British Airways slashes fares to US hotspots including New York, Orlando and LA

British Airways is selling return tickets to New York for just over £300 and a five night trip to Los Angeles for £599.

The company's Black Friday sale was launched today and runs for only five days, ending on Tuesday.

BA is offering a set discount across its flights, hotels and hire cars, with a bigger chunk off for the more you spend.

You can save £300 off a holiday worth £10,000, £200 if you spend £5,000, £100 when you spend £2,500 or more, £50 if you fork out £1,250 on a break, and £25 when you spend £650.

Perhaps the bigger deals are to be found on selected breaks.

BA's Black Friday sale runs until Tuesday (PA)

Two nights in a hotel and return flights to destinations including Prague, Dublin and Nice can be yours from £129, with the same deal to Barcelona and Venice from £149.

Short stays in Amsterdam with flights there and back are going from £179.

BA is also offering some big deals on week long beach holidays, with flights and seven nights in a hotel in Algarve, Malta and Malaga flights costing from £219.

The same offer applies in Tenerife and Cyprus but for £299, while Madeira will cost you from £319.

BA is also flogging a selection of cut price flights from Gatwick to the Algarve (£36), Turin (£36), Geneva (£37), Salzburg (£41), Lanzarote (£43) and Tenerife (£58), if you travel before March next year.

Arguably the most eye catching of all the deals are the flight and package holiday offers currently being sold to US destinations.

Flights to New York and Orlando are going for £309 return, while return flights and three nights in a hotel are on sale from £499 in the Big Apple, and £449 in the Floridian city.

A return fare to Los Angeles can be bagged from just £350 return, while the same tickets and five nights in a hotel cost as little as £599.

The aviation company is selling a host of cheap fares to the US (PA)

BA also has flight and package deals for Miami, Phoenix, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Washington and several more US cities on its website.

Certain flights can be booked for a deposit of just £25, meaning you can bag a bargain now and pay later.

Always be careful when buying on credit in case you find yourself overstretched later on.