TAP Air Portugal has retained its titles as Europe’s Leading Airline to Africa and Europe’s Leading Airline to South America at the 2026 World Travel Awards. The awards were presented on 17 October at the Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort in Montenegro, where TAP chief operating officer José Moreira accepted the trophies. The recognition highlights the Portuguese carrier’s connectivity between Europe, Africa and South America.
The results give TAP 11 wins in the Africa category and 13 in the South America category. The airline also received the title of Europe’s Leading Airline Website at the 2026 World Travel Tech Awards and Europe’s Leading Airline at the 2026 MICE Awards, taking its reported total for the year to four awards.
The World Travel Awards winners are selected through online voting by travel-industry professionals and the general public. TAP’s African network includes 82 weekly flights to destinations such as Angola, Mozambique, Cabo Verde, Morocco, Senegal, The Gambia and Ghana.
In South America, the airline serves 15 Brazilian cities with about 100 weekly flights, according to an attributed industry report. TAP’s wider network is reported to comprise more than 1,250 weekly flights to 88 cities across Europe, Africa, North America and South America.