The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999, and the bar graph shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.

The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999, and the bar graph shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
The line graph highlights data about the
number
of
residents
who are going abroad from the
UK
and people who travelled to the
UK
between 1979 and 1999,
while
the bar chart illustrates different countries which were visited by
UK
visitors in 1999.
Overall
, it can be clearly seen that there was an upward trend in the
number
of people who went to other countries and visited the
UK
. As for the bar chart, the most preferable country was France. Looking into detail, as regards the line graph, the
number
of
UK
residents
who went to foreign countries witnessed a substantial increase in 1984, accounting for 20
million
. After that, it continued to rise significantly to around 53% in 1991. If we look at the
number
of overseas
residents
who visited the
UK
, it saw a slight increase (reaching 24
million
) over the period in question. As for the bar chart, France was the most popular tourist destination for
UK
residents
, followed by Spain with nearly 9
million
people. After that, the USA and Greece made up 4.5 and 4
million
respectively. Turkey ranked the lowest with approximately 2
million
UK
residents
travelling here.
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