Six top destinations
Sydney: £500
Olympic Airways from Heathrow via Athens. Must be booked today (May 12). Full payment required when booking. Valid for departures until June 30. No minimum stay, maximum one year.
Airline Network (0800 727747).
Amsterdam: £81
British Airways from Gatwick. Must be booked by tomorrow (May 13). Valid for midweek departures until May 31 (weekends £91). Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month.
Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 752 0066).
Paris: £126
Air France from Manchester. Must be booked by March 31 next year. Valid for midweek departures until December 31 next year.
Trailfinders (020-7937 1234).
Hong Kong: £395
Alitalia from Heathrow via Milan. Must be booked by May 31. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum two months.
Quest Travel (0870 444 5552).
New York: £198
Air India from Heathrow. Valid for midweek departures until May 31. No minimum stay, maximum one year.
Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 752 0066).
Los Angeles: £299
Virgin Atlantic from Heathrow. Must be booked by May 14. Valid for departures until May 31. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month.
Trailfinders (020-7937 5400).
The pick of the rest
Athens: £89
Air 2000 charter from Gatwick. Departs May 18 for seven nights.
Avro (020-8695 4440 ).
Johannesburg: £379
Emirates from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham via Dubai , Valid for departures until June 15. Minimum stay seven days, maximum four months.
Quest Travel (0870 444 5552).
Rio/São Paulo: £439
Varig from Heathrow. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay seven days, maximum one month.
Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108).
Cairo: £224
Lauda Air from London City Airport via Vienna. Valid for departures until June 23. Minimum stay three nights, maximum three months.
Bridge The World (0870 444 7474).
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).
