Take your gadgets on a city break

When on a cheap city break most of us try to pack in as much as possible.

As opposed to a few weeks relaxing on a beach with nothing much to do than work on the tan and get to the end of a good book, stays in cities are often, dynamic and fast-paced affairs.

One way of getting the most out of a quick trip to Barcelona or Paris is to make use of gadgets.

Many younger travellers will say that the phones and laptops hardly ever leave their sides, but an increasing number of older travellers are realising the benefits of electronic devices.

"If you look at the over 50s … it is common practice for us to take our mobile phones with us and now, of course, upgraded smartphones and keep in touch via Facebook and social media as well," said Ceri Wheeldon, founder of FabatFifty.

This could be as simple as keeping up to date with friends and family back home or organising your holiday snaps on the go.

A few minutes in a WiFi coffee shop in Paris and all the photographs of the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower could be beamed around the world for everyone to see.

When time is scarce, as it often is on a two or three-day city break, the internet can be the most effective way to find out local attractions, especially if your mastery of foreign languages is not the best.

Ms Wheeldon explained: "There is so much more information available. Personally, whenever my husband and I travel we always ask 'do you have Wi-Fi in the room'?"  

And that is what can make gadgets so valuable to a city break – you're actually in a city and WiFi is much more easily available so holidaymakers should use it.