Turbulent times call for portfolio scale, geographical reach and trusted investors, says TUI Blue’s Wesam Okasha
About this episode
Wesam Okasha discusses the future of the hotel industry and the importance of security in travel during an interview at the 2026 IHIF EMEA conference.
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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