The graph below gives information about international tourist arrivals in different parts of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph shows the

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of overseas

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, travelling to five areas of the globe, between 1990 and 2005.

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, the

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of

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to all regions increased significantly, but the

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of

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to North

America

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was always the largest. Between the years 1990 and 2005, the

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of holidaymakers who chose Central and Eastern Europe Rose significantly from 30

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to around 80

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people. with the most significant spike between the years 1990 and 1995. Meanwhile, the figure of tourists who chose to visit Sub-Saharan Africa and South

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was the slowest to grow, yet the

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of tourists almost doubled from around 10

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visitors

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to an estimated 20

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in the year 2005 with Sun-Saharan Africa having slightly more

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than South

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. North

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remained the most visited place during the whole 15-year period, compared to the 2nd most popular visited region of Central and Eastern Europe which only had around 30

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visitors

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compared to 70

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visitors

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who chose North

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as their travel destination in the year 1990. The

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of travellers to North

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suffered slightly

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after it peaked in the year 2000 with around 19

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while

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the other destination still retained their growth.