With the world (even the US!) still in a frenzy over everything World Cup, I thought I would provide a quick guide on how to get to Spain from the US/Canada using your points. Spain is an incredible country, so even if you aren’t a football/soccer fan, you should definitely consider a trip.Listed below are the airlines that fly direct from North America to Spain, including the lowest tier amount of points for coach and business and the airports they fly from (organized by Alliance.)OneWorldAmerican- Coach: 60,000 Business: 100,000. Off-peak (Oct 15-May 15)- Coach: 40,000Madrid: Daily flights from JFK and Miami.Barcelona: Daily from JFKIberia- (Using American points) Coach: 60,000 Business: 100,000. Off-peak (Oct 15-May 15)- Coach: 40,000Madrid: Flights from JFK, ORD, IAD, MIA,BOS, SJUBarcelona: JFK, ORD, IAD, MIA, BOS, SJUConnecting service through Europe with British Airways, Finnair, Malev and Royal Jordanian.SkyTeamDelta- There is a three tier award chart, so amounts fluctuate greatly. Coach: 60,000 (though usually 90,000), Business: 100,000 (though usually 200,000).Madrid- JFK, ATLBarcelona- JFK, ATLMalaga- JFK (seasonal)Air Europa-Madrid- JFK, MIAConnecting service through Europe with Air France, KLM, Alitalia, Aeroflot, Czech and Tarom.Star AllianceUS Airways- Coach: 60,000, Business: 100,000 Offpeak (Jan 15- Feb 28): Coach: 35,000, Business: 60,000Madrid: PHLBarcelona: PHLSign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Continental- Coach: 60,000, Business: 100,000Madrid: EWRBarcelona: EWRUnited- Coach: 55,000, Business: 105,000Madrid: IAD (Operated by Aer Lingus)Air Canada- Coach: 60,000, Business: 85,000Madrid: YYZBarcelona: YYZ, YULConnecting service through Europe with Lufthansa, BMI, Brussels, Aegean, Adria, Croatia, EgyptAir, LOT, SAS, Swiss, TAP, Spanair and Turkish.If you have American Express Membership Rewards points, you can transfer directly to:Star Alliance (Air Canada, Continental, ANA, Singapore)OneWorld (Iberia, British Airways, Mexicana)SkyTeam (Delta, Air France, Alitalia, Aeromexico)For the Starwood transfer airline partner list, see here.[card card-name=‘Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express’ card-id=‘22034414’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]
