Tourism Minister Adrian Earnshaw says the 2007 'tourist season', which officially closed at the weekend, was a real success.
Despite problems with ferries, foot and mouth disease and hotel closures, he says the Centenary TT helped visitor numbers increase for the first time in three years.
Mr Earnshaw (pictured) says the Island doesn’t have a tourist season any more, as the Department of Tourism and Leisure markets to visitors all year round.
But he told Jason Roberts 2007 would be remembered for one particular event (audio file attached):
You can hear more of that interview on today's Perspective programme, from just after 6pm.
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