问答题
Changes in the Ways People Spend Their Holidays
1990 2001
Traveling abroad 12% 24%
Going to seaside 38% 31%
Camping 10% 36%
Staying at home 40% 9%
Total 100% 100%
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Changes in the Ways People Spend Their Holdays

The way people spent their holidays changed a great deal in the 1990s. In 1990, 40% of the people spent their holidays at home. The figure dropped to 9% in 2001. 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 special attraction to people. The rate dropped slightly from 38% in 1990 to 31% in 2001. 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 travelling abroad.
The rate of 2001 (24%)doubled as compared with that of 1990 (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 1990 to 36% in 2001-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.