The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

The given table illustrates the number of international travellers in several regions in 4 years, including 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005.

Overall

, it is readily apparent that the total number of overseas travellers increased consistently over the given period.

Moreover

,

while

Europe was the most popular destination, the Middle East shows contrasting features during the same time frame. It can be observed that roughly 449

million

international tourists, gradually grew to around 690

million

after 15 years.

In addition

, during the same period, Europe dominated with the highest figure throughout all recorded years, which is more than half the total figure of international travellers worldwide. Specifically, in 1990, Europe’s number was 280.2

million

, and it kept rising to over 400

million

in 2005. In terms of the other areas, the numbers of America, Asia and the Pacific share the same pattern in 1990, around 80 and 60

million

, respectively.

However

, these two areas had different trends;

while

America peaked at 118.2

million

in 2000 before declining, Asia and the Pacific went up and overtook America in 2015 at around 136

million

.

Finally

, Africa and the Middle East were the least popular destinations, commencing with just 18.2 and 8.2

million

, respectively. These two regions had the same trends, gradually increasing by almost 1.5 times.