The table illustrates the numbers of visitor arrivals from around the world (millions) in 9 countries in 2009 and 2010.
Overall, all countries experienced considerable growths, except Hong Kong saw a decline. Moreover, in both years, there were similar numbers of travelers in France, and considerable increase was observed in Germany.
When it comes to the first country, in 2009 and 2010, identical 76 millions of tourists visited France, thus table show 0% in changes. In the initial year, US welcomed 66 millions of people, and after a year, the figure rose to 1.5%, resulting in 67 millions. Meanwhile, in Spain, there were 55 millions of visitors, the same number of tourists visited UK. In 2010, Spain increased by 56 millions, meaning that it saw +1.8 change, whereas England experienced twice more growth than Spain (3.6%) and showed 57 millions of visitors.
Regarding the rest of countries, Italy was visited by 44 millions of people in 2009, and Turkey – by 33 millions. After a year, their figures rose and became similar at 45 millions, however, the changes in percentage were different, +2.3% for Italy, and +33% for Turkey. In the first year, while China welcomed 22 millions of tourists, the figure of Germany was 11 millions. In 2010, China underwent 55% of increase, resulting in 34 millions, and Germany’s number rose significantly by 109%, 23 millions. The last country, which is Hong Kong experienced decrease, in contrast with other countries, by +109%, illustrating 9 millions.