Band 9: The charts show how tourism to two countries changed over a 50-year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given pie charts compare tourism in two different countries, Australia and Germany, over a span of 50 years, from 1960 to 2010. The visitors came from Europe, the USA, Britain, and Asia.

Overall, tourism in Australia has changed significantly. In the 1960s, the majority of visitors to Australia were from Europe. In contrast, by 2010, European citizens were outnumbered by visitors from Asia. In the case of Germany, Europe maintained its position as the largest visiting region from 1960 to 2010.

In Australia, over half of the tourism was from Europe, with 53%. At the end of the period, Asia grew significantly from 10% to 63%, dominating overall tourism. Also, visitors from Britain were still more numerous than visitors from the USA. Also, the USA showed significant drop from 12% to 7%.

In Germany, there was a slight drop in the European population, from 45% to 40%, but it still dominated over the years. Furthermore, visitors from Britain were more numerous than those from Asia initially, but the opposite was seen after 50 years. Moreover, the USA showed a minor increase over the years.