The provided charts illustrate the number of tourists traveling to Australia from the UK, US, and Japan in 1995 and 2005, along with trends in two travel types, staying at resorts and backpacking between 1995 and 2005.
Overall, tourist numbers from the UK and the US increased, while those from Japan decreased. Although Japan had the highest figure in 1995, both the UK, and US overtook it by 2005, with equal numbers. In addition, backpacking experienced a notable rise in popularity, equally with staying at resorts’ mumber by 2005, which declined significantly after reaching a peak in 2000.
Looking first at the number of visitors to Australia, in 1995, Japan accounted for the highest number of tourists visiting Australia, at approximately 1.5 million, followed by the UK at around 800,000, and the US with roughly 500,000. Moreover, by 2005, Japan’s figures dropped considerably to 1 million, while both the UK and US saw a significant growth, rising to 1.5 million.
In terms of travel styles, in 1995, around 1.5 million tourists opted for resort stays, compared to a mere 500,000 backpackers. Nevertheless, the number of resort stays fell rapidly to end at just over 1 million after hitting a high of 2.5 million in 2000. Meanwhile, backpacking witnessed a slight increase to matching the resort stays’ figure at the end of the period.