The line diagram illustrates the number of foreign visitors who visited the UK for various factors from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, what is most striking when looking at the data is that there was a significant surge in number of visitors who chose the UK as their destination, with a rose in all purposes. It is also important to note that most people went to the UK on their holiday trip.
Regrading visitors who chose the UK for their holiday, initially, the figure started at approximately 6 million visitors in 1989. Then it dramatically rocketed to its peak of around 9.5 millions visitors in 1999. However, there was a significant drop of about 2.5 million to 7 million in 2004. Finally, the number of the UK’s visitors then surged back to around 9 million in 2009.
Regarding other reasons, there was a noticeable in number of people going to the UK for their business. It commenced at around 5.5 million in 1989 but then experienced a fall of around 1.5 million and reached 4 million in 1993. Nevertheless, in 1999, the number of visitors went to the UK for business purposes grew to arodun 7 million and remained relatively stable until increase again in 2007, consequently, reached its summit of 8 milion. Ultimately, there was a noticeable drop occurred, making it returned to its 1999 figure. For those who travelled to the UK to visit their friends or relatives, the number climbed from almost 4 million in 1989 to almost 7 million in 2004. Afterwards it saw a slight decrease in quantity, eventually reaching 6 million in 2009.