The Tourism Authority of Thailand announced on Sunday that in the first four months of this year, the country received over 12 million foreign tourists. From January 1 to April 30, 12,127,447 foreign tourists entered Thailand, an increase of 143% compared to the same period last year. The countries with the most tourists visiting Thailand in the first four months were China (2,351,909), followed by Malaysia (1,569,856), and Russia (767,210). The Tourism Authority of Thailand predicts that approximately 8.27 million foreign tourists will enter Thailand in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 29% compared to the same period last year, generating approximately 367.9 billion Thai Baht ($12.26 billion) in revenue, a 25% increase from the same period last year.