The provided line graph demonstrates the average means of transport visitors to New Zealand from five distinct countries tend to choose in 2004.
Overall, it is evident from the graph that foreigners mostly travelled by coach, however, this figure with tourists from different regions saw a subtle decline. As for ferry, it remained the least used type of transport throughout the period.
First of all, nearly 60% of British tourists and approximately 55% and 50% of German and Australian tourists, respectively, used the coach to visit various places in New Zealand. The lower percentage of Korean (35%) and Japanese (47%) visitors travelled by coach around New Zealand. The newcomers from Japan were mainly fond of air travelling. Roughly 55% of Japanese tourists used airways to travel within New Zealand. Air transportation was preferred by 41% British, 42% Korean and 41% German tourists.
In contrast, only 25% of Australians used airways. A similar proportion (20%) of British and German tourists used the ferry, while the percentage of Koreans, Australians and Japanese travelling by coach were relatively small – about 7%, 11% and 9%. The car was used the most (49%) by the Korean tourists, whereas the least Australian visitor (20%) favoured the coach. In addition, nearly 35% of German travelers and 28% of British sightseers travelled by car, while the index for Japanese visitors stayed smaller (21%).
