The line graph shows the number of international tourist arriving in five different parts of the globe between 1990 and 2005. Overall, it is clear that all categories showed and upward trend throughout the fifteen year-period, with South-East Asia undergoing the sharpest increase and South-America the lowest growth.
Turning first to North America arrivals, this category ranked consistently first during the period, increasing from 70 to 90 millions people between 1990 and 2000, after which it decrease slightly to just under 90 millions tourist by 2005. As regards Central and Eastern Europe tourism, it started at about 30 millions in 1990, and it almost tripled its figures by 2005. More specifically, it underwent a rapid initial growth during the first five-years, then a phase of modest increase, before accelerating again towards the end, ending up the same level as North America. Similarly, South-East Asia experienced a dramatic rise from approximately 20 millions individuals in 1990 to about 50 millions in 2005, which is more than twice.
As regards the lowest categories, the tourism in Sub-Sharan Africa and South America registered a lower number of incoming tourists compared to the others parts of the word, standing at about 10 millions in 1990. They both increased constantly, but Sub-Saharian tourism underwent a greater increase, standing at more than 20 millions individuals in 2005 while south America died not reached the 20 millions tourists.