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

The table compares the number of overseas tourists from 5 different

areas

in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005.

It is clear that

all five

areas

, including the totality, saw an increase in foreign arrivals over the course of 15 years, with the exception of a drop in America’s figures by 2005.

While

Europe recorded the highest number of visitors outside the country each year, the Middle East and Africa welcomed a noticeably lower number of international visits than the remaining regions. Starting at the only figure out of 5

areas

above 250

million

in 1990, Europe witnessed a significant rise by around 100

million

visits in 5 following years, followed by a steady climb to 400.2

million

foreigners a decade later. America and Asia and the Pacific both followed a similar upward trend, only to a much lesser extent.

However

, America’s figures slightly fell to 113.2

million

at the end

of the period. The Middle East attracted the least international foreigners in the first year, with only 9.8

million

. Africa was the second least popular destination whose figures roughly doubled that of the Middle East. Both regions saw a slow rise over the given years, up to 15.8 and 28.7

million

respectively. The totality of visitors in all

areas

climbed sharply from 448.9 to 615.2

million

by 1995 and remained a gradual growth in the next decade.