If you are living in the United States and wanted to spend your Christmas holidays in Barcelona or Madrid, then we’ve got the perfect deal for you. Star Alliance airlines United, SWISS, Air Canada, and Lufthansa are selling very cheap business class flights for most dates between December 23rd and January 2nd. We found flights from eight major U.S. cities.
We found cheap business class flights to Barcelona from the following US cities:
- San Francisco: €1,698
- Chicago: €1,702
- Los Angeles: €1,726
- San José: €1,758
- Philadelphia: €1,760
- New York: €1,789
- Phoenix: €1,836
- Dallas: €1,884
We also found cheap business class tickets to Madrid from these cities:
- Dallas: €1,692
- San Francisco: €1,696
- Chicago: €1,699
- Los Angeles: €1,709
- Phoenix: €1,709
- San José: €1,731
- New York: €1,782
- Philadelphia: €1,812
Unless you are flying with Air Canada, where your layover will be in Toronto, you will fly directly to one of Europe’s Star Alliance hubs (Zurich, Munich, Frankfurt), and then continue to Spain on a relatively short flight.
As usual, flying business class you’ll enjoy many privileges, such as airport lounge access or priority check-in, boarding, and luggage handling.
Search & Book
Sadly, none of these airlines state an expiration date for this deal in their fare rules. Therefore, we recommend booking these flights rather sooner than later. As stated in the introduction, these flights are during the Christmas holidays, meaning between December 23rd and January 2nd (sometimes until January 5th).
The easiest way to find these flights is by using Google Flights. Once you’ve found your preferred flights, you can go on and book directly at the airline’s website (e.g. swiss.com), or book through our Travel-Dealz flight search, which might save you some money.
Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?
More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:
Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.
If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.
This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.
Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.
This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.
Always be careful, that all flights are operated in business class. Sometimes airlines will have you flying in economy class on some segments. Be careful not to select those flights before booking.
Miles
All tickets, no matter which airline you fly with, are issued in class P. Here are some examples of how many miles these flights would get you:
Dallas – Madrid roundtrip via Toronto with Air Canada:
- 19,856 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 19,856 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
- 19,856 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 14,892 Award Miles + 2,978 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 14,892 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 14,892 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 14,892 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles
- 14,892 Award Miles on Azul TodoAzul
- 14,892 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 14,892 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 12,906 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 12,412 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 12,412 Award Miles + 9,928 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 12,412 CV Points on Vistara Club Vistara
- 12,412 Award Miles on Etihad Guest
- 9,928 Miles on Asiana Club
- 9,928 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More
- 9,928 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 9,928 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 9,928 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
San Francisco – Barcelona roundtrip via Zurich with SWISS:
- 15,896 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 13,252 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 13,152 Award Miles + 480 Points on Miles&More
- 12,852 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 12,716 Award Miles + 2,542 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 12,716 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 12,716 Miles on Asiana Club
- 12,716 Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 12,716 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 12,716 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 12,716 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 12,716 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
- 12,716 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 12,716 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 12,184 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 8,900 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 1,064 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
Information & Tips for Madrid
Madrid is the capital of Spain and the Autonomous Community of Madrid. With about seven million inhabitants, the metropolitan region of Madrid is one of the largest in Europe. Madrid (excluding suburbs) with around 3.2 million inhabitants is the third largest city in the European Union after London and Berlin and the largest city in southern Europe.
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