Six top destinations

Amsterdam: £59
bmi British Midland from Heathrow (£5 discount if booked online at flybmi.com). Must be booked at least seven days before travel. Valid for outbound and inbound departures until March 21. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. bmi British Midland (0870 6070555).

Paris: £85
British Airways from Manchester. Tickets must be bought at least one day before travel. Valid for departures from now until March 31 next year. Minimum stay one Saturday night or two other nights, maximum stay one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 1234).

Sydney: £497
Gulf Air from Heathrow via Bahrain. Valid for travel between March 1-15. No minimum stay. All travel must be completed by March 31. Travelbag (0870 8901458).

Los Angeles: £211
Continental Airlines from Manchester via New York. Must be booked by January 28. Valid for departures until February 28. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum 30 days. Trailfinders (0161-839 6969).

New York: £182
British Airways from Heathrow. Must be booked by January 28. Valid for departures until February 28. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066).

Hong Kong: £344
Air France from Manchester, Heathrow, Edinburgh, London City, Glasgow, Southampton, and Newcastle via Paris. Valid for departures until March 21. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939).

The pick of the rest

Alicante: £109
Monarch Airlines from Manchester. Departs February 26 for seven nights. Avro (0870 0360116).

Montpellier: £96
GB Airways from Gatwick. Must be booked by January 28. Valid for departures until March 21. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum two months. GB Airways (0845 7733377).

Rio de Janeiro: £326
KLM from Heathrow, London City, Manchester, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Newcastle via Amsterdam. Must be booked by February 2. Valid for departures until March 21. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939).

Bali: £355
Garuda from Gatwick, valid for departures until March 31. No minimum stay, maximum six months. Quest Travel (0870 4423508).

And the rail alternative

Paris/Brussels: £79 Lille: £69
Eurostar from Waterloo. Must be bought at least 14 days before departure. 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.