Past Ventures

Inversiones Ciuduad Del Sol, Samana, Dominican Republic
Consulting

Octagon is on the Board of the Owner’s Family Trust that will further develop the additional site for the Future.

Connex Caribe CxA, Puerto Plata Dominican Republic
Operated
Holding Company 750 Mio. U$

This company was established in 1994 and existed of various individual companies in Incoming, Trade, Hotel Operation, Construction and Development.

The Holding was sold to one of Europe’s biggest Real Estate Funds in 1998 and operated today individually as separate Ventures. Dr.Reinisch served as CEO and was Mastermind of the Entire Project and Co-Owner.

Connex Caribe Viajes CxA, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Operated
Incoming Agency

This Incoming Agency was rated as the “Best” in the Years 1994 to 1998. The company had offices in Punta Cana, Juan Dolio and Puerto Plata and had Incoming passenger Volume of 150.000 per year. It had contracted 18 Tour Operators worldwide and 95 Resorts under contract in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba.

Hacienda Resorts, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
2400 Rooms and Apartments, Mega Resort, 300 Residences

This Masterpiece was the Crown Jewel of the Dominican Republic in 1996 to 1998. It existed of 4 Hotels in various Star categories, 17 Restaurants and Bars and 320 Individual Villas as part of the Resort. The Resort is located on a 1 mile long Sandy Beach in Playa Cofresi and has Apartments as Vacation Club attached.

European, American and Canadian Tour Operators, as TUI, Neckermann, First Choice, Air Tours, and American Express had mayor room allotments and individual Airlines like Condor, Hapag Lloyd, All Italia and Lauda Air had its Offices and Costumers located in this outstanding Resort.

International Celebrities had Ownership and Rental Properties in the Resort and the Enterprise was featured in various Movies and Trend Magazines Worldwide. (Travel and Leisure, H.O.M.E.S.)
Hacienda Resorts won the “American Hotel Award in the Caribbean”

Connex Caribe Viajes CxA, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Developed and operated

De Marchena Kaluche & Associates, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Developed Howard Johnson Franchise

Sixth Sense GmbH. Vienna, Austria
Operated and consulted for several European hotel companies

Steigenberger, Kempinski, Meridian, SAS

Octagon has an individual office in Austria that has been contracted several times as Consultant, Development Manager and Operator on various Hotel projects.

Furthermore the Company was hired as Special Adviser to the United Nation Headquarter in Austria on various Tourism related project and the Organization of Mayor Public events. (Millennium Ball 2000)

Klotz Digital AG, Klotz Digital America, Munich, Germany; Atlanta, Georgia
Operated and consulted for Merger and Reorganization

Hooper Intermediaries, Detroit, Michigan
Consulted

Various Resort Projects for Sol Melia

Octagon was hired various times in a partnership on consulting American Resorts and on the Financial Projections and Design Developments of Sol Melia’s hotel chain “Paradisus”

Bay Valley Resort, Flint, Michigan
Consulted

Various Tourism Projects in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Miami

Octagon was hired as Development Manager from this Spanish Venture Capital Group on Projects of the Everglades Hotel, Miami, Menorca (Spain)for Mayor Tourism Policies and Structure, Riviera del Mar (Dominican Republic) a Multi site Master Plan contract for 10 Hotel Sites, Golf Courses and Marina.
Poch Enterprises, Mallorca, Spain; Madrid, Spain

Sol Melia Puerto Rico
Consulted - Feasibility Study and Restructuring Master Plan.

Post Ranch Menorca
Consulted

The Governor of Menorca was contracting Octagon to design and develop a Master plan for the European Deluxe Ecological Resort, establish Financial Plans and contract the Hotel Group.(Franchise)

Everglades Hotel Miami
Consulted

Feasibility Study and Master Product Design

H2O, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Santiago, Dominican Republic
Consulted

Marketing Research and Business Concept for International Tourism Project including Market Research Study and Design Master Plan for a Dutch Investor Group related to ING

Korn Ferry Europe, Salzburg, Austria
Consulted

Tourism Concept and Human Resources Ventures on this well know American Personal Recruiting Company

Octagon established Human Resource Portfolio for Executives hired for mayor Hotel Operators

Capital Invest, Vienna, Austria
Consulted

Investments in Tourism, 1.2 Bill Investment company, Octagon was hired as Consultant on Acquisition and Merger for Tourism projects including Airlines and Hotel Companies

United Nations, Vienna, Austria
Associated Partner and Marketing Adviser to Gen Dir. Dr.B.Arlacci
Octagon through local company was hired as special Adviser on all related European Tourism and Ecological Issues

Riviera del Mar, Caspar Hernandez, D.R.
Consulted and Member of Advisory Board

Octagon designed the Master Plan and product CI on 10 Hotel sites from the Senator of the Caspar Hernandez Region and his Venture Capital partners

Merlin Reisen, Vienna, Austria
Consulted and operated

Tour Operator for Caribbean
Octagon designed the Master Plan and product CI on 10 Hotel sites from the Senator of the Caspar Hernandez Region and his Venture Capital partners

SAS Radisson, Vienna, Austria
Operated - 250 Room deluxe Hotel in the Heart of Vienna

City of Vienna, Austria
Consulted on Tourist Concepts - Direct Hire from Vienna Government Agency.

Sultanate of Oman, Oman
Consulted, Dept. of State, Tourism Conception

Sani Beach Hotel, Cassandra, Greece
Operated - Resort 450 Rooms, International Clientele

Hotel Burgenland, Eisenstadt, Austria
Operated - Hotel and Conference Center, 250 Rooms, Owned by Austrians biggest Insurance Company Uniqua (publicly traded)

Government South Australia Adelaide, Australia
Consultant for Tourism Year 2000
“Service Excellence in Tourism”

Hotel Resorts of Australia, Sydney, Australia
Consulted and operated - Development of International Hotel Chain

Old Clarendon, Adelaide, Australia
Operated

ITM Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Operated

Austrian Consulate South Australia
Consulted

Bio Trainings Hotel, Gars, Vienna
Operated - Exclusive Health and Spa Resort

Robinson Club Hotels, Fuerteventura, Spain
Operated - 1200 Room Hotel Resort Deluxe All Inclusive

Robinson Club Hotels, Nea Sivota, Greece
Operated - High End Beach Resort, 180 Rooms

Robinson Club Hotels, Katschberg, Austria
Operated - All inclusive Ski and Mountain Resort, 150 Rooms

Robinson Club Hotels, Frankfurt Germany
Developed - 18 Club Hotels World wide

Aquarius Hotels and Resorts, Atalanya, Turkey
Developed and operated - 600 Room Resort

Abu Sofiane, Djerba, Tunisia
Operated - 300 Room Resort

Sciaccamara, Sicily, Italy
Consulted and operated - 2000 Room Resort and Residential Project

Jet Tour Resort, Hurghada, Egypt
Developed and operated - 240 Room Beach Resort

City of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Organizer - of International Festival of Sports (30,000 participants)