133. Travel to Spain Using Points: TMS Takes Madrid, Barcelona, and Mallorca

Points Talk®: Your Travel Dreams, Made Possible by Points

Alex, Pam and Jess

Places & Travel, Education, Society & Culture, How To

4.9 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Planning a trip to Spain on points and miles? It’s all about the strategy—especially when you're juggling travel for multiple people! In this episode, the Travel Mom Squad dives into their recent Spanish adventure, navigating last-minute flight changes and uncovering the best of Madrid, Barcelona, and Mallorca—all while maximizing points and miles.

From wandering through historic neighborhoods to cooking authentic paella, the trio experienced Spain like never before. They stayed in amazing spots like the chic Thompson Madrid and the luxe Nobu Palma in Mallorca, proving that with a little flexibility and a lot of points, you can turn any trip into an unforgettable adventure.

You'll Discover:

How to leverage last-minute award availability when original flight plans change.
Why the Thompson Madrid offers exceptional value for Hyatt points in a prime location.
How to navigate transportation options between Spanish cities efficiently.
Where to find authentic cultural experiences, like a Paella Club cooking class.
The distinct differences between Madrid and Barcelona.
Why you NEED to add Mallorca to your Spanish itinerary.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	If you want to visit Spain but aren't sure how to make it happen on points, then be sure to listen to this episode as we share how we did it and how you can do it too.
0:08.4	Welcome to Points Talk with the Travel Mom Squad. We are three moms who've discovered how to leverage credit card welcome offers to get hundreds of thousands of dollars of travel expenses for nearly free.
0:20.0	We've used credit card points of miles
0:21.5	to take vacations to places like Hawaii, Paris, Greece, Maldives, Japan, and so much more. And the
0:28.3	best part, we each still have 800 plus credit scores. Imagine being able to take the vacation of your
0:34.1	dreams for nearly free. It's totally possible and we're here to show you how.
0:39.8	Hey, I'm Alex. And I'm Pam, Alex's mom. And I'm Jess. Let's Talk Points. The three of us recently
0:48.1	visited Madrid and Barcelona on Points. It's the trip that almost didn't happen, but it did. Today, we are all together to
0:57.3	share exactly how it went down, how we made it happen using points in miles. Alex is going to kick it off
1:03.4	with our flights because she's actually the one who sort of suggested this trip in the first place
1:09.7	thanks to an alert service that we use. So, Alex,
1:12.8	tell us more about that. Yeah. So this was like what? April 20, 24, I got an email alert from
1:21.0	Thrifty Traveler with flights to Spain. And they were on Iberia and just 42,500 points from Dallas to Madrid. Coming home, we flew from
1:31.2	Barcelona to Madrid, then back to Dallas for 51,000 points. So what I saw on the alert, I texted
1:37.3	my mom and Jess, and I said, hey, who wants to go to Spain? Nah, a shock. They both said,
1:42.3	yes, we're in. Let's do it. So, like just said, the trip that
1:46.2	almost didn't happen. The really funny thing about this is we all booked this flight a year ago
1:52.4	to Madrid. None of us took this flight to Madrid. So what's interesting, though, first is
2:00.6	Aiberia had actually canceled these flights, our flights to Madrid.
2:04.5	And we kept looking for new flights.
2:06.6	We weren't really finding anything.
2:08.5	And they rebooked us for going the next day.
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