Six top destinations

Hong Kong: £389

Sri Lankan Airlines from Heathrow via Colombo. Valid for departures until June 30. No minimum stay, maximum three months. Quest Travel (0870 4445552).

Sydney: £499

Japan Airlines from Heathrow via Tokyo. Valid for departures until June 15. No minimum stay, maximum one year. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939).

Amsterdam: £93

British Midland from Heathrow. Valid for departures until March 31 next year. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066).

Paris: £110

Air France from Heathrow. Valid for departures June 1 - June 30. Full payment required when booking. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Airline Network (0800 727747).

New York: £296

British Airways from Heathrow. Must be booked by May 28. Valid for midweek departures until June 30 (weekends £10 extra each way). Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Flightbookers (020-7757 2700).

Los Angeles: £307

British Airways from Heathrow (£357 from Manchester). Must be booked by May 28. Valid for midweek departures until June 11 (weekends £10 extra each way). Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 5400).

The pick of the rest

Bologna: £99

Alitalia from Heathrow or Gatwick. (Rome/Milan/Venice £109). Must be booked by June 5 and purchased at least three days before departure. Valid for outbound flights until July 9. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Alitalia (0870 5448259).

Casablanca: £199

Lufthansa from Heathrow via Frankfurt or Munich. Must be booked and paid for by June 15. Valid for departures until June 30. Travellers must be under 26 or students with valid international student identity cards. No minimum stay, maximum one month. usit Campus (0870 2401010).

Majorca: £109

Britannia Airways charter from Gatwick. Departs June 3 for 11 nights. Lunn Poly Direct (0870 3334400).

Buenos Aires: £434

Air France from Heathrow, London City, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton via Paris. Must be booked by June 10. Valid for departures until June 15. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108).

And the rail alternative

Paris/Brussels: £70. Lille £60

Eurostar from Waterloo. Must be bought at least 14 days before departure. Minimum stay one Saturday night or two other nights. Eurostar (08705 186186).