American is putting a few destinations on sale and the prices for Europe are very good. They all require a minimum of 7 days stay. Prices are cheaper for March travel. About $100 more for October – January, 2015 departures. There could be more departure cities and destinations.

Since we already got this question – these fares specifically requires a connection in either Philadelphia or Charlotte. So you will fly the US – Europe segments with US Airways under American codeshare.

Here are the destinations and prices:

• Dallas
  • Brussels – $431
  • Barcelona – $428
  • Madrid – $522
  • Zurich – $529
  • Rome – $542
  • Dublin – $561
  • Paris – $592
• Miami
  • Barcelona – $488
  • Paris – $503
  • Zurich – $504
  • Dublin – $517
  • Rome – $582
  • Brussels – $593
• Chicago
  • Madrid – $409
  • Brussels – $432
  • Paris – $503
  • Rome – $542
  • Barcelona – $560
  • London – $562

Update 2/28/2014 @ 5:25AM Eastern – fare gone.

Casa Batllo. Photo: Guillaume Paumier, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Dallas to Barcelona
• March 19th – April 1st

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel until March 27th or October 28th – December 12th or December 24th – January, 2015 for the outbound segment. Must purchase by March 6th. (It will not last until March 6th – guarantee!)

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: DFW
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: aa aa
  • Destination:  BCN
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: aa aa
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “6-13” (the max date range is 7 days. So 0-7, 5-12, 7-14 etc)
• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Minimum Stay:

• 10 Day in March
• 7 Days in October – January, 2014

Routing:

• DFW – PHL (Philadelphia) – BCN (Barcelona) – PHL – DFW

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

• 10,424 miles or 4.1 cents per mile.

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you select “Additional Search Options” and then “Narrow the search to my preferred airlines” and select American
• If the Orbitz errors out, try Google.com/Flights and then enter your departure and destination with dates found on ITA.
• If Google Flights does not price, use Kayak.com and then enter the dates found on ITA

Accommodations:

For hotel bookings, we recommend that you only book using online travel agencies (Hotels.com, HotelsCombined.com or Hotwire.com) if it is a non-chain hotel. We don’t want you to miss out on earning rewards with chain hotels.

• Accor Hotels
  • Sofitel, Pullman, M Gallery, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis
• Aloft Hotels
• CheapTickets
• Four Points
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• Hotels.com
• HotelsCombined.com
• Hotwire
• Intercontinental Group
  • Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites
• Le Meridien
• Orbitz
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts
  • Preferred, Sterling, Summit
• Sheraton
• Westin
• W Hotels
• Wyndham Hotels
  • Wyndham, Tryp, Wingate, Hawthorn, Microtel, Dream, Planet Hollywood, Ramada, Night, Baymont, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge, Knights Inn

Car Rentals

• Avis – US and Canadian Rentals
• CarRentals.com
• Fox Rent A Car
• Hotwire
• Orbitz
• Payless Car Rental
• Sixt Car Rental – Good Agency for Rentals in Europe

Background Information:

• Visa: US Citizens – Not required. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
• Currency: British Pound (GBP). $1USD = 0.60 GBP

Tips for saving when using credit cards at international destinations:

• No Foreign Transaction Fee Credit Cards to save on international purchases
• Don’t get hit with Dynamic Currency Conversion
• Get your taxes refunded when shopping
• How to Avoid International Data Roaming Charges

For more of the latest cheap Miami / Fort Lauderdale Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Miami / Fort Lauderdale Flight Deals page

For more of the latest cheap Dallas / Fort Worth Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Dallas / Fort Worth Flight Deals page

For more of the latest cheap Chicago Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Chicago Flight Deals page

* The Flight Deal will receive a small commission if you use the Orbitz, accommodation or car rental affiliate links to make a booking. Thank you for your continuing support.

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