The table illustrates the outcome of a survey associated with the reason for travelling between 1994 and 1998 among 100, 000 residents in UK. While the bar chart compares the number of visitors in Western Europe, North America and other Areas at the same period of time from the same group of interviewers.
Overall, the total number of people visiting abroad increased streadily during the period given, and the main reason for travelling was for holiday. It can be obsevered from the bar chart, Western Europe was the most popular destination.
In detail, there was an upward trend in the number of people travelling for various reasons. Moreover, travelling for holiday had the most people in 1994(15, 246), rising consistently to 20, 700 in 1998. In contrast, the number of people travelling for business was about one fifth of that for holiday, followd by the number of people visiting to friends and relatives in 1994. Furthermore, the number of people travelling for other reasons was slightly fluctuated, and the figure in 1998 dropping back to a similar number as 1994 after a minimal rise in 1996 and 1997.
As for the destinations, Western Europe had the largest number of visitors, rising from just under 20000 to just below 25000, in 1994 and 1998, respectively. In spite of the increase in the number of visitors in North America and other Areas, there were less than 2500 people who visited those two destinations during those four years.
The table illustrates the outcome of a survey associated with the
reason
for
travelling
between 1994 and 1998 among 100, 000 residents in UK. While the bar chart compares the
number
of visitors in Western Europe, North America and other Areas at the same period of time from the same group of interviewers.
Overall
, the total
number
of
people
visiting abroad increased
streadily
during the period
given
, and the main
reason
for
travelling
was for holiday. It can be
obsevered
from the bar chart, Western Europe was the most popular destination.
In detail, there was an upward trend in the
number
of
people
travelling
for various
reasons
.
Moreover
,
travelling
for holiday had the most
people
in 1994(15, 246), rising
consistently
to 20, 700 in 1998.
In contrast
, the
number
of
people
travelling
for business was about one fifth of that for holiday,
followd
by the
number
of
people
visiting to friends and relatives in 1994.
Furthermore
, the
number
of
people
travelling
for other
reasons
was
slightly
fluctuated, and the figure in 1998 dropping back to a similar
number
as 1994 after a minimal rise in 1996 and 1997.
As for the destinations, Western Europe had the largest
number
of visitors, rising from
just
under 20000 to
just
below 25000, in 1994 and 1998,
respectively
.
In spite of
the increase in the
number
of visitors in North America and other Areas, there were less than 2500
people
who visited those two destinations during those four years.