The first table depicts the results of a survey with the number of people deciding to travel abroad and their purpose in the period 1994 to 1998. The second table illustrates the destinations chose by them over the same period of time.
Overall, most people travelled in 1998, while the number of travelers in 1995 was the lowest, and the most popular purpose was for across the five years. Additionally, Western Europe was the most prominent destination, in contrast to North American, the least popular spot.
The primary purpose of travelers from 1994 to 1998 was holiday. In 1994, 15,246 visitors traveled for holiday. However, this figure fell to 14.898 in the next year but quickly rebounded to over 17,000 and continuously rose to 20,700 in 1998. Meanwhile, business, visiting to friends and relatives and “other” reasons were far lower. In 1994, only 3,155 and over 2,600 people traveled for business and visiting friends and relatives. Only 982 people visited abroad for other reasons. The figures for business and visit-to-friends-and-relatives purpose increased to nearly 4,000 and over 3,000 in 1998. Conversely, “other” reasons showed a decline to 990 in the number of visitors. The total number grew from over 22,000 in 1994 to nearly 29,000 in 1998.
Western Europe was significantly visited by 19,371 people in 1994, which substantially rose to over 24,500 travelers in 1998. “Other” areas welcomed nearly 1,800 people, relatively doubled North American. In 1998, the number of visitors in “Other” areas increased to about 2,490, while that of North America rose to 1,800 travelers.