The given pie charts detail the proportion of tourists who visited various types of attractions in the UK in 1981 and 1999.
Overall, it is clear that in both years, the highest percentage of tourists visited museums and galleries, while wildlife parks and zoos accounted for the smallest proportion of tourists. Furthermore, the share of tourists in the wildlife parks and zoos, and theme parks grew over the period shown, but the reverse was true for the historic houses and monuments and museums and galleries sightseers.
In 1981, visitors to museums made up about half of the total (48%), which was followed by the share of theme parks sightseers, at 32%. The figures for historic houses and monuments, and wildlife parks and zoos accounted for 16% and 4%, respectively.
In 1999, the distribution of tourists had changed considerably, with the proportion of tourists visiting theme parks rising to 37%. Similarly, the share of tourists visiting wildlife parks and zoos rose to 9%. Although the figure for historic houses and monuments remained identical, the proportion of visitors to museums and galleries steadily declined, constituting 38% in 1999.✨
