Analysis: why short-haul trips abroad are booming

What the numbers say

The trend is clear over three years of data, though a single month can swing either way.

The announcement came at a short briefing, and a written note with the full figures is due online.

The bigger picture

Several forces are at work at once, and none of them explains the whole story on its own.

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