The line chart depicts the total number of visitors to a particular Caribbean island and data on sorts of accommodation they opted for from 2010 to 2017.
Overall, this island witnessed an exponential growth in the quantity of tourists over the period of 7 years. In addition, people staying on the cruise ships rose significantly, overtaking those staying on the island, which underwent a more moderate climb.
In 2010, the number of vacationers staying on island commenced at about 750 thousand, more than that of visitors who chose to stay on the ships, at around 500 thousand. In the subsequent years, this figure for island stays doubled to reach the peak at nearly 1.5 million people in 2013 and leveled off before experiencing a slight decrease in 2016 and bounced back in the next year. Meanwhile, there is a nearly fourfold increase from 0.5 million to 2 million in the total of people staying on the cruise liners by 2017, surpassing the other midway through 2015.
As a result of an upward tendency of the two sectors, total visits started at 1 million in 2010 and went up considerably to 2015, followed by a plateau at around 2.7 million through 2016. By 2017, it swelled sharply to 3.5 million, which was over triple the initial amount.