NEWTON, Mass.--Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced
it has raised its regular quarterly common share dividend by $0.02 to
$0.76 per common share ($3.04 per share per year). This regular
quarterly dividend will be paid to common shareholders of record as of
the close of business on April 16, 2007 and distributed on or about May
17, 2007.
Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT,
which owns 310 hotels and 146 travel centers located in 44 states,
Puerto Rico and Canada. HPT is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8149
Manager of Investor Relations
Hospitality Properties Trust
www.hptreit.com