The bar chart compares the number of travellers from Britain, the USA, and Japan who visited Australia between 1995 and 2005, while the line graph illustrates their accommodation preferences over the same period.
Overall, the number of visitors from Britain and the USA increased noticeably, whereas the figure for Japan declined slightly. In terms of accommodation, backpacking became increasingly popular towards the end of the period, while hotel stays saw a gradual decrease after an initial rise.
In 1995, around 800,000 British tourists travelled to Australia, and this number more than doubled to approximately 1.5 million by 2005. Similarly, the number of visitors from the USA rose steadily from about 600,000 to match Britain’s total at the end of the period. In contrast, Japanese visitors decreased slightly from around 1.3 million to about 1.1 million over the ten years.
Regarding accommodation choices, both hotel and backpacking stays grew sharply between 1995 and 2000, each rising by roughly 800,000 travellers. After that, the number of backpackers continued to increase moderately, overtaking hotel users by 2005. Meanwhile, hotel stays fell noticeably in the final years, resulting in both types of accommodation ending at nearly the same level.