Six top destinations

Sydney: £465
Gulf Air from Heathrow via Bahrain and Singapore. Valid for departures until July 15. No minimum stay. All travel must be completed by November 30. Quest Worldwide (020-8547 3111).

Paris: £77
British Airways from Gatwick. Must be booked by June 26. Valid for departures until July 15. Minimum stay Saturday night, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 5400).

Los Angeles: £291
Aer Lingus from Manchester via Dublin. Must be booked by June 30. Full payment required at time of booking. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum 90 days. Airline Ticket Network (01772 727272).

Hong Kong: £347
Gulf Air from Heathrow via Bahrain. Valid for departures until July 15. No minimum stay. All travel must be completed by November 30. Quest Worldwide (020-8547 3111).

Amsterdam: £79
British Midland from Heathrow. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night or two other nights, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 5400).

New York: £245
Air India from Heathrow. Valid for departures until June 28. Maximum stay one year. Going Places Direct (0161-908 7967).

And the pick of the rest Havana: £334
Air France from Heathrow, London City, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Humberside, Manchester, Newcastle or Southampton via Paris. Valid for departures September 10 to October 19. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108).

Barbados: £329 per person
Britannia Airways charter from Gatwick. Departs June 25 for 14 nights. Lunn Poly holiday shops.

Johannesburg: £299
Swissair or Sabena from Heathrow, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Bristol or Belfast, via Zurich and/or Brussels. Full payment required at time of booking. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay seven days, maximum one month. Airline Ticket Network (01772 727272).

Cancun: £344
Virgin Atlantic from Gatwick to Miami, then Aeromexico. Valid for departures November 1 to December 17. Minimum stay three nights, maximum six months. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066).

NB Fares can change rapidly. These were available in reasonable quantities at the time of writing, but they can sell out in a sudden rush.