The table records the amount of travelers to Britain and with their purposes (business
and on vacation) and nationalities (North American, Western European and others)
over 5 years including 1975, 1987, 1996, 1997 and 1998.
In general, the number of visitors continuously rose up from 9. 5 million to 25. 7
million from 1975 to 1998. At first, the trend boomed greatly from 9. 5 million to 25. 2
million over 21-year period, until 1996. The subsequently increase narrowed from
1996 to 1998, the total growth was only 0. 5 million.
The purposes of travelers visited to the UK are for business trip and holiday. The
people traveled for work constituted 1. 8 million in 1975, and then kept growing up to
6. 9 million in 1998. Threefold or even more were for leisure, accounted for 7. 7
million in 1975 to 19. 2 million in 1997, but slightly reduced to 18. 9 million next year.
On the other hand, most of the passengers came from Western Europe, represented 5. 9
million in 1975, and then went up to 16. 8 million in 1996, dropped to 16. 6 million in
1998 lastly. The numbers of from North America and other countries were similar.
The only significant difference was about the trend. The trend of travelers from North
America showed a climb from 1. 9 million to 4. 6 million over 21-year period,
whereas, the amount of from other countries reached a peak at 4. 7 million in 1996
from 1. 7 million in 1975, then leveled out in 1997, finally resulting in a light
reduction to 4. 6 million.
The table records the amount of travelers to Britain and with their purposes (business
and on vacation) and nationalities (North American, Western European
and others
)
over 5 years including 1975, 1987, 1996, 1997 and 1998.
In general
, the number of visitors
continuously
rose up from 9. 5
million
to 25.
7
million
from 1975 to 1998. At
first
, the trend boomed
greatly
from 9. 5
million
to 25.
2
million
over 21-year period, until 1996. The
subsequently
increase narrowed from
1996 to 1998, the total growth was
only
0. 5 million.
The purposes of travelers visited to the UK are for business trip and holiday. The
people
traveled for work constituted 1. 8
million
in 1975, and then
kept
growing up to
6. 9
million
in 1998. Threefold or even more were for leisure, accounted for 7.
7
million
in 1975 to 19. 2
million
in 1997,
but
slightly
reduced
to 18. 9
million
next
year.
On the other hand
, most of the passengers came from Western Europe, represented 5.
9
million
in 1975, and then went up to 16. 8
million
in 1996, dropped to 16. 6
million
in
1998
lastly
. The numbers of from North America and other countries were similar.
The
only
significant difference was about the trend.
The
trend of travelers from North
America
showed
a climb from 1. 9
million
to 4. 6
million
over 21-year period,
whereas, the amount of from other countries reached a peak at 4. 7
million
in 1996
from 1. 7
million
in 1975, then leveled out in 1997,
finally
resulting in a light
reduction to 4. 6
million
.