The bar chart below shows the number of tourists in three nations who traveled to New Zealand in 1999 and 2009. The graph below shows the number of tourists who spent their holiday in two different ways.

The bar graph displays data on 1tourist arrivals in New ZealandNew Zealand's tourists from three countries in 1999 and 2009. The line graph presents information about 2two types of holiday accommodation and travel stylestwo activities tourists did while on vacation.

Overall, New Zealand experienced a rise in tourists from the UK and 3the USthe US, whereas numbers from Japan dropped. Tourists generally preferred to stay in New Zealand's resorts, although backpacking 4becamehad become just as popular at the end of the period.

Tourists to New Zealand from the UK and US both increased by 2009. In 1999, a million visitors were from the UK, while 800,000 came from the US. A decade later, the figures for both countries 5jumped: to 1,600,000jumped:1,600,000 for the UK and roughly 1,500,000 for the US. 6The number of Japanese visitors, however, decreasedJapanese visitors, however, decreased in the same period. From a high of 1,500,000 in 1999, Japanese visitors to New Zealand fell to around 1,100,000 in 2009.

As for how tourists 7spent their time in New Zealandenjoyed their New Zealand vacation between 1999 and 2009, most preferred to stay at a resort. In 1999, around 1,700,000 visitors 8stayed at resortswere checked in. Figures rose to about 2,400,000 in2004 before falling to 9approximatelyjust 1,100,000 in 2009. On the other hand, backpacking 10grew steadily in popularitybecame a trend, as approximately 250,000 tourists backpacked in 1999. The numbers increased nearly fourfold until 1,100,000 backpacked in New Zealand in 2009, similar to those staying in resorts.