The Dominican Republic National Hotel & Tourist Association (Asonahores) is holding its annual trade show at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center from 9-11 September 2015. Now in its 29th year, the event is dedicated to the Barcelo hotel chain and its president, don Simon Barcelo. Barcelo was the first Spanish hotel chain to invest in the Dominican Republic when it opened the Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort in Punta Cana in 1985.