The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the Tourist Information Office in one city over a six-month period in 2011.

The line chart illustrates the total of

inquiries

sent to the Tourist Information Office in a particular city via three means of communication, between January and

June

2011.

It is clear that

visitors to the city made more

inquiries

in person and via telephone,

while

written letters and

emails

became the least common choices.

Additionally

, the statistics in person experienced the most dramatic change among the different options. In January, the Tourist Information Office received 900

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inquiries

,

while

just under 800 letters and

emails

were received. Not many tourists chose to ask for information directly, with just over 400 queries. Over the next three months, the telephone remained the most popular method of inquiry with approximately 1000 queries. Meanwhile, the figure of

inquiries

made in person saw considerable growth to 800, surpassing the figures for

emails

and postal

inquiries

. From March to

June

, live questions were the most common method of inquiry. By

June

, the statistic soared by more than 1,000 to peak at 1,900. During

this

period, there was

also

a significant rise in the figure for phone

inquiries

, from 1000 to 1600.

By contrast

, fewer people sent

emails

or letters, with slightly less than 400 in May and

June

.