Six top destinations

Amsterdam: £89
British Airways from Manchester. Must be booked online (£10 supplement by telephone). Valid for departures indefinitely. British Airways (british-airways.com 0845 77333777).

Los Angeles: £333
Northwest Airlines from Heathrow via Minneapolis or Detroit. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Bridge the World (0870 4441716).

Paris: £111.80
bmi British Midland from East Midlands. Valid for departures indefinitely. No minimum stay, maximum one year. bmi British Midland (0870 607 0555).

Hong Kong: £399
Emirates from Gatwick or Birmingham via Dubai (same fare available to Kuala Lumpur). Valid for departures until July 15, then September 1-December 9. Minimum stay seven days, maximum two months. Quest Travel (0870 4423513)

New York: £371
American Airlines from Heathrow. Must be booked by July 2. Valid for departures until July 14. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum three months. Travelbag (0870 8901459).

Sydney: £693
Garuda Indonesia from Gatwick via Bali. Valid for summer departures from August 16. No minimum stay, maximum three months. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939).

The pick of the rest

Malaga: £69
Monarch Airlines charter from Gatwick. Departs July 1 for three or four nights. Avro (0870 0360116).

Buenos Aires: £449
Lufthansa from Heathrow, London City, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Newcastle via Frankfurt. Valid for departures until December 15. Minimum stay seven days, maximum one month. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108).

Johannesburg: £397
Emirates from Birmingham via Dubai. Valid for departures until July 15, then September 1-December 9. Minimum stay seven days, maximum two months. Quest Travel (0870 4423513).

Barcelona: £125.60
Iberia from Heathrow. Must be booked by July 10. Valid for departures until July 17. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum two months. Lunn Poly Direct (0870 1650091).

And the rail alternative

Paris/Brussels: £59; Lille £49
Eurostar from Waterloo or Ashford. Valid for departures until August 14. Available for sale until July 7 and 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.