You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table describes the changes of people who went for international travel in 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. (million). Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.
The graph indicates the population of international travellers in various regions, including Africa, the United States, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East, between 1990 and 2005 respectively.
Overall
, the total
number
of people who went overseas displayed an upward trend during the surveyed period, in which those from Europe accounted for the largest proportion, compared to the Middle East, where only a small amount of residents went abroad. The total
number
of international tourists experienced a consistent increase, between 1990 and 2005, from nearly 449
million
to exceeding 690
million
. The most drastic growth was shown in Asia and the Pacific, the figure doubled in 15 years to 135
million
in 2005.
Moreover
, international tourists from Europe took up the largest
number
, from 280
million
in 1990 to 400.2
million
in 2005, compared to those from the Middle East, which accounted for the least.
On the other hand
, the
number
of tourists in America underwent a slight drop between 2000 and 2005, the
number
dropped from 5
million
to 113
million
in 2005.
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