The line graph gives information about the number of people who preferred five different types of holiday between 1995 and 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph compares the number of people who preferred five different types of holiday between 1995 and 2020.

Overall, beach holidays declined in popularity throughout the period, whereas most of the other types became more popular. City breaks experienced the most noticeable growth and eventually overtook beach holidays. Adventure holidays also rose considerably, while cruises and cultural holidays remained less popular despite showing an overall increase.

In 1995, beach holidays were by far the most popular choice, with approximately 100,000 people choosing them. This figure fell steadily over the following 15 years, reaching around 70,000 in 2010, before dropping further to about 55,000 by 2020. In contrast, the number of people choosing city breaks followed an upward trend, rising from 40,000 to 75,000 between 1995 and 2010. At this point, it surpassed the figure for beach holidays. City breaks then peaked at almost 90,000 in 2015 before falling slightly to approximately 84,000.

Adventure holidays also became increasingly popular, with the figure climbing from just 15,000 in 1995 to around 70,000 in 2020. Meanwhile, cruises saw a slight decline initially, falling from 25,000 to 20,000 between 1995 and 2005. However, the figure then recovered gradually, reaching 40,000 by the end of the period. Cultural holidays remained the least popular option throughout, although their figure tripled, from approximately 10,000 to 30,000.

Useful vocabulary & definitions

  • decline in popularity — become less popular over time
  • experience noticeable growth — increase by a clear or significant amount
  • overtake — become higher or greater than another figure
  • rise considerably — increase by a fairly large amount
  • by far the most popular — much more popular than all the others
  • fall steadily — decrease gradually and consistently
  • follow an upward trend — generally increase over a period of time
  • surpass — become higher than something else
  • peak at — reach the highest point
  • increasingly popular — becoming more popular over time
  • see a slight decline — experience a small decrease
  • recover gradually — slowly increase again after falling
  • the least popular option — the choice with the lowest figure
  • triple — become three times as large