(FILES) This aerial photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows tourist and fisher boats at Mae Head pier on Koh Tao island in the southern Thai province of Surat Thani. Thailand welcomed more than 35 million international tourists in 2024, surpassing the government's target, as the country strives to revive its sluggish economy, officials said January 6, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)