Six top destinations: Hong Kong: £351
Alitalia from Gatwick via Rome. Must be booked by March 31. Valid for departures until April 30. Minimum stay seven days, maximum one month. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066).
Los Angeles: £226
Northwest Airlines from Gatwick via Detroit. Must be booked by March 19. Valid for departures until April 5. Minimum stay one Saturday night or five days, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 5400).
Sydney: £508
Olympic Airways via Athens. Must be booked by March 28. No minimum stay, maximum 12 months. Going Places Direct (0161-908 7967).
Paris: £75
BMI British Midland from Heathrow. Must be purchased at least three days before departure. Valid for midweek departures until March 31. Trailfinders (020-7937 1234).
New York: £164
Air India from Heathrow. Valid for midweek departures until March 31 (weekends £182). No minimum stay, maximum one month. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066).
Amsterdam: £78
KLM from Stansted. Valid for departures until March 31 next year. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Going Places Direct (0161-908 7967).
The pick of the rest: Malaga: £125
Air 2000 charter from Gatwick. Departs March 30 for seven nights. Flightline International (0870 0401757).
Santiago: £460
Avianca from Heathrow via Bogota, Valid for departures until March 31. Minimum stay seven days, maximum 45 days. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108).
Faro: £104
Monarch Airlines charter from Manchester. Departs April 19 for seven nights. AVRO (020-8695 4440).
Dubai: £248
Alitalia from Heathrow via Milan. Must be booked by March 31. Valid for departures until April 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum two months. Quest Travel (0870 4445552).
And the rail alternative: Paris/Brussels: £70. Lille £60
Eurostar from Waterloo. Must be bought at least 14 days before departure. Valid for departures until March 22. Minimum stay one Saturday night or two other nights. Eurostar (08705 186186).
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.
