# Turbulent times call for portfolio scale, geographical reach and trusted investors, says TUI Blue’s Wesam Okasha

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Podcast: [CoStar News Hotels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/costar-news-hotels-6474204)
Published: 2026-04-24T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 759

## Resource

In this interview from the 2026 IHIF EMEA conference, CoStar News Hotels' Terence Bakers speaks with Wesam Okasha, managing director of TUI Blue Hotels and head of global development, Asia, Greater China and Europe, Middle East and Africa, about the necessity of security in travel, new projects in the works, the future of the Middle East's hotel industry and more.

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