Hospitality Partners Association Of South Africa

HPASA is a collaboration of 5 highly respected hospitality business brokers, companies and individuals, all of whom come with proven track records within their chosen fields. The partnership offers a range of ready-to-use solutions for both small hospitality businesses, as well as large companies offering tourism industry services in South Africa and abroad.

Turnkey Hospitality Solutions In One Association
HPASA offers world class, turnkey hospitality industry solutions to all individuals involved in the business of hospitality. This elite group of partners extend their expertise to investors who are exploring business opportunities in the African hospitality sector; hotel developers and operators looking for business partners; global trend followers or anyone looking to find out more about hospitality and turnkey tourism industry solutions.

The HPASA Partnership
The HPASA partnership is an amalgamation of some of the most brilliant minds in tourism and turnkey hospitality solutions. The following companies make up the partnership:

Pam Golding Hospitality
The Exceed Group, incorporating Tenk Loubser & Associates
IBN Consulting & Immigration
Safari & Tourism Insurance Brokers (SATIB)
STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes

How HPASA Partners Add Value
The HPASA partners have combined their knowledge to offer the following all-important turnkey hospitality industry solutions and services:

Facilitating transactions in the hotel, lodge and guesthouse and restaurant industry. These services are coupled together with operator procurement, the raising of finance, hotel feasibility studies and tourism research assignments

Buying and selling hospitality properties throughout South Africa and Africa

Access to affordable legal services throughout South Africa providing practical advice on a wide range of legal matters; also a leading conveyancing and property law firm

A wide range of insurance solutions for the tourism and hospitality industry

Specialised, integrated, corporate tax, financial and fiduciary services

Integrated, comprehensive, multi-sector assistance and practical advice on immigration for any business activity in Southern Africa

Pam Golding Hospitality

Pam Golding Hospitality's core business is the facilitation of transactions in the hotel, lodge and guesthouse industry together with operator procurement; the raising of finance; hotel feasibility studies and tourism research assignments. This division has now passed the R5 billion mark in terms of capital value of transactions facilitated in the Southern African hospitality industry.


Pam Golding Hospitality includes the following turnkey hospitality solutions specialist companies:

Pam Golding Hotels
Pam Golding Hotels was founded in 1997 by Joop Demes; a chartered accountant by trade. The objective was to service the corporate hotel market in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Pam Golding Hotels has since become the market leader in hotel investment transactions, development facilitation, capital raising and operator procurement.

Pam Golding Lodges and Guesthouses
A specialist hospitality company formed by Demes in 2005 to service the market for Game Lodges, Guesthouses and Boutique Hotels up to around 45 rooms.

Pam Golding Tourism and Hospitality Consulting
The Pam Golding Tourism and Hospitality Consulting company was founded by Demes in 2007 and is headed by Kamil Abdul-Karrim, ex-director of Strategic Marketing at Southern Sun. The company is rapidly becoming the leading organisation in Southern Africa for feasibility studies, valuations, research assignments, and general consulting for the tourism and hospitality industry.

The Exceed Group, incorporating Tenk Loubser & Associates

Exceed, in cooperation with Tenk Loubser & Associates, offers specialised, integrated, corporate tax, financial and fiduciary services. They have offices in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

IBN Consulting & Immigration

IBN Consulting & Immigration offers integrated, comprehensive, multi-sector assistance and practical advice for any business activity in Southern Africa. Efficiency, integrity and transparency compliment the international experience of many years.

SATIB Risk Solutions

SATIB Risk Solutions offers a wide range of insurance solutions to meet the intrinsic requirements of the tourism industry.

The company provides expert risk management and insurance advice, prompt claims settlement and efficient service, backed by its knowledge of your business.

STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes

STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes has expertise in all aspects of commercial and corporate law, and are renowned for their technical business skills, know how, and open business style.

STBB Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes' vision is evident from its excellence and track record and its solid commitment to its clients and associates. Creating opportunities to engage with its business partners, their focus is the creation of business solutions to suit their clients needs.