The graph below shows the number of overseas visitors who came to the UK for different purposes between 1989 and 2009.

The line chart illustrates the

number

of

visitors

abroad who came to the UK from 1989 to 2009. The purposes for visitations are business, holiday, and meeting friends and relatives. Unit measurements are in millions of

visitors

.

Firstly

, the

number

of

people

who visited for a holiday increased slightly from 1989 to 2009. It started at around 6.5

million

visitors

and ended at around 9

million

.

However

, it reached a peak of

visitors

in 1994, which reached around 9

million

visitors

, similar

at

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to

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the

number

in 2009.

Furthermore

, the

number

of

people

who visited for business grew incrementally within the same period. The growth started with about 5

million

visitors

and reached about 7

million

visitors

. The

number

was in the highest position around 2004, slightly higher than holiday visitation.

Lastly

,

people

who visited to meet friends and relatives significantly jumped during the same years. The

number

started from approximately 3

million

visitors

and reached approximately 6

million

at the end

of the period, almost two times from the beginning.

Overall

, the

number

of

people

who visited the UK for different purposes increased for all purposes.

In addition

,

people

who visited friends and relatives were consistently in the lowest position.