The chart illustrates the proportion of visitors to four types of palaces namely aquarium, castle, zoo and festival over a 30-year period, starting from 1980 in Scotland.
Overall, it can be seen that while the percentage of tourist visiting castles and zoos witnessed an increase throughout the given timeframe, the opposite was true for aquariums and festivals. It’s also notable that castles was the most attractive tourist palace in Scotland for most of the period.
In 1980, the proportion of travelers who visited castles was nearly 25%, while the figure of zoos was at only 10%. Over 20-year period, the percentage of castle visitors was a dramatic increased to reach a peak of about 45% in 1995, followed by a major decline to just over 30% in 2010. By contrast, despite some minor fluctuations around 10 to 15% during the first 20 years, then the figure of zoo visitors was significantly increased to 20% in the final year.
Turning to the other attractions, the percentage of festivals was the hỉghest rate in 1980 with 30% of tourists choosing this, compared to 20% of tourists who choose visiting aquariums. Over the next five years, the proportion of travelers paying a tour to an aquarium reached a peak of nearly 35% in 1985 before slumping back to 20% five years later. After that, the figure of aquariums continued to fall down to just under 10% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of festival visitors experienced a gradual deterioration throughout the period, ending up at roughly 25% at the end of the period.