Six top destinations

Sydney: £519
Alitalia from Heathrow via Milan and Bangkok. Valid for departures Nov 1-Dec 15. Minimum stay seven days, maximum two months. Quest Worldwide (020-8547 3322).

Hong Kong: £367.31
Alitalia from Heathrow via Milan. Must be booked by July 31. Full payment required eight weeks before departure. Valid for departures Sept 1-Dec 7. Minimum stay seven days, maximum two months. Airline Network (01772 727272).

New York: £167
British Airways from Heathrow. Valid for departures on some flights only, Nov 1-Dec 14. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Going Places Direct (0161-908 7967).

Paris: £83
British Midland from Heathrow. Valid for departures Aug 1-31. Minimum stay one Saturday night or two other nights, maximum one month. Flightbookers (020-7757 2700).

Los Angeles: £195
British Airways from Heathrow. Valid for departures Nov 1-Dec 14. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Going Places Direct (0161-908 7967).

Amsterdam: £79
KLM from Stansted. Must be booked at least three days before travel. Valid for departures until May 30 next year. No minimum stay, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 5400).

And the pick of the rest

Durban: £406
South African Airways from Heathrow. Must be booked by July 31. Minimum stay seven days, maximum three months. Flightbookers (020-7757 2444).

Buenos Aires: £404
Avianca from Heathrow via Bogota. Valid for departures Aug 24-Dec 12. Minimum stay seven days, maximum 45 days. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108).

Quito: £366
Iberia from Heathrow via Madrid. Valid for departures Sept 1-30. Minimum stay six days, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939).

Bahamas (Nassau): £399
Britannia Airways charter from Gatwick. Departs Aug 8 for 14 nights. Lunn Poly holiday shops. (0191-261 4566).

Malaga: £139
Monarch charter from Gatwick. Departs July 27 for seven nights. Avro (020-8695 4440).