The table demonstrates the shifts in tourists who came to nine different countries and the proportion changes from 2009 till 2010. Overall, all countries exhibited a modest increase except France and Hong Kong, which showed a downward trend by exhibiting a decline, while Germany and China had the highest percentage alterations among all countries throughout the period.
Focusing first on the increase, the US recorded 66 million visitors in the first year and experienced a slight rise to 67 million tourists by 2010, demonstrating a rising proportion of 1.5%. Spain followed the trend by showing a negligible increase from 55 to 56 million visitors, with the percentage shift of 1.8%, while Italy mirrored the same trajectory by illustrating a marginal rise from 44 to 46 million newcomers, showing an increase of 2.3%.
Turkey exhibited a significant increase in visitors, starting from 33 million in 2009 and finishing with 45 million newcomers by the last year, with the proportion of 36%. China also recorded a significant rise in the number of visitors, starting with 22 million in the previous year and finishing the year with 34 million tourists, with a percentage of 55%. Meanwhile, Germany underwent the highest increase among all countries, with the number of visitors rising from 11 million in 2009 to 23 million, demonstrating the highest increase in proportion at 109%.
In contrast, France and Hong Kong bucked the trend. France in 2009 recorded 76 million visitors and it remained stable throughout the period, with a percentage change in tourists of 0%, while Hong Kong experienced a decline, starting with 10 million visitors and finishing the year with 9 million newcomers, with a percentage of -11%.