The line graph illustrates the number of international people coming to Great Britain for various purposes over a period of 20 years from 1989 to 2009. The units have been measured in millions.
Overall, it is apparent from the graph that the visitors travelling for holidays were the highest over the given period of time, while for business travelers and the people visiting to meet their family and friends showed a gradual rise for a good amount of time, but finally fell towards the end of the period.
With regards to the people coming for holidays, it began at around 6. 5 million in the year 1989, being static for few years, after which it rose dramatically and peaked at 9 million before falling drastically to about 6. 4 million in the year 2004. From 2004 to 2009, there was a rapid surge and by the end of the period, it again peaked at about 9 million.
On the other hand, business travelers at the beginning of the period showed a decline from 5 to 4 million, after which they started to increase gradually till 1994, became stable for next some years, and then took a sharp rise reaching at around 8 million before dropping to 7 million by the end of the period. In the case of people travelling to meet their friends and family, there was an increasing trend for a considerable amount of time, and it started at around 3. 5 million and increased till 2009 before falling just over 6 million in the end.
The line graph illustrates the number of international
people
coming to Great Britain for various purposes over a
period
of 20 years from 1989 to 2009. The units have
been measured
in millions.
Overall
, it is apparent from the graph that the visitors travelling for holidays were the highest over the
given
period
of time, while for business travelers and the
people
visiting to
meet
their family and friends
showed
a gradual rise for a
good
amount of time,
but
finally
fell towards the
end
of the period.
With regards to
the
people
coming for holidays, it began at around 6. 5
million
in the
year
1989, being static for few years, after which it rose
dramatically
and peaked at 9
million
before
falling
drastically
to about 6. 4
million
in the
year
2004. From 2004 to 2009, there was a rapid surge and by the
end
of the
period
, it again peaked at about 9 million.
On the other hand
, business travelers at the beginning of the
period
showed
a decline from 5 to 4
million
, after which they
started
to increase
gradually
till 1994, became stable for
next
some
years, and then took a sharp rise reaching at around 8
million
before
dropping to 7
million
by the
end
of the
period
. In the case of
people
travelling to
meet
their friends and family, there was an increasing trend for a considerable amount of time, and it
started
at around 3. 5
million
and increased till 2009
before
falling
just
over 6
million
in the
end
.