The graph below shows the percentages of tourists who used different types of transport to travel within a particular nation between 1989 and 2009. Each tourist may have used more than one type of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the proportion of

tourists

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who used five different modes of transportation in pursuit of

traveling

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travelling

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across a particular country from 1989 to 2009.

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, the usage of all forms of transportation increased among

tourists

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, with the exception of air travel, which saw a significant fall over the period.

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,

ferry

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consistently was used the least by

tourists

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over 2 decades in

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country,

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car travel became the most popular for

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most of the period, except for 2004 when

rail

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dominated among

tourists

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towards the end. Out of 5 means of transport, a consistent change was observed in the percentage of

tourists

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commuting by air,

ferry

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, coach, and

rail

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, with the exception of a private vehicle, which experienced a dramatic rise but

then

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a steep fall by the end of the timeframe. In 1989, nearly half of all

tourists

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used a car when travelling within

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country, significantly higher than those commuting by

rail

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in the same year, at approximately 33%.

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the percentage of

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using a private vehicle soared, reaching its peak of above 60% in 1999, followed by a

staggering

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steep drop of roughly 20% in 2009, the usage of

rail

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increased markedly towards the end of the timeframe to just under 60%. Thanks to

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substantial growth,

rail

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became the most widely used transport among

tourists

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in the final year. Both coach and

ferry

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followed similar increasing trends

albeit

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at a slower pace over the period, with

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percentage of

tourists

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travelling by coach

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rose

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considerably from around 10% in 1989 to about 25% in 2009

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the figure for

ferry

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increasing

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from a mere 3%

initially

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to just above 10% in 2004 before falling to approximately 8% in 2009. The usage of air travel among

tourists

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coming to

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particular nation,

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, bucked the trend, starting at virtually 40% of visitors in 1989, which halved in 2009.