The way people spent their holidays

The way people spent their holidays changed a great deal in the 1980s. In 1980, 40% of the people spent their holidays at home, the figure dropping to 9% in 1989. It seemed that people were becoming more and more mobile, and they wanted to explore the entertainments in the outside world.
The seaside still had its varied attraction to people. The rate dropped slightly from 38% in 1980 to 31% in 1989. But there might be a tendency of further decreasing in the future because of the pollution. The polluted seaside would certainly drive visitors away.
The table shows that a great number of people spent their holidays traveling abroad. The rate in 1989 (24%) doubled as compared with 1980 (12%). And the tendency would be continuing because more and more people could afford the overseas journeys.
In the table was shown another remarkable tendency: The rate of camping was rising from 10% in 1980 to 36% in 1989____increased by more than three times. The reason may be that the real beauty of the nature is being rediscovered, and people themselves are getting more adventurous, eager to get closer to nature.