Travel: Flights to Ibiza from Manchester (man)

Easyjet - start direct flights in mid-July

travelsupermarket.com - Useful site for finding flights from UK airports.

cheapflights.co.uk - useful in high season, but recommend expensive alternatives in the winter through competing Multi-flight search engines e.g. Opodo & Thomas Cook

thomascook.com - will always find a way to get you there, but if it involves 3 or 4 different airlines you'll probably decide it's not worth the expense or the hassle?

britishairways.com - it costs nothing to compare their rates with the chasing pack. It might make you feel good whichever way it goes?

flymonarch.com - direct flights from many UK airports

kelkoo.co.uk - offer all of the options, even the most obscure

airberlin.com - they start running direct flights from May this year, by which time the main season competition will be cutting in.

firstchoice.co.uk - fly direct from most British airports but, being largely dependent on their own tour operator traffic, they're probably worth checking for late deals / stand-by offers.

jet2.com ­- serve most of the airports in the north of England e.g. Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds, Blackpool, Edinburgh & Belfast.

flyglobespan.com - if you live in Scotland there are the boys in the kilts flying only from Edinburgh & Glasgow.

mytravellite.com - operate throughout the summer season.

iberia.com - the major Spanish carrier, adapting to the competitive dot.com airline world. Worth checking if you can cope with unusual hours and booking on the internet.

spanair.com - useful for flights within Spain and to and from Scandinavia?

priceline.com - if your stateside these are likely to be your best bet...

www.vueling.com - cheap airline from Spain

You can also book a boat trip if you have nine hours to kill (from Barcelona, Valencia or Denia)...