Hospitality Properties Trust Announces 2007 Preferred Dividend Allocation

January 9, 2008

NEWTON, Mass.-January 9, 2008-Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that the characterization of preferred dividends for 2007 income tax reporting purposes is as follows:

                      Series B Preferred Shares
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                                             Dividend Allocation
                                                  Per Share
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                                                               Unre-
                                                              captured
   Dec-                                               Return Section
 laration  Record Paid/PayableDividendsOrdinaryCapital   of     1250
  Dates    Dates     Dates    Per Share Income  Gain  Capital  Gain
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 12/01/06 12/29/06  01/16/07    $0.5547 $0.4112$0.1052$0.0000  $0.0383
 03/01/07 03/30/07  04/16/07     0.5547  0.4112 0.1052 0.0000   0.0383
 06/01/07 06/30/07  07/16/07     0.5547  0.4112 0.1052 0.0000   0.0383
 09/04/07 09/28/07  10/15/07     0.5547  0.4112 0.1052 0.0000   0.0383
                              ----------------------------------------
                    TOTALS:     $2.2188 $1.6448$0.4208$0.0000  $0.1532
                              ========================================
                                100.00%  74.13% 18.97%  0.00%    6.90%

HPT's Series B preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M409. None of the Series B preferred dividends paid by the Company were Qualified Dividends. This above information represents final income allocations for 2007 income tax reporting purposes.

                      Series C Preferred Shares
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                                             Dividend Allocation
                                                  Per Share
                                       -------------------------------
                                                               Unre-
                                                              captured
   Dec-                                               Return Section
 laration  Record Paid/PayableDividendsOrdinaryCapital   of     1250
  Dates    Dates     Dates    Per Share Income  Gain  Capital  Gain
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 04/02/07 05/01/07  05/15/07    $0.4083 $0.3027$0.0775$0.0000  $0.0282
 07/02/07 08/01/07  08/15/07     0.4375  0.3243 0.0830 0.0000   0.0302
 10/01/07 11/01/07  11/15/07     0.4375  0.3243 0.0830 0.0000   0.0302
                              ----------------------------------------
                    TOTALS:     $1.2833 $0.9513$0.2435$0.0000  $0.0886
                              ========================================
                                100.00%  74.13% 18.97%  0.00%    6.90%

HPT's Series C preferred share CUSIP number is 44106M508. None of the Series C preferred dividends paid by the Company were Qualified Dividends. This above information represents final income allocations for 2007 income tax reporting purposes.

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
Manager of Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn
617-796-8232
Investor Relations Analyst
www.hptreit.com

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