The line graph shows how much money overseas visitors spent in the UK from 1980 - 2010 and the pie charts show the reasons for their visits in 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The data provides information on changes in the amount of money spent by international visitors in the UK from 1980 to 2010 and the reasons for their visit.

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, it is evident that the spending increased and the main purpose of travel was a holiday throughout the given period. The amount of money spent by the visitors fluctuated,

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, it steadily grew towards 2010. At

first,

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it experienced a trough of 6 million in the first years,

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, it kept growing for the next fifteen years reaching a peak of 12 million in 1996, despite the fluctuation in between. After, the amount dropped again,

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, it recovered towards the end of the period and reached a peak again in 2007, after which it fell into decline. In terms of the reasons for visits, in 1980 nearly two-thirds were for holiday and others, in 2010

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was less than a half.

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, the holiday remained the most popular reason for the trip, despite losing its popularity by 5%. When it comes to other means, they experienced growth, most significantly, visiting friends or relatives increased by 10%, respectively, surpassing business-related travelling, which was the second most popular reason for visiting in 1980.