Holiday planning
Plan the trip like someone who lives here
We build the itinerary, then sit down with you before you fly and go through the things that quietly cost visitors hundreds of euros: rental deposits, card fees, transfers, and which bookings to make from a Portuguese site instead of an international one.
What a Pal can arrange
Booked on your behalf, or handed to you with the local price already negotiated.
- Car rentals
- Holiday homes
- Pet sitting
- House sitting
- Vehicle hosting
- House keeping
- Babysitting and EU nannies
- Date night ideas and bookings
- Dining and entertainment
- Local attractions and guided tours
Travel packages
Pick a length of stay
Every package includes the pre-travel savings survey and the pre-travel consult.
Gold Traveler
For the weekly traveller. A short itinerary of local excursions and historical sites, plus the pre-travel survey and consult that saves real money before you fly.
- 3 to 5 attraction itinerary
- Pre-travel savings survey: money transfer savings, POS international fees, rental car deposits, and which local payment methods are accepted
- Pre-travel savings consult: how to travel Europe like a local, including the things the brochures leave out
Platinum Traveler
A fortnight, a longer itinerary and group pricing. Same savings work as Gold, with more stops.
- 5 to 7 attraction itinerary
- Pre-travel savings survey: money transfer savings, POS international fees, rental car deposits, and which local payment methods are accepted
- Pre-travel savings consult: how to travel Europe like a local
- Priced for groups of 4. Each additional traveller costs 39.99
Diamond Traveler
For an extensive stay: historical sites, local attractions and enough room to actually relax. Many Diamond travellers are quietly weighing up a move.
- 7 to 9 attraction itinerary
- Pre-travel savings survey: money transfer savings, POS international fees, rental car deposits, and which local payment methods are accepted
- Pre-travel savings consult, with discounts aimed at longer stays
Travel into relocation
Diamond Plus sits between a holiday and a move
The longest itinerary, plus a realtor for long-term rental or purchase and your first two relocation services as a potential visa holder. Because it belongs to both, it has one detailed page — in the relocation area.