Six top destinations

New York: £174
British Airways from Heathrow (to JFK or Newark). Must be booked by March 31. Valid for departures until April 10. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Quest Travel (0870 4423513, questtravel.com).

Sydney: £519
Austrian Airlines from Heathrow via Vienna. Must be booked by April 1. Valid for departures April 20 to June 13. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. All travel must be completed by June 15. Bridge the World (0870 4441716, bridgetheworld.com).

Hong Kong: £400
Emirates from Gatwick via Dubai. Valid for departures until April 11. Minimum stay seven days, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939, trailfinders.com).

Los Angeles: £276
American Airlines from Manchester via Chicago. Must be booked by March 31. Valid for departures until April 10. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066, thomascook.com).

Amsterdam: £69
British Airways from Manchester. Must be booked online (£10 supplement by phone 0845 7733377) and at least 30 days before travel. Valid for departures indefinitely. British Airways (ba.com).

Paris: £64
bmi British Midland from Heathrow. Must be booked online (£5 supplement by phone 0870 6070555). Valid for departures indefinitely. No minimum stay, maximum one year. bmi British Midland (flybmi.com).

The pick of the rest

Singapore: £305
Malaysia Airlines from Heathrow or Manchester via Kuala Lumpur. Must be booked today. Valid for outbound departures until March 31. No minimum stay. All travel must be completed by April 15. Quest Travel (0870 4423513, questtravel.com).

Montego Bay/Kingston: £376
Air Jamaica from Manchester. Valid for outbound departures until March 31. Maximum stay three months. Airline Warehouse (0870 7707339, airlinewarehouse.com).

Santiago: £497
Aerolineas Argentinas from Gatwick via Madrid and Buenos Aires. Valid for departures until March 31. Minimum stay five nights, maximum one month. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108, journeylatinamerica.co.uk).

Faro: £139
Monarch Airlines charter from Manchester. Departs April 3 for seven nights. Avro (0870 0360116, avro.co.uk).

And the rail alternative

Paris/Brussels: £59. Lille: £55
Eurostar from Waterloo or Ashford (no advance purchase required but may not be available at last minute). Same-day weekend return fare. Valid for Saturday and Sunday departures. Eurostar (08705 186186, eurostar.com).

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.