A glance at the provided table delineates the influx of foreign tourists coming to 5 different regions during the timescale of 15 years, commencing from 1990.
Overall, although all areas triggered an upward trend in the number of foreigners, Europe remained as the area with the highest figure. Another salient feature is that the Middle East attracted the least tourists to choose their ideal destination.
Concerning the year 1990, standing at 464.8 million people, the total area was the lowest number compared to the rest years, this figure almost doubled in Europe (280.5). The US ranked in second place in terms of travelers with 93 million people, followed by Asia and the Pacific, which recorded a number of 67 million tourists. Meanwhile, considerably lower were the quantities for Africa and the Middle East, both standing just between roughly 9-15 million individuals.
The year 2005 experienced a significant increase in the total oversea visitors reaching all regions at approximately 704.3 million people. Taking over half of the total, Europe consistently maintained their top rank with nearly 400 million people choosing this area. However, there was a noticeable shift between Asia and the Pacific along with America, as the former emerged as the second most popular visitation at virtually 135.8 million people, surpassing the latter with only 113 million people, as well as this figure witnessed a slight decrease compared to the year 2000. The Middle East and Africa shared a similar trend, as the number of international voyagers in Africa stood at 28.7 million people, exceeding that of the Middle East by roughly 1.7 million individuals.