Band 7+: The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table compares the numbers of international travellers from five regions in four different years.

Overall, it is clear that the total number of international travellers increased over the period 1990-2005. However, the figures for America fluctuated over these years.

In 1990, a total of 448.9 million people travelled internationally. There was then a sharp rise to 615.2 million in 1995, followed by less dramatic increases to reach 693.7 million in 2005.

The Middle East, Asia and the Pacific and Africa all saw a steady rise in the number of international travellers. In the Middle East, the figure rose from 9.8 million in 1990 to 15.8 million in 2005. In Africa, the number increased from 18.2 million to 28.7 million over the same period. The figures more than doubled for Asia and the Pacific, rising to 135.8 million in 2005. In Europe, the number of people travelling internationally rose dramatically from 280.2 million in 1990 to 390.3 million in 1995.