The line graph illustrates the number of overseas travellers who came to the UK for different purposes from 1989 to 2009.
Overall, it is clear that the figure for overseas travellers who came to the UK for three purposes exhibited an upward trend. Meanwhile, holiday was the reason chose by foreign visitors highest throughout of the period.
At the beginning, The figure for foreign tourist coming to the UK for Holiday and Business began at 6,5 million and 5 million, respectively. The number of travellers abroad who came to the UK for Holiday remained unchanged during the first 5 years of the period. While Business witnessed a slight decrease to 4 million in 1994. Then, both experienced a considerable increase to 9 million for Holiday and 6.5 million for Business in 1999. After that, Business continued to a significant rise to roughly 8 million in 2004 before declining steadily and ending with 6 million in 2009. Regarding Holiday, it saw a dramatic decline approximately 6.2 million in 2004. Then, it noticeably rebounded to a peak of 9 million in 2009 which was the highest point in the chart.
At the same time, the number of travellers abroad who came to the UK for Meeting Friends and Relatives started at 3.5 million, which was the lowest position. It experienced a steady rise to 6 million in 1999. Then, it continued to a sharp increase to about 7 million in 2004. Around 6 million overseas travellers came to the UK for Meeting Friends and Relatives in 2009 after experiencing a gradual drop throughout the last 5 years of the period.