The chart depicts how many travellers coming to the UK for various purposes from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, there were all increases in the number of people visited the UK regardless of purposes. Additionally, the ranking between these intentions remained unchanged throughout the period.
From 1989 to 1999, it is important to note that holiday is the most popular aim when people came to the UK, with around 6.2 millions people initially. Then it witnessed a remarkable rise and reached a peak of nearly 10 millions visitors in 1999. Meanwhile, the figure for visiting to friends or relatives and business purposes were 5.7 millions people and 3.8 millions people respectively in 1989. Despite the opposite trend, the UK received similar overseas visitors for two purposes after 5 years, and both of them experienced a substantial increase continuously.
Concerning to three indicators between 1999 and 2009, tourists went to the UK for holiday decreased significantly, approximately 7 millions people in 2004; whereas the opposite trend was true with two others figures, with just under 7 millions people similarly. The number of holiday visitors in the UK, then rose sharply and ended with about 9 millions people, which was still the most common reasons going to the UK. Business purpose, by contrast, declined rapidly and finished at 6.1 millions people in the last year examined. Travellers who pay a visit to friends or relatives ranked at the second position in 2009 after peaking at 8 millions people.