The line graph illustrates how much money was spent by foreign visitors in the UK from 1980 to 2010, while the pie charts show the reasons for their visits in the years 1980 and 2010.
Overall, a general increase in the amount of money spent by the visitors was recorded, in spite of having noticeable fluctuations throughout the period. The highest amount of money spent in the graph was recorded between the years 1995 and 2000, around 10 to 20 billion pounds. The most common reason for visit in both 1980 and 2010 was for holidays, while a few changes in the percentages were recorded for other purposes such as business and visiting relatives or friends.
Initially, in 1980, the record for money spent by tourists was the lowest, approximately around 7.5 billion pounds, but it soon increased to more than 9000 million pounds within a decade; however, temporary falls in the rates were recorded during this period. During this period, the majority of travel was for vacational and work-related purposes, such as holidays (44.1%) and business (20.7%). Some visits recorded were related to visiting the family and friends, followed by other various reasons, with 18.7% and 16.6%, respectively.
Moving onwards, the most significant increase was recorded from 1990 to 1995, where it peaked just after 1995, with a rate of 12 billion while having some variations. After the peak rate was recorded, it experienced a fluctuating downturn till the end of the survey, ending at just above 10.5 billion pounds. In 2010, the reasons for travel remained relatively similar, as Hoilday was the most common reason with 39.1%. Unlike the previous record, more people visited the UK to visit their loved ones compared to business travel, with around 6% difference between them. Lastly, other reasons for travel remained the lowest percentage, as it decreased from 16.8% to 9.8% in the later year.