The line graph below shows the percentage of tourists to Scotland who visited four different attract

The line graph shows the percentage of

visitors

in Scotlands that visited four different places, including

Aquarium

,

Castle

,

Zoo

and Festival over a

period

of 30 years

Overall

,

it is clear that

the percentage of

visitors

to the

zoo

and the

castle

increased, contrasting with the downward trend of the

aquarium

and the festival. It is

also

notable that the

castle

was the most popular tourist attraction. In 1980, the

number

of tourists visiting the

castle

was nearly 25%

while

the

zoo

started at 10%, which was the lowest. From 1980 to 2000, the

number

of

castle

visitors

increased significantly to reach a peak at 45% in 1995, followed by a considerable drop to just over 30% in the late

period

.

In contrast

, witnessing fluctuation of around 15% to 20% over the 20-year

period

, tourists in the

zoo

then

increased suddenly to reach 20% in the

last

year. Looking at the other attractions, in 1980,

number

of tourists in the festival attraction was the highest, which was over 30%, compared to 20% of

aquarium

visitors

. Reaching a peak at 35% in the year 1985, the percentage of travellers who paid attention to the

aquarium

then

had a steep dive, hitting the lowest point in 2010 at under 10%. Meanwhile, the

number

of people visiting the festival decreased gradually through the 30-year

period

, ending up at almost 18%.