The table below shows the number of visits to the UK by overseas residents between 1975 and 1998. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates the amount of visits to Britain during the period of 23 years. As we can see from the table, there was an upward trend of visitors to the UK. Moreover, the amount of leisure travellers is more than business travellers and the largest proportion of tourists was from Western Europe. Firstly, there was a significant growth in the number of tourists. It was 9. 5 million in 1975 and increased to 15. 6 million in 1987. It levelled off approximately 25 million from 1996 to 1998. Secondly, generally the main purpose of travelling to the UK is for leisure. The population of leisure travellers was over three to four times more than business travellers during this period. Moreover, the number of business tourists rose slightly from 1. 8 million in 1975 to 6. 9 million in 1998. Lastly, Western Europe tourists were the biggest group of visitors. The visitors from Western Europe were nearly four times more than the visitors from North America and other places over these 23 years.