have reached the impressive milestone of 2 or 3 million Status Miles earned with TAP flights, respectively, ensuring they retain all Gold or Navigator benefits forever.

The accumulated Status Miles, designated as Miles For Life, are counted from 1998 and from the date of the Customer's registration, and can be viewed in the reserved area of the website and TAP App

This is our most special recognition and a unique way of rewarding those who, over the years, have chosen to fly with us on countless trips.

 

Access conditions

  • Gold For Life
    • 2 million Status Miles (For Life) on TAP flights
  • Navigator For Life
    • 3 million Status Miles (For Life) on TAP flights

 

Terms and Conditions

  • Gold For Life and Navigator For Life statuses have the same benefits as TAP Miles&Go Gold and Navigator status, respectively, with the difference that they are granted for life.
  • Status Miles earned on TAP flights are counted from the date of joining the TAP Miles&Go Programme, and all miles accumulated from the year 1998 are taken into account. These Status Miles are referred to as “Miles For Life”.
  • Status Miles earned on flights with other Airlines, including Star Alliance Airlines, do not contribute towards For Life status.
  • Once the necessary conditions are met, the For Life status (Gold or Navigator) is automatically updated in the Customer Account.
  • For Life status remains in effect for as long as the TAP Miles&Go Account stays active. Accounts become inactive after 36 months without any mileage earning activity, and some benefits may be limited. When activity resumes, benefits will be fully restored.
  • A physical card with the For Life image and a digital card, with the regular TAP Miles&Go Gold or Navigator image, corresponding to the status, will be made available.
  • TAP reserves the right to, at any time, change the conditions for granting For Life status. However, Customers who have already obtained the status will not be affected. The new conditions will apply to future attributions only.
  • TAP also reserves the right to, at any time, change the benefits of the For Life status, with the applicable benefits being updated on the respective page.

 

Discover the exclusive Gold and Navigator For Life cards

For Life cards symbolize and materialize the longevity of the bonds that connect us to our most loyal Customers.

Gold For Life Customers receive a card inspired by the energy that discovering the world transmits to those who travel. Meticulously designed, this card contains a fine copper mesh – a noble and resistant material and an excellent electrical conductor. Each Gold For Life Customer has a little chunk of this material that guarantees the continuity of the conduction of static electricity, and is used to repair the aircraft in which they flew so many trips.

In turn, Navigator For Life Customers receive a card representing the robustness of the aircraft with which we embrace the world together. A piece that includes carbon fiber, a high-strength material used in several components of TAP aircraft, including the wings, engines and cabin interior. And because baggage also flies with TAP, Navigator For Life Customers also receive a unique baggage tag made from recycled carbon fiber removed during maintenance from a component of our Airbus A319 aircraft with registration CS-TTS.

Discover the process of creating TAP's most exclusive cards

 

Our passengers’ journey towards For Life status
 

Passengers can track their progress towards achieving For Life status via the For Life Miles counter, available in their personal area.

 

COMPARE THE BENEFITS

Find out what's changed for the better

 
BENEFITS:

Additional miles on TAP flights

X 25% 50% 50%

Child ticket on TAP flights

MilesOnly Ticket and Miles&Cash Ticket on TAP flights (one way and round-trip)

Special birthday gift (TAP and ground partners)1

Available

Priority for waiting list bookings2

Gold partner nomination

X X 3

4

Upgrade Last Minute

X

Booking and seat allocation

According to the product

Only available for Standard seats

Valid for Navigator Customers and passengers on the same booking.

Seat Guarantee5 X

This benefit is for TAP Miles&Go Silver Card holders.

 

Executive: Not applicable.

 

Economy: Up to 72 hours before departure, when travelling with tap|plus, in Y Class

This benefit is for TAP Miles&Go Gold Card holders.

 

Business: Up to 72 hours before departure when travelling with Top Executive, in Class C 

 

Economy: Up to 24 hours before departure when travelling with Plus, in Y Class

This benefit is for Navigator Customers.

