The given pie charts illustrate the methods used by international students to book online English courses in Australia, USA and Canada in 2009 and 2010.
Overall, the internet became more popular in Australia, while pre-booked with agents increased considerably in Canada. In contrast, figures for the USA remained almost relatively stable figures throughout the given period. Arrival was the common method to book courses in Canada, whereas the internet was the largest category in the final year, especially in Australia.
In Australia in 2009, arrival accounted for 26% of bookings, followed by pre-booked with agents at 27%, and the internet at 24%. The remaining methods of booking accounted for 23%. In 2010, internet bookings increased sharply to astonishing 39%, while arrival rose too with the figures of 30%. However, other remaining methods decreased slightly to 20% and pre-booking with agents fell considerably to 11%
In USA, the figures for bookings in both years were quite similar. In 2009, internet and other methods each represented 26%, while arrival and pre-booked remained identical with 24%. By 2010, pre-booked with agents increased to 28%, while arrival remained stable. In contrast, internet fell slightly by 1% to 25% and others section decreased to 23%
Finally, in Canada, arrival was the dominant sector at the beginning with the 45%. However, it dropped by half at 22% in 2010. At the same time, pre-booking with agents increased considerably from 22% to 35%, and other methods rose marginally from 6% to 18%. As for the internet, it almost remained stable, decreasing by 2%.