The given chart compares the number of foreign tourists that visit England for various purposes from 1989 and 2009.
Overall, tourists visited UK for 3 main reasons, holidays, business and visiting friends or relatives. All three purposes have an fluctuation during time period and they increased at end of the 20 years.
According to the chart, first point that can stand out is that holidays has large majority number, near 6. 5 million in 1989. It had a slight rise, then it got increase sharply to peaked below the 10 million between 1994 and 1999. After that, the figure had down and up to reached around 9 at end of the time mentioned.
Business accounted around 5 million at first time, it had less amount before 1994, 4 million, while during this time had a up ward trend. It reach to peak at 2007, approximately 8 million, and then the number decreased mildly to 6 million.
Visiting to friend or relatives has minimum figure, less than 4 million, it rose moderate to reach at peak 6. 5 million in 2004, and then the visitors number reduced to 6 million.
