The line graph illustrates the number of overseas tourist visits to five destinations in the world over a fifteen-year period, from 1990 to 2005.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the total number of tourist trips has increased over the mentioned period, with visits to North America being the most desired destination throughout the whole period, while trips to South America and Sub-Saharan Africa were the lowest over the same duration.
Starting in 1990, international arrivals to North America were the highest at 70 million, then the number continued to rise steadily, peaking at 90 million in 2000 and remained around that number for the remainder of the period, with 86 million in the final year. Central and Eastern Europe followed at 30 million in 1990, before sharply rising to 60 million after 5 years. From 1995, the number of visits went up significantly, reaching nearly 85 million in 2005.
In contrast, Sub-saharan Africa and South America were closely related at the beginnig of the period, accounting for almost the same number of tourist arrivals at 8 million; however, the figures for both destinations continued to increase gradually, rising to their highest numbers in 2005, with 20 million and 15 million, respectively.