(TRAVPR.COM) JORDAN - 6th August, 2010 - The official finish ceremony was on Wednesday 4 August 2010. This event was hosted and sponsored by Mövenpick Resort Tala Bay Aqaba as part of the Social Sustainability Programme initiatives, where the teams were welcomed by Dr. Shafik Al Abed the Commissioner of Financial and Administrative Affairs in ASEZA (Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority), the resort's General Manager Hubert Klemenz and a representative of the Dutch Embassy in Jordan.

The Red Sea Challenge is the ultimate Challenge which is designed to help out homeless children in Bulgaria. This years' edition of the Red Sea Challenge started on 24 July 2010. Teams drove 7.000 kilometer (Zandvoort - Aqaba) with their low-budget, fixed cars and supported the Tabitha Foundation to help abandoned and disabled children in Bulgaria.

Thirty teams have signed up for this year's edition, with only a few rules to abide. The first is to buy a car for a maximum amount of 460 JD and fix it up for 230 JD at the most. The second rule is that teams are expected to raise funds for the orphanages. The situation of the children is still worrisome despite the great effort of one of the main foundations supported, the Tabitha Foundation, for whom the 2010 Red Sea Challenge teams have raised over 23.000 JD. Thirdly, teams are challenged to dive into all seas they will pass during their trip, starting with the North Sea at the shores of The Netherlands and ending on August 4 with a dive into the Gulf of Aqaba.

The third edition of the Red Sea Challenge departed on Saturday July 24 from the North Sea beach at Zandvoort (The Netherlands). After diving into the sea, teams got into their cars and headed for Prague first. The participants then continued their trip east to visit the orphanages, where they have delivered essential goods for the children.

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Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an upscale hotel management company with over 12,000 employees, is represented through over 90 hotels existing or under construction in 26 countries with a concentration on its core markets in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The international hotel group with roots in Switzerland is expanding and has a stated objective of increasing its hotel portfolio (existing and under construction) to 100 by the year end 2010. With two hotel types, business and conference hotels, as well as holiday resorts, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has clearly positioned itself in the upscale segment and stands for quality, reliability and care with a personal touch. The hotel group is owned by Mövenpick Holding (66.7%) and the Kingdom Group (33.3%).

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