Delta / KLM / Air France is attacking American / British Airways / Iberia / US Airways’s fares to Spain for Summer travel. If you don’t have Summer plans yet, this is cheaper than going cross country! We love Spain!

Here are the destinations in Spain that are available — prices range from the low $700s to low $800s.

• Madrid (MAD)
• Barcelona (BCN)
• Malaga (AGP)
• Valencia (VLC)
• Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
• Ibiza (IBZ)

Update 6/27/2014 @ 7:20PM Eastern – fare gone. That was quick!

Update 6/27/2014 @ 5:45PM Eastern – its available from a lot more cities than originally posted. It is available for more cities than we listed. Check yours. Here’s what we found:

• Los Angeles
• Dallas
• Boston
• Miami
• Baltimore
• Philadelphia
• Phoenix
• Seattle
• Portland
• San Jose, California
• Sacramento
• San Diego
• Charlotte
• Milwaukee
• St. Louis
• Kansas City
• Orlando
• Austin, Texas
• Jacksonville, Florida
• New Orleans
• Raleigh – Durham
• Tuscon, Arizona
• San Antonio
• Pittsburgh
• Columbus, Ohio
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Nashville
• Las Vegas
• Flint, Michigan
• Des Moines
• Omaha
• Buffalo, New York
• Louisville
• Indianapolis
• Boise

Cities that we know are not available:

• New York
• Atlanta
• Detroit
• Minneapolis
• San Francisco
• Washington D.C.
• Salt Lake City

(Please let us know if you found others — thanks)

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Los Angeles to Barcelona
• July 4th – 11th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel on the outbound until August 24th. Must purchase at least 3 days in advance of departure

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: LAX
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
  • Destination:  BCN
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • (For other destinations and departure cities, replace LAX and BCN with the respective cities)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “0-7” (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

Fare Class:

• T

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $690 (this can vary depending on your departure city)

Routing:

• LAX – CDG (Paris) – BCN (Barcelona) – AMS (Amsterdam) – LAX. Flights can be operated by Air France, KLM, Delta, Alitalia.

Stopover:

• Not permitted
• How to Take Advantage of a Stopover

Mileage:

Delta will be revenue based mileage earning starting January 1st, 2015. Miles will be earn base on elite qualifying dollars multiple by 5 as base level earning and up to 13 for Diamond level members who purchase with a Delta co-branded American Express credit card. We will be showing the 2015 base mileage earning for all Delta fares going forward to show how negative the changes are for a majority of Delta flyers.

• 2014: 12,532 miles or 6.4 cents per mile. (6.4CPM for Summer travel is incredible!)
• 2015:  3,450 miles or a difference of 11,867 miles.

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Orbitz link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.

 

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
• Booking.com
• CheapTickets
• Country Inns and Suites
• Four Points
• Hilton Hotels
  • Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Home2
• HomeAway.com
• 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
• Radisson Hotels
  • Radisson Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Hotel Missioni
• Sheraton
• Venere
• 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: Euro (EUR). $1USD = 0.73EUR

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 Flight Deals:

• Go to the The Flight Deals page

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