Hospitality Properties Trust to Present at the Oppenheimer Conference on July 10

July 7, 2008

NEWTON, Mass.-July 7, 2008-Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced that John Murray, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be presenting at the Oppenheimer Annual Growth and Gaming, Lodging and Leisure Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. Eastern Time.

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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Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
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Manager of Investor Relations

Carlynn Finn
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Investor Relations Analyst
www.hptreit.com

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