Following figures released in March that showed strong bookings for this year’s TT festival, the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is pleased to report that, on a like-for-like basis for this time last year, forward bookings still indicate a healthy position, with motorbike forward bookings up 6% compared with this time last year and total passenger forward bookings up 11%. Around 10,300 bikes travelled to the event last year. Chief Executive Mark Woodward said: ‘With six weeks to go until the world-famous festival, these figures are likely to change and we won’t be in a position to confirm the actual number of visitors until after the event. ‘However, it is encouraging to see that following the figures we issued in March, forward bookings still show a healthy increase on this time last year.’ ENDS