The pie charts illustrate how international students in Australia, USA and Canada booked online English courses in 2009 and 2010.
overall, pre-booking with agents became the most common methods in USA and Canada by 2010, while in Australia, it lost popularity and was overtaken by internet bookings. Additionally, USA saw a relatively even distribution of booking options throughout.
In Australia, booking methods were fairly balanced in 2009, agents pre-booking slightly leading at 27%. However, this figure dropped sharply to 11% in 2010, making it the least popular method. In stark contrast, internet booking rose significantly to 39%, becoming the top choice, while arrival bookings also saw a modest rise to 30%.
The USA maintained a relatively even distribution across all methods both years. In 2009, all four categories hovered around 24-26%. By 2010, agent pre-booking edge up to 28% making it the most chosen option, while the others followed closely, all near the 25%.
Canada showed the most uneven pattern in 2009, with 45% of students booking upon arrival, far surpassing other methods. However, this figure halved to 22% in 2010, while agent booking surge to 35%, becoming the dominant method. Notably, other unspecified methods, despite tripling in share from 6% to 18% remained the least used throughout.v