Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that Mark Kleifges, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Conference in Memphis, TN on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 8:55 a.m. C.S.T.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in a listen-only mode on the company’s website, which is located at www.hptreit.com. Participants wanting to access the webcast should visit the company’s website about 15 minutes before the start of the presentation.

Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns 290 hotels and 185 travel centers located in 44 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. HPT is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

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THE FOREGOING PRESS RELEASE CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED UPON HPT’S PRESENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS, BUT THESE STATEMENTS AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, MR. KLEIFGES’ PRESENTATION MAY BE RESCHEDULED TO A DIFFERENT DATE OR TIME OR CANCELLED DUE TO SCHEDULING CONFLICTS OR OTHER REASONS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange. No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8232
Director of Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8232
Manager of Investor Relations
www.hptreit.com