The trend-line in figure portrays data on the number of visitors of an island in the Caribbean, divided in three categories: the total number of visitors, the number of visitors that stayed on the island and the number of visitors staying on cruise ships. The numbers of tourists are given in millions and the period of time sampled goes from 2010 to 2017.
Firstly, the total number of tourists visiting the island has constantly increased throughout the years. Over the 7 years considered, the total number more than triples, going from 1 million in 2010 to 3. 5 million in 2017. These numbers are seen to rapidly increase between 2010 and 2014, as the total visitors more than double in just 4 years, reaching 2. 5 million in 2014. The upward trend slows down from 2014 to 2016, witnessing an addition of just 500, 000 visitors in two years, and accelerates again from 2016 to 2017 at record rates, adding 1. 5 million tourists in just one year.
Secondly, total visitors staying on the island have consistently outnumbered the total number of visitors staying on cruise ships from 2010 to the second half of 2015. The Caribbean island hosted 750, 000 visitors staying on it in 2010. That same number does not change in 2011 but it increases until 2015, adding a total of 1. 25 million visitors. It looks like the number of visitors on the island moderately decreases from 2015 to 2016 and picks up again in 2017, reassessing itself at 2015 levels (1. 5 million visitors).
Visitors staying on cruise ships, on the other hand, has been the category recording the lowest number of tourists until the second half of 2015. Numbers continuously oscillates from 2010 to 2013, as they range between a minimum 250, 000 visitors and a maximum of 500, 000. However, 2013 marks the beginning of a consistent upward trend as there is an average addition of 250, 000 visitors staying on cruise ships every year. The total number of tourists in this category peaks at 2 million in 2017.
In conclusion, the numbers of cruise ships tourists has significantly increased in the long-run, while the total number of tourists staying on the island has witnessed a milder trend of growth, assessing itself at 1. 5 million. Overall, the total number of visitors has seen a consistent upward trend with rates of growth accelerating during the last year of the sample.
The trend-line in figure portrays data on the
number
of
visitors
of an
island
in the Caribbean, divided in three categories: the
total
number
of
visitors
, the
number
of
visitors
that stayed on the
island
and the
number
of
visitors
staying
on
cruise
ships
. The
numbers
of
tourists
are
given
in
millions
and the period of time sampled goes from 2010 to 2017.
Firstly
, the
total
number
of
tourists
visiting the
island
has
constantly
increased throughout the years. Over the 7 years considered, the
total
number
more than triples, going from 1
million
in 2010 to 3. 5
million
in 2017. These
numbers
are
seen
to
rapidly
increase between 2010 and 2014, as the
total
visitors
more than double in
just
4 years, reaching 2. 5
million
in 2014. The upward
trend
slows down from 2014 to 2016, witnessing an addition of
just
500, 000
visitors
in two years, and accelerates again from 2016 to 2017 at record rates, adding 1. 5
million
tourists
in
just
one year.
Secondly
,
total
visitors
staying
on the
island
have
consistently
outnumbered the
total
number
of
visitors
staying
on
cruise
ships
from 2010 to the second half of 2015. The Caribbean
island
hosted 750, 000
visitors
staying
on it in 2010. That same
number
does not
change
in 2011
but
it increases until 2015, adding a
total
of 1. 25
million
visitors
. It looks like the
number
of
visitors
on the
island
moderately
decreases from 2015 to 2016 and picks up again in 2017, reassessing itself at 2015 levels (1. 5
million
visitors).
Visitors
staying
on
cruise
ships
,
on the other hand
, has been the category recording the lowest
number
of
tourists
until the second half of 2015.
Numbers
continuously
oscillates from 2010 to 2013, as they range between a minimum 250, 000
visitors
and a maximum of 500, 000.
However
, 2013 marks the beginning of a consistent upward
trend
as there is an average addition of 250, 000
visitors
staying
on
cruise
ships
every
year
. The
total
number
of
tourists
in this category peaks at 2
million
in 2017.
In conclusion
, the
numbers
of
cruise
ships
tourists
has
significantly
increased in the long-run, while the
total
number
of
tourists
staying
on the
island
has witnessed a milder
trend
of growth, assessing itself at 1. 5
million
.
Overall
, the
total
number
of
visitors
has
seen
a consistent upward
trend
with rates of growth accelerating during the last
year
of the sample.