A holiday park giant fears Wales could lose out if the Welsh Government does not follow the plan in England to remove Covid restrictions on July 19.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out plans to get rid of capacity limits, social distancing, compulsory mask wearing and open up nightclubs in England on that date.
It comes despite a major spike in Covid cases due to the more transmissible Delta variant.
The infection rate in England is around 240 per 100,000 and North Wales has suffered a hike in cases, partly due to the close ties with the North West of England, which has been badly affected.
But the success of the vaccine rollout has meant the link between cases and serious illness or death has been weakened with hospitalisations not rising at the rate of last autumn.
This is why the 海角视频 Government believes the time is right to fully open up the economy and society - although many scientists and doctors have voiced concerns over the approach.
Welsh Government is due to give an update on this country’s roadmap out of restrictions next Wednesday.
The bosses of Lyons Holiday Parks, based in Rhyl and with parks along the North Wales coast, have two major concerns if this deviates significantly from the 海角视频 Government approach.
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Firstly they say it will see tourism in England boom at the expense of Wales because holidaymakers will look for areas with fewer restrictions.
They also fear a backlash towards staff from customers over the differences in rules between the two nations.
Joseph Lyons Mound, company director, said: “Boris Johnson has set the precedent by demonstrating that things can return to normal, and relatively soon too. If England have managed to do away with most restrictions, why can’t we do the same in Wales?
“Everyone is ready to move forward after the year we’ve had, and we’re all desperate to get back to the things we love, without having to wear face masks, social distance, and limit the number of people at gatherings.
"The differences between the regulations in Wales and England in terms of wedding venues last month was one thing, but now we’re talking about business across the board, as a group we’re failing to understand why the First Minister is dragging his feet.”
Chloe Woodcock, group marketing manager, said: “With almost 80% of our owners and around 65% of our holiday guests coming from England, we’re projecting some difficulties in conveying that certain Covid-19 rules and regulations will still apply in Wales.
“It would be much simpler if the governing bodies were in alignment and we could all work in tandem as a nation towards a common goal – instead of receiving the backlash that we’re bound to get when it comes to explaining that there will be restrictions still in place in Wales.”
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Wales Health Minister Eluned Morgan said: “We are still in a very difficult situation because the case numbers are increasing exponentially still in Wales. There remains a vulnerability for those people who haven’t been vaccinated.
“However, we also have to understand that there are other harms that we need to consider and, in particular, the mental health situation, the economic situation, the social situations that people find themselves in.
“We’ll be considering those in the next few days. We need to understand that we are going to learn to live with this illness, and we are going to have to adapt as a society to a situation where we will be exposed to an extent to this new variant and to coronavirus more generally.”
Martin Mugglestone, entertainment manager at the group’s flagship park, Lyons Robin Hood, said: “We want events and entertainment to get back to the way it was, and for people to start having fun again.”