If you want to travel in style this summer, you need to get creative.
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Not only are you dealing with peak season prices and ongoing jet fuel shortage concerns that have pushed up flight costs, but there’s also a bevy of events to look out for. The World Cup and America250, which run in June and July, will also throw a wrench into things, driving up car rental costs, flights, and even room rates.
One way many travelers are going to manage rising travel costs is by using their travel rewards points wisely.
Turns out, there’s a platform for that. Point.me makes it easy to pool your points and travel rewards from different companies, from credit cards to airline loyalty programs, to purchase cheaper flights. You can add them all together, then use your combined points and rewards to purchase flights.
This summer, point.me even has economy and business class tickets that will take you as far as Europe… and some are cheaper than $200 for a round trip.
If you’re in a panic about budgeting for your summer travel, here’s how you can use point.me to land an affordable ticket to Europe.
How to use points to pay for flights to Europe using point.me
Point.me uses a membership. You can use a free basic plan to browse plans, but you need to buck up for the standard or premium plans, at $129 or $260 per year. If you have an Amex card, you might also have access to point.me for free.
Plus, point.me is only helpful if you have active airline and credit card rewards available for redemption. If you’re someone who has a few loyalty programs, point.me can help you pool them and use them to purchase flights—but I recommend paying for at least the standard plan so that you can access real-time flights. It takes the work out of being a points nerd.
That being said, I recommend keeping track of your subscription, in case you want to cancel it. Additionally, you need to be very flexible on dates for point.me to work for you, along with departure cities.
Now, onto the good stuff. To locate the deals listed below, search for the departing and arrival airports, along with the date. You must have an account to explore deals that are further than 30 days out.
These are some of the best airfare deals to Europe in economy in chronological order:
- June 7, 2026: Washington D.C. (IAD) to Paris (CDG) for 12,000 points + $164 (or $791 in cash)
- June 8, 2026: Boston (BOS) to Barcelona (BCN) for 12,000 points + $183 (or $416 in cash)
- June 9, 2026: New York (JFK) to Lisbon (LIS) for 12,000 points + $183 (or $571 in cash)
- July 22, 2026: Boston (BOS) to Milan (MXP) for 24,500 points + $33 (or $479 in cash)
- August 4, 2026: San Diego (SAN) to Amsterdam (AMS) for 18,750 points + $138 (or $444 in cash)
- August 13, 2026: Chicago (ORD) to Rome (FCO) for 18,750 points + $169 (or $541 in cash)
- August 17, 2026: Newark (EWR) to Athens (ATH) for 17,500 points + $123 (or $479 in cash)
If you have more points to pay for flights to Europe, go for these business class deals:
- June 29, 2026: Newark (EWR) to London (LHR) for 77,000 points + $5 (or $3,159 in cash)
- July 5, 2026: San Francisco (SFO) to Nice (NCE) for 57,500 points + $63 (or $3,780 in cash)
- July 29, 2026: Atlanta (ATL) to Rome (FCO) for 88,000 points + $71 (or $2,170 in cash)
- August 11, 2026: Chicago (ORD) to Athens (ATH) for 88,000 points + $29 (or $3,142 in cash)
- August 11, 2026: Chicago (ORD) to Barcelona (BCN) for 55,000 points + $18 (or $1,908 in cash)
- August 11, 2026: Miami (MIA) to Lisbon (LIS) for 88,000 points + $26 (or $3,228 in cash)
- August 18, 2026: New York (JFK) to Amsterdam (AMS) for 44,000 points + $723 (or $2,361 in cash)
