The table illustrates the number of people traveling to five different regions, namely Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East in the years: 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005.
In general, there was a noticeable increase in the total number of information travelers to the five regions, from 448.9 million in 1990 to 693.7 million in 2005. Notably, the figure for Europe was higher than for any other region throughout the period shown.
Analyzing the information in greater detail, in 1990, 280.2 million people traveled to Europe, compared to 80.5 million to America. Over the subsequent 10 years, the number of tourists to Europe climbed gradually to 393.2 million in 2000, before rising to a peak of 400.2 million in 2005. Additionally, the figure for America rose rapidly to 118.2 million in 2000, but later fell slightly to 113.2 million at the end of the period.
Turning to the other regions, the number of individuals traveling to Asia and the Pacific stood at 60.2 million in 1990, followed by Africa at 18.2 million and the Middle East at 9.8 million. Over the following 15 years, Asia and the pacific saw a significant increase in the number of people traveling, to 135.8 million in 2005. Finally, Africa and the Middle East followed similar trends, with the figure trend eventually climbing to 28.7 million and 15.8 million, respectively, in the final year.