The line graph shows the number of visits abroad from and to the UK over a twenty-year period from 1979 to 1999, and the bar chart illustrates the most visited countries by UK citizens in 1999.
In general, the number of people who left the UK saw a considerable increase, while the number of people came to the UK increased gradually throuout the period. According to the bar chart the most popular country visited by UK residents was France and Spain, and the least visited was Turkey.
Turning to the details, the number of people who left the country stood at just over 10 million in 1979 and doubled in the first 5 years to 20 million in 1984. The figure, then, kept increasing significantly until the end of the period in question, peaking at about 52 million in 1999. While the number of visitors to the UK began at 10 million. It grew steadily throughout the whole period finishing at just under 30 million, which meant that it was about half as many as the people who left the Uk.
If we look at the countries, which the residents visited the most, France and Spain were the most popular with approximately 12 and 8 million respectively. USA was the most popular place outside Europe, about 4 million, followed by Greece and Turkey, which were the least visited, with around 2 and 3 million respectively.