2000 Travel News Archive – Page 8

Barceló hotels in the DR added new properties to its hotel inventory in the Bávaro Beach area, along the East Coast. The Spanish hotel chain will now operate the Barceló Bávaro Village (234 rooms), Barceló Villas Bávaro (230 rooms) and Barceló Ocean Village (156 rooms) in the Bávaro area. These properties are located besides the …

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Dominican Republic rum ranked high on the tastings.com web site recommended list. Barceló’s Imperial brand topped the premium rums of Bermúdez and Brugal on the list, and many leading Venezuelan and Puerto Rican known brands. To see the rankings, check out the recommended rum list at http://www.tastings.com (14 November 2000)

The Dominican Soccer Federation Osiris Guzman announced the visit of Joseph Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Coming with him are Michel Platini and Jerome Champaigne, Jack Warner (President of CONCACAF since 1990) and other leading soccer promoters. He will visit 27-28 November to observe the development of soccer in the DR …

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Rafael Furcal, Rookie of the Year of the Major Leagues National League will make his debut on Sunday, when the Escogido Lions face the Licey Tigers in Santo Domingo. Raul Mondesí, of the Toronto Blue Jays, also announced that he will play on Wednesday in the game of the Aguilas Cibaeñas against the Tigres del …

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