The line graph gives information about the number of visitors for different purposes in the UK from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, the number of visitors was the highly for holiday between 1989 and 2009, while the opposite was true for visit to friends or relatives. In addition, the number of visitors increased for holiday from 1989 to 1999, but it decreased minimally between 1999 and 2004. The number of visitors increased for holiday grew minimally between 2004 and 2009. However, the number of visitors for business grew sharply between 1989 and 2009, whereas the number of visitors for visit to friends or relatives increased significantly from 1989 to 2009.
Specifically, the number of visitors grew minimally for holiday from about 6.5 mln to 9.4 mln between 1989 and 1999, but it reduced to approximately 7.5 mln from 1999 to 2004. It climbed from nearly 7.5 mln to 9 mln between 2004 and 2009. However, the number of visitors declined for business from about 5.5 mln to 4 mln between 1989 and 1992, while it increased sharply to nearly 7 mln between 1992 and 2009.
Consequently, the number of visitors for visit to friends or relatives increased dramatically from about 3.6 mln to 7 mln between 1989 and 2009.