Hospitality Properties Trust Announces Annual Meeting Results

May 15, 2008

NEWTON, Mass.-May 15, 2008-Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders held today, as follows:

John L. Harrington and Barry M. Portnoy were elected as an Independent Trustee and a Managing Trustee, respectively, each to serve a three year term until the annual meeting in 2011. The preliminary tabulation of shareholders' votes cast was as follows:

                                                   Percentage of
                                                   votes cast in favor

John L. Harrington for election                                  64.3%
as an Independent Trustee

Barry M. Portnoy for election                                    64.6%
as a Managing Trustee

Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns 291 hotels and 185 travel centers located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. HPT is headquartered in Newton, MA.

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Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang
617-796-8232
Manager of Investor Relations

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

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