The line graph compares the number of people who visited a particular region for three different purposes – business, holiday, and meeting friends and relatives – measured in millions over a twenty-year period between 1989 and 2009.
Overall, the number of visitors for all three purposes increased over the period. By the end of the timeframe, the number of people who travelled for holidays was higher than that of the other two categories.
In 1989, the number of people who visited for holidays was 6.5 million and remained stable until 1991. It then experienced a noticeable increase of about 2.5 million, reaching a peak. Although there were some fluctuations in this category between 1992 and 2009, it finished the period at the highest level, with approximately 9 million visitors.
In 1989, the number of people who travelled for business occupied the middle position, at around 5 million, while the figure for meeting friends and relatives was the lowest, at about 3.5 million. Until 2000, there were sharp increases in both the business and the visiting friends and relatives categories, rising by approximately 1.5 million and 2 million respectively. After that, both figures continued to increase at different rates. By the end of the period, the number of business visitors reached about 7 million, while visits for meeting friends and relatives stood at roughly 6 million.