Band 7+: The graph below shows the percentage of tourists who used various modes of transport within a particular country between 1989 and 2009. Each tourist may have used multiple modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares five types of transportation modes used by tourists in a particular country between 1989 and 2009.

Overall, it can be seen that the use of air, cars, ferries, and coaches became more popular over the period, while buses became less popular, despite being the most popular option at the beginning.

In detail, most visitors in 1989 used buses for travel, accounting for around 55% at the initial stage. However, this figure gradually fell to under 30% by 2009. In contrast, air travel started at around 25% in the first year and increased dramatically, peaking at over 60% in 2009. Ferries and coaches were initially used by fewer than 10% of visitors in 1989, but over the next 30 years, their usage rose to over 20%.

Moreover, the number of visitors using cars and air travel was similar, but by the end of the period, more visitors preferred air travel compared to cars. Approximately 25% of tourists used cars in 1989, and this figure peaked at around 60% in the 2000s before slightly decreasing, ending with over 40% of visitors opting for car travel.