Band 7+: 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 charts illustrates how tourism to two changed over a 50-year period.

Overall, the four pie charts compare how the distribution of tourists to Australia and Germany changed between 1960 and 2010, revealing notable shifts in the proportions of visitors from different regions.

In 1960, Europe accounted for the largest proportion of tourists to Australia, making up 53% of the total. However, this figure declined significantly over time and fell to just 10% in 2010.Similarly, the percentage of British and USA visitors decreased slightly from 25% and 12% in 1960 to 20% and 7% in 2010.In 1960, Asian tourists accounted for only 10% of visitors to Australia.By 2010, the proportion of Asian visitors had risen dramatically to 63%, making Asia the largest source of tourists.

In Germany, Europe accounted for 45% of tourists in 1960, and this figure decreased slightly to 40% in 2010.The proportion of British visitors fell significantly from 20% to just 6% over the period.By contrast, the percentage of tourists from the USA rose modestly from 25% to 29%. Similarly, the share of Asian visitors increased considerably, climbing from 10% to 25%.

n general, Europe and Britain lost tourists over the period, whereas Asia became a more important source for both countries.