Survey: Majority of older people take laptops on holiday

Over half of Britons aged over 51 take their laptops on holiday with them and nearly 90 per cent surf the internet while away to research places of interest to visit, a new survey has revealed.

Figures from major internet service provider BT also revealed over two-thirds of younger people aged 18 to 25 spend their holidays on social networking websites such as Facebook, while a similar number prefer surfing the internet to being intimate with their partners on holiday, reports TechDigest.

Jon Hurry, commercial director of BT Retail, said the results showed the extent to which people of all ages have come to depend on the internet and now the technology exists to offer flexible connectivity.

Mr Hurry told the website: "We now want to get online when we are out and about and this research proves we rely heavily on being connected to the internet at all times."

BT recently announced it is spending £1.5 billion on developing next-generation networks throughout the UK and is channelling much of this into fibre-to-the-premises technology, which could help make VoIP solutions more efficient and increase download speeds.