Band 8+: 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 pie charts illustrate how the sources of tourists visiting Australia and Germany changed between 1960 and 2010.

Overall, there was a clear shift towards Asia as a major source of tourists for both countries over the 50-year period. Meanwhile, the proportion of visitors from Europe declined, especially in Australia.

In 1960, Australia received the majority of its tourists from Europe (53%), followed by Britain (25%), while Asia (10%) and the USA (12%) contributed relatively small shares. By 2010, this pattern had changed dramatically, with Asia becoming the dominant source at 63%. In contrast, the shares from Europe and the USA fell to 10% and 7% respectively, while Britain accounted for 20%.

Germany showed a more balanced distribution. In 1960, Europe was the largest contributor at 45%, followed by the USA (25%), Britain (20%), and Asia (10%). By 2010, although Europe remained the largest source (40%), visitors from Asia increased significantly to 25%, and the USA rose slightly to 29%, while Britain dropped sharply to 6%.