The line chart illustrates the figure of overseas travelers in different types of European areas in a 20 years – period conmencing from 1987.
It is clear that while the number of tourists visiting the coast witnessed a significant increase, the mountain and the lakes remain unstable . Also, the figure for the mountain was lowest during the period. In addition, the number of tourists traveling to all three areas increased over the period.
In 1987, there was an average of nearly 40,000 spent on the coast by visitors in European countries, in comparison with only around 20,000 each on the mountain and the lakes. In addition, the number of tourists traveling to all three areas increased over the period. Meanwhile, the lakes reached their highest point 70,000 but fell down early in several years. By contrast, the amount of the mountain fluctuated slightly below 30 thousand.
From 2007, it can be seen that the average yearly expenditure on the coast hit a peak, but the lakes see a downward trend, only 50,000. During the same period, there was stability in the figure for overseas mountains.
