The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The graph below compares the number of visitors
of
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a special Caribbean
island
based on two various kinds of accommodation during a 7-year period. Measures are in
million
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millions
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Overall
,
although
at the beginning of the studied period staying on
island
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the island
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was more admired,
at the end
of the studied period the popularity of residing on
cruise
ships
overtook.
Also
, the whole number of
travelers
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travellers
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to the Caribbean
island
experienced a sharp growth. In 2010, 0.3
million
visitors
inclined
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to reside on
cruise
ships
,
while
0.8
million
tourists tended to reside on
island
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the island
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. Considering some fluctuations, both these trends increased, reaching to 1.2million and 1.5
million
in 2015 respectively.
However
,
the
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mid 2015
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was the point of intersection, and staying on
cruise
ships
became more popular than staying on
island
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the island
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, reaching
to
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a peak
by
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2
million
. Shifting to the number of visitors to the Caribbean
island
, it saw a sharp increase, reaching from 1
million
in 2010 to 3.5
million
in 2017. Except from 2015 to 2016 when the favor of staying on
cruise
ships
and staying on
island
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the island
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reversed and the growth remained stable.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words island, million, cruise, ships with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "growth" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuating trend
  • initially
  • significant increase
  • slight decline
  • momentary setback
  • steady increase
  • minor fluctuations
  • reaching a peak
  • moderate growth
  • notable growth
  • surge in popularity
  • seasonal or yearly factors
  • stagnation
  • growing appeal
  • visitors worldwide
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