VE qualitative research (but equally applicable elsewhere in the UK) examining short break taking in England under the overarching heading of Economic Downturn and the “Staycation”. The topline report Understanding Short Breaks, published in late December 2014 and the full report, Beyond the Staycation, published in January 2015 represents this year’s offering in an annual series of reports on the general subject of the economic downturn and the growth of the staycation: