Six top destinations

Hong Kong: £348
Malaysia Airlines from Heathrow via Kuala Lumpur. Must be booked by March 15. Valid for departures March 1-3. Minimum stay six nights, maximum one month. Travelbag (0870 8901458, travelbag.co.uk).

Los Angeles: £300
American Airlines from Manchester via Chicago. Valid for departures until March 31. Minimum stay one Saturday night, maximum six months. Thomas Cook Flights Direct (0870 7520066, thomascook.com).

New York: £183
Kuwait Airways from Heathrow. Valid for departures until March 31. No minimum stay, maximum one month. Trailfinders (020-7937 5400, trailfinders.com).

Sydney: £499
Malaysia Airlines from Heathrow or Manchester via Kuala Lumpur. Must be booked by March 15. Valid for departures until March 31. No minimum stay, maximum one year. Bridge the World (0870 4441716, bridgetheworld.com).

Paris: £58.40
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).

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

The pick of the rest

Auckland: £535
Malaysia Airlines from Heathrow or Manchester via Kuala Lumpur. Must be booked by March 15. Valid for departures until March 31. No minimum stay. All travel must be completed by April 15. Quest Travel (0870 4423513, questtravel.com).

Guatemala City: £490
Air France from Heathrow, London City, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Southampton, Aberdeen or Bristol via Paris. Valid for departures until April 1. Minimum stay seven nights, maximum three months. Journey Latin America (020-8747 3108, journeylatinamerica.co.uk).

Malta: £99
Britannia Airways charter from Manchester. Departs March 18 for seven nights. Britannia Direct (0800 000747, BritanniaDirect.com).

Malaga: £75
Monarch Airline charter from Gatwick. Departs March 8 for seven nights. Avro (0870 0360116, avro.co.uk).

And the rail alternative

Paris/Brussels: £59. Lille: £49
Eurostar from Waterloo. £49/£39 from Ashford. Add £50 for first-class travel. Must be booked at least 14 days before departure. Valid for departures until March 24. Minimum stay one 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.