The first picture gives information about the number of visits to The UK by foreigners and overseas visits by UK residents over a period of 1979 to 1999. In addition, the second graph presents further details of five overseas destinations favorable by UK visitors in 1999.
Overall, the number of visit by UK citizens constantly succeeds that by overseas visitors during the entire sample period. Though both started from around 10 million visits in the year of 1979, the difference of visits by different categories keep increasing, with an even faster speed since 1989, when overseas visits (30million) is approximately 1. 5 times of domestic visits (20million). By the end of 1999, abroad visits by UK citizens accounted for more than double of the visits by foreigners, namely, 53million compared with 25million.
In terms of the bar chart, where the numbers of visits by UK residents to five European countries are given, Spain and France dominated as the most popular destinations with roughly 9 million visits and 11 million visits in 1999. Turkey, Greece and USA, on the other hand, all received less than 5 million hits at the same time. Moreover, the least people from UK have travelled to Turkey, with an approximately 2. 5 million visit. In total, these three countries accounted for less than half of the visits in 5 presented countries.
In summary, More UK people travelled overseas than abroad residents visited the UK during reporting period. For the year of 1999, France and Spain are the favorite places of UK citizens.
The
first
picture gives information about the number of
visits
to The UK by foreigners and
overseas
visits
by UK residents over a period of 1979 to 1999.
In addition
, the second graph presents
further
details
of five
overseas
destinations favorable by UK visitors in 1999.
Overall
, the number of
visit
by UK citizens
constantly
succeeds that by
overseas
visitors during the entire sample period. Though both
started
from around 10
million
visits
in the year of 1979, the difference of
visits
by
different
categories
keep
increasing, with an even faster speed since 1989, when
overseas
visits
(30million)
is approximately 1. 5 times of domestic
visits
(20million)
. By the
end
of 1999, abroad
visits
by UK citizens accounted for more than double of the
visits
by foreigners,
namely
,
53million
compared with 25million.
In terms of the bar chart, where the numbers of
visits
by UK residents to five European countries are
given
, Spain and France dominated as the most popular destinations with roughly 9
million
visits
and 11
million
visits
in 1999. Turkey, Greece and USA,
on the other hand
, all received less than 5
million
hits at the same time.
Moreover
, the least
people
from UK have travelled to Turkey, with an approximately 2. 5
million
visit
. In total, these three countries accounted for less than half of the
visits
in 5 presented countries.
In summary, More UK
people
travelled
overseas
than abroad residents visited the UK during reporting period. For the year of 1999, France and Spain are the favorite places of UK citizens.