The line graph illustrates the number of visits abroad by UK residents and visits to the UK by overseas residents between 1979 and 1999, while the bar chart presents the number of UK residents visited to five different countries in 1999.
Overall, visits to and from the UK showed an upward trend, although there were more visits abroad by UK residents than visits to the UK by international tourists over the given period. Furthermore, France was the most popular country among UK residents in 1999, while Turkey was the least popular.
The total visits to and from the UK both started with a similar figure in 1979, at just under 15 million. The figure for abroad visits then rose gradually to about 20 million by 1984, before increasing sharply in the following years, peaking at around 55 million by the final year. The total visits to the UK saw a more gradual growth, rising to about 25 million in 1994 and finally reaching at just under 30 million by 1999.
In 1999, France was the most popular destination, which was visited by around 11 million UK visitors, followed by Spain at roughly 9 million. These figures were considerably higher than those for other three countries. The USA and Greece had about 4 million and 3 million UK visitors, respectively, leaving Turkey as the least popular country among UK residents, with only around 2 million of UK visitors in the same year.