Beulah Mosupye

Managing Director HBS Consulting

Summary

Founder of Hauweng Tourism for All Society promoting affordable, accessible, and inclusive tourism and a member ISTO (International Social Tourism Organisation). During her tenure as CEO of the Tourism Empowerment Council, she led the successful gazetting of the Tourism BBBEE sector code. She currently chairs the BRICS Women in Business Alliance Tourism working group and the Skills Planning Standing Committee for the HRDCSA (Human Resource Development Council of South Africa).

Current positions

Founder/CEO of Hauweng Tourism 4All Society (www.hauweng.co.za)

Co- Chair: BRICS Women in Business Tourism Working Group (www.bricswomen.com)

Chairperson: Skills Planning Standing Committee for the Human Resource Development Strategy review for South Africa (www.hrdcsa.org.za)

Preferred Citation

Ms Mosupye is an accomplished leader, consummate professional and astute entrepreneur, with three decades of expertise in banking, ICT, public administration, tourism, marketing, and communications. She is Founder of the non-profit Hauweng Tourism for All Society, promoting affordable and accessible tourism. As an entrepreneur, her interests are in healthcare technology, e-commerce, tourism, sustainable energy, and training and development.

In the public service she served at executive and senior management in the tourism portfolio and represented the country at the T20 Antalya, Turkey summit in 2015. She is known for tackling complex issues incorporating cross sectoral approach for integrated solutions and strategies across various government clusters.

Beulah is a women empowerment advocate participating in various fora for the advancement of women as professionals and entrepreneurs. One of the platforms she successfully established is women in tourism that has become a regional movement. She holds a university degree in commerce, studies in law, and various certificates.

Her current projects include hosting the inaugural ISTO Africa Social Tourism conference in 2023, and development on interventions to boost tourism within the BRICS community through the BRICS Women Tourism working group.

Achievements, (directorships, awards, etc)

Gazetted first sector specific BBBEE Codes for Tourism
Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA) – Board Member 2009 – 2012
South African Human Resource Development Council Member (2008 – 2018) – Chaired by the Deputy President of South Africa
Human Resource Development Council Skills Planning Committee Chair – 2023
Tshwane Tourism Association Board Member (2020-2021) and current board advisor
Led formation of the Women in Tourism programme in South Africa
Establishment of ISTO recognised Social Tourism organisation in South Africa – Hauweng Tourism for All
Hosting inaugural Africa Social Tourism conference in May 2023 in partnership with the International Social Tourism Organisation (ISTO)
Speaker Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) Women Connect Workshop 2022 (https://www.facebook.com/dhgatewholesalechannel/photos/5636926332998312/)