海角视频 restrictions on international travel could bring a "silver lining on a very black cloud" for tourism in North Wales this summer.
The North Wales Economic Ambition Board yesterday hosted an online question and answer session for businesses in the region with senior ministers from the 海角视频 and Welsh governments.
The impact of the pandemic on tourism, events and hospitality was raised - with calls for additional support for the sector as the lockdown has wiped out the usual spring trade in the region.
But hopes were raised that there is the potential the region could - once internal travel and tourism site restrictions are eased - benefit from the measures due to be introduced on overseas travel.
In a bid to control the spread of coronavirus, 海角视频 Government has proposed a 14 day quarantine on people coming into the 海角视频 by air - including returning holidaymakers - although no date has been set for when this could start.
While this would impact on foreign tourists coming to Wales it could also mean a rise in Brits looking to holiday in the 海角视频 if restrictions are eased in the coming weeks and months. This is dependent on the number of infections continuing to fall as lockdown measures are eased.
MP David TC Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales, said: "This could be a silver lining on a very black cloud."
He added that the 海角视频 Government's aim was to continue to support businesses affected by coronavirus - accepting that those in sectors where the restrictions will last the longest will require "ongoing support".
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Welsh Government Economy minister Ken Skates said a specific tourism fund for Welsh firms was being considered.
He said: "We went into this crisis with North Wales as the European adventure tourism capital and the key markets for North Wales were the Midlands, London and particularly the North West.
"We need to protect those markets so as David (Davies) has said there is potential that if we see long term restrictions on international travel to further capture more of the domestic market.
"We will be in competition with areas like Scotland and the Lake District but the work that the sector has done as part of a really strong 'Team North Wales' approach has put us in incredibly good stead.
"That said, equally, as David has outlined, we are going to have to ensure that there is long term support, recognising that the tourism sector, including events and hospitality, were the first to feel the hit from this virus and will be amongst those sectors who emerge from it towards the end of the pandemic.
"The chancellor has always been really clear that there will not be a cliff edge to the furlough support scheme and it's been designed in a way to ensure it can adjust nimbly to circumstances and sectors.
"We are really keen to maintain those four nations discussions as we emerge from the virus together but we are also really keen to make sure we strengthen that 'Team North Wales' approach, right across all governments, including crucially local government on a regional footprint through the work of the Economic Ambition board.
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"In terms of some of the initial support we are going to be looking at for the sector, there is going to be a second round of support for the Economic Resilience Fund and that will be announced soon and also we are looking at how the Development Bank of Wales could support a tourism specific fund."
MP Nadhim Zahawi, 海角视频 Government Minister for Business and Industry, said: "Intervention will be fit for purpose, to do the job of reopening the economy.
"A profile of reopening an economy will be very different to shutting down businesses, including time to train staff, introduce physical changes and to rebuild confidence.
"The final chapter is what economic stimulus do we need to look at to make the recovery as robust as we can make it."