Six top destinations

Amsterdam: £88.90

British Airways from Manchester. Must be booked online (£15 extra if booked by phone, 0870 8509850). Valid for departures indefinitely. No minimum stay, maximum one year. British Airways (ba.com).

Paris: £56.60

Bmi British Midland from Heathrow. Must be booked online (£10 extra if booked by phone, 0870 6070555). Valid for departures indefinitely. No minimum stay, maximum one year. Bmi British Midland (flybmi.com).

Los Angeles: £299

Air New Zealand from Heathrow. Must be booked by June 30. Valid for departures November 1-December 19, then December 25-March 21. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum three months. Quest Worldwide Travel (0870 4423513, questtravel.com).

New York: £312

Air India from Heathrow. Valid for departures until June 30. No minimum stay, maximum 60 days. Trailfinders (020-7938 3939, trailfinders.com).

Hong Kong: £409

Emirates from Gatwick or Birmingham via Dubai. Valid for departures until July 15. Minimum stay seven days, maximum two months. Quest Worldwide Travel (0870 4423513, questtravel.com).

Sydney: £540

Japan Airlines from Heathrow via Seoul. Valid for departures until June 30. No minimum stay, maximum one year Trailfinders (020-7938 3939, trailfinders.com).

Six top destinations

Santiago: £565

Aerolineas Argentinas from Gatwick via Madrid and Buenos Aires. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay five days, maximum three months. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108, journeylatinamerica.co.uk).

Faro: £79

Monarch Airlines charter from Birmingham. Departs June 17 for two nights. Avro (0870 4582847, avro.co.uk).

Johannesburg: £363

Lufthansa from Manchester via Frankfurt. Valid for departures until June 30. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (08701 111111, thomascook.com).

Rome: £104

British Airways from Birmingham. Valid until further notice. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum one month. Travelocity (Travelocity.co.uk).

And the rail alternative

Paris/ Brussels: £59. Lille: £55

Eurostar from Waterloo or Ashford. Must be booked at least 21 days before departure. No advance booking required for Saturday or Sunday same day returns or trips including a Saturday night stay. 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.