Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
BTW is providing an over night room part of the TAP service? Usually airlines say it's up to the passenger to book their own room.
Like many airlines trying to build on their hubbiness, TAP offers hotel accommodation where it's essential to transfers to/from their long-hauls. Brussels Airlines does the same thing, and I'm sure a number of other carriers do, too. Sitting on the edge of Europe, many major European cities are 2-4 hours' away from LIS, so same day connections to some South American and African destinations can be difficult.
They might be choosy in terms of ticket type (as is SN), but they certainly do it. They operate a different stopover option for people
wanting to see Lisbon for a day.
It's just they screwed up in my case. With months to book the hotel they left it to two-weeks before, by which time a bunch of medics in conference mode seem to have grabbed all hotel rooms left from the tourism madness that has hit the city.
My back-packing, sleeping at airport, days are over, so I made my own arrangements. Not sure what I'd have done if I didn't have contacts/resources, and not at all sure what TAP expected me to do.
Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
I hope you are enjoying the amazing colonial Portuguese architecture in probably the safest and quietest town in Africa.
It's a delightful, tiny, capital and a dramatically beautiful island. The people are an absolute joy. But keep it quiet!!!