Just in time for the Oscars' Awards Ceremony, we've compiled a list of our eight favourite hotels featured in films.

Sick of caravan holidays and cheap all-inclusive deals to European resorts? Do something different with your travels in 2013 and consider one of these more unusual suggestions for this year's holiday.

These destinations are a little different to the traditional island paradise of swaying palms and turquoise waters. From Finland's Lapland to the French Alps, these accommodations are for couples envisioning a more distinctive and perhaps more memorable post-wedding getaway.

Arriving at the wrong time of year is an easy mistake to make, particularly on a long-haul holiday. You could land in the middle of a tropical cyclone. You may find you've paid over the odds to travel in the peak season, when the 'off' season would have been just as good.

An unexpected highlight on a trip to Valencia last month was an invitation to a fish auction from Bernd Knoller and Steve Anderson, two of the city's finest chefs.