The given table compares the data of tourists in the UK and their average consumption over the period of 5 years, starting in 2003.
Overall, the figures for most categories witnessed an upward trend with an exception for the duration per visit, which highlights the development of the UK’s tourism. However, there was a growing preference for short-term travel.
In 2003, 24.715 million travellers came to the UK and spent 11.855 billion pounds here. In the next 3 years, the number of visitors observed a gradual growth before reaching the peak of 32.778 million visits in 2007 until a fall to 31.880 in 2008. Noticeably, it increased 3000 more tourists each year. A similar pattern was recorded in the visitors’ outlay. 11.855 billion pounds was spent in 2003 and rose steadily prior to 2007’s decline until it hit the highest point at 16.323 in 2008.
Regarding average expenditure each visit, 475 pounds was consumed in 2003 while the average duration of a trip was 8.2 nights. Afterwards, the average consumption consistently climbed before recording the highest figure of 511 pounds in 2008. On the contrary, there was a slow drop over the time, after which it reached the lowest point of 7.7 in the last 2 years of the surveyed period. Albeit the upward trajectory in the outlay, the tourists tended to have shorter vacations.