To: Jeffrey Epsteinj]eevacation©gmail.com] From: Sultan Bin Sulayem Sent: Mon 7/2/2012 12:26:20 PM Subject: Fwd: coverage Sent from my iPhonc Begin forwarded message: From: Sarah Lockic Date: July 2, 2012 4: I I :50 To: "'Sultan Bin Sulayem Sultan Bin Sulayem Mohammed Sharaf Mohammed Al Muallem leili gcrami Subject: coverage Initial stories below. The AP story by Adam Shreck has been widely picked up by international media. Bloomberg made a mess of their initial coverage and are slowly correcting it. Nothing so far on FT. Regards S Liner QE2 to host visitors again as hotel in Dubai By ADAM SCHRECK AP Business Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai has settled on a use for the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner it bought for $100 million five years ago, with plans to turn it into a floating hotel fitted with many of the storied vessel's original furnishings. The ship will remain in the city state's downtown Port Rashid facility to serve as a tourist magnet alongside a proposed maritime museum and an expanding cruise ship terminal complex, officials said Monday. The plans are a twist on a more ambitious previous proposal to significantly overhaul the ship and convert it into a luxury hotel docked alongside one of the sheikdom's manmade palm-shaped islands. Developers shelved those plans when Dubai's economy tumbled into crisis. The chairman of the Dubai state company that owns the ship, Istithmar World, said he expects the 300-room hotel to open within 18 months. Chairman Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem told reporters the company realized visitors want to see the QE2 as it originally looked, so does not expect to carry out major renovations or remove fixtures still onboard. EFTA_R1_00285100 EFTA01876026