Six top destinations

New York: £234

American Airlines from Heathrow. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Airline Warehouse (0870 7707339, airline-warehouse.co.uk).

Hong Kong: £378

KLM from Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds-Bradford, Norwich, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Teesside Heathrow, Stansted or London City via Amsterdam. Must be booked by June 30. Valid for departures until August 15. Minimum stay six days, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939,trailfinders.com).

Los Angeles: £285

Lufthansa from London City via Frankfurt. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Travelbag (0870 8901458, travelbag.co.uk).

Paris: £49.40

Bmi British Midland from Heathrow. Must be booked online (£5 extra if booked by phone 0870 6070555). Valid for departures indefinitely. No minimum stay, maximum one year. Bmi British Midland (flybmi.com).

Sydney: £485

Emirates from Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham or Manchester via Dubai. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay seven days. All travel must be completed by October 26. Quest Travel (0870 4423513, questtravel.com).

Amsterdam: £69

British Airways from Manchester. Must be booked online (£10 extra if booked by phone 0845 7733 377) and at least 30 days before travel. Valid for departures indefinitely. British Airways (ba.com).

The pick of the rest

Alicante: £99

Britannia from Manchester. Departs July 3 for seven nights. Britannia Direct (0800 000747, BritanniaDirect.com).

Funchal: £139

GB Airways from Gatwick. Must be booked online by July 26. Valid for departures November 1-December 17, then January 1-February 11. Book via British Airways (ba.com).

Auckland: £529

Singapore Airlines from Heathrow or Manchester via Singapore. Valid for departures until June 26. No minimum stay, maximum one year. Bridge the World (0870 4441716, bridgetheworld.com).

Buenos Aires: £429

British Airways from Heathrow. Must be booked by July 31. Valid for departures September 1-November 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108, journeylatinamerica.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. Minimum stay one Saturday night. 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.