 

Business: Up to 72 hours before departure when travelling with Top Executive, in Class C 

 

Economy: Up to 24 hours before departure when travelling with Plus, in Y Class

Exclusive telephone line

X

Stand by priority at the airport6

X

Premium Boarding7

X

Priority baggage handling

X

Access to Star Alliance lounges around the world

X

European/North African and domestic flights: 4 accesses, in Lisbon, during the annual mileage accrual period, whenever travelling on flights operated by TAP, on any product.

 

Intercontinental flights: valid whenever travelling on flights operated by TAP, regardless of the product8 .

The flight must always be operated by TAP or Star Alliance.

The flight must always be operated by TAP or Star Alliance.

Check-in at designated counters for Star Alliance Gold Customers

X X

More hold luggage

X X

One extra piece depending on the class you are travelling in: in Economy, one piece weighing 23kg and in Business, one piece weighing 32kg (only on TAP or Star Alliance flights).

One extra piece depending on the class you are travelling in: in Economy, one piece weighing 23kg and in Business, one piece weighing 32kg (only on TAP or Star Alliance flights).

Access to the Premium Customer Centre

X X

Fast Track9 X

Priority for protection in the event of irregularities

X

Exemption from the fee charged for anticipating air bridge flights on the same day10

X X 10

10

Exemption from some penalties (MilesOnly and Miles&Cash tickets)

X X 11

11

Upgrades

Round the world ticket

Promotions and exclusive offers

Bonus Miles that don't expire

X X 12

12

Advance Miles13

Up to 500 Miles Up to 5.000 Miles Up to 10.000 Miles

Up to 20.000 Miles

Passable miles

X X X X

Access to an extra benefit: seat reservation, Fast Track or extra luggage

Valid for Customers with 15,000 accumulated Status Miles or 12 segments flown with TAP14 .

X X X

Free transport of sports equipment

X X X

Miles when joining Galp's electricity and/or natural gas plan

5.000 / 2.500 10.000 / 5.000 16.000 / 8.000

16.000 / 8.000

Quarterly miles with Galp electricity and/or natural gas contract

300 / 150 600 / 300 900 / 450

900 / 450

Differentiated experience

X X X

In the TAP Premium Lounge in Lisbon and on board, even in Economy Class.

Free unlimited Wi-Fi on A330-900 and A321-LR aircraft

X X X

2 free upgrades

X X X

1 Special birthday gift (TAP and ground partners) - Only valid on certain ground partners.
2 Priority on waiting list bookings - Only available on TAP flights, excluding MilesOnly and Miles&Cash tickets.
3 Gold Partner Nomination - The nomination of Gold status to a friend is only valid for clients who have obtained Gold status through Status Miles or segments flown. Customers who are already Gold through nomination, Status Match, Corporate or other forms of nomination cannot nominate other friends.
4 Gold Partner Nomination - Gold Partners and Status Match Gold Customers do not have access to this benefit.
5 Seat Guarantee - Only valid for the highest Class available.
6 Priority standby at the airport - Available on TAP and Star Alliance flights, except on Award Tickets and MilesOnly and Miles&Cash Tickets.
7 Premium Boarding - See all the different boarding conditions here.
8 Access to Star Alliance lounges around the world - For more information see the list of available lounges.
9 Fast Track - See the list of airports with Fast Track access.
10 Exemption from the fee charged for anticipating Air Bridge flights on the same day - Gold and Navigator Customers: See Conditions
11 Exemption from some penalties - Gold and Navigator customers: See Conditions
12 Bonus miles that do not expire - Gold and Navigator customers: Available upon status renewal. Gold or Navigator partners do not have access to this benefit.
13 Advance Miles- This benefit is only available via the telephone line and only applies to the use of miles in flight, excluding Miles&Go Promo.
14 Access to an extra benefit: seat reservation, Fast Track or extra baggage - Benefit only valid for flights operated by TAP

 
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