The line graph shows visits to and from the UK from 1979 to 1999. The bar chart shows the most popular countries visited by UK residents in 1999.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
The line graph illustrates the number of UK residents going abroad from the UK and overseas residents visiting the UK between 1979 and 1999, while the bar chart gives information about how many UK residents travelled to five of the most popular countries in 1999. Units are measured in millions of people.
Overall, there was an increase in the number of visits to and from the UK and there were more visits abroad by UK residents than visits to the UK by overseas residents over the period given. Furthermore, the most popular country to visit by UK residents was France in 1999.
The number of UK residents visiting overseas began at just under 15 million in 1979 and rose significantly to reach over 50 million in 1999. Around 10 million overseas residents visited the UK in the first year before climbing steadily to just under 30 million by the final year.
In 1999, France was visited by over 10 million UK residents, which was nearly 4 times more than that of Turkey. This was followed by Spain at approximately 9 million; meanwhile the USA and Greece showed similar figures (about 4 million and 3 million visitors respectively).
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