The given chart depicts the number of abroad travelers, in millions, who came to the UK for different purposes from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, it is clear that the number of individuals came to the UK for business, holiday and meeting friends and relatives significantly increased from 1989 to 2009. In addition, the figure for holiday was the highest over the period.
Starting at about 6,5 in 1989, the number of visitors went to the UK for holiday peaked at 9 in 1994. However, from 1994 to 2004, it dramatically declined from 9 to under 7 before increased to 9 again in 2009.
The number of overseas visitors came to the UK for business started at 5 in 1989, after which it experienced a decrease to over 4 in 1994 and then followed by a significant grow to 8 in 2004; finally, it slightly decreased to under 7 in 2009.
Moreover, there was an essentially increased from under 4 to almost 6 for the figure of visitor came for meeting friends and relatives from 1989 to 2004, then it decline slowly to over 6 in 2009.