The table provides data about how many people visited seven most widespread destinations in 1999 and 2009.
Overall, the figure for New Zealand, Indonesia and China witnessed considerable increases, whereas the remaining countries showed modest increases. Notably, regarding the overall growth rate, New Zealand, Indonesia, Japan and China were the most popular.
Focusing on substantial increases first, in 1999 the figure for New Zealand began at 500,700 visitors, after which it rose dramatically to 1,064,000 by 2009. People who visited Indonesia was 150,000 in 1999 and by 2009 it climbed significantly to 340,000. The figure for China started at 86,000, a figure that then rose to 300,000 visitors. Regarding the growth rate for New Zealand, Indonesia and China, the figures saw 113%, 127% and 249%, respectively.
By contrast, other countries exhibited different changes. The number of people who went to the United Kingdom and the United States grew slightly, demonstrating 640,000 and 400,000 by 2009 with respective numbers. While the figure for Fiji stood initially at 120,000 but it grew considerably to 257,000, there was a marginal rise of people in Japan. Moreover, the growth rate in Fiji and Japan was 114% and 150%, respectively. The United Kingdom and the United States, however, experienced low proportion of 60% and 33%.