NEWTON, Mass.--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today
announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.72 per common share ($2.88
per share per year). This dividend is based upon the operating results
for the quarter ending March 31, 2005. This regular quarterly dividend
will be paid to common shareholders of record as of the close of
business on April 19, 2005, and distributed on or about May 19, 2005.
Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust
headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, which owns 297 hotels located
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8149
www.hptreit.com