HST Host Hotels and Resorts Inc

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) today announced that Mike Goodson will join the Company as Managing Director of the Company's European operations, effective November 1, 2006. Mr. Goodson will be based in London. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060417/HOSTLOGO ) Mr. Goodson has spent the past 18-plus years with InterContinental Hotels Group and its predecessor organizations in a variety of roles, including Vice President of Tax, CFO of both the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions and, most recently, Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance. In his most recent role, Mr. Goodson was based in London and oversaw IHG's over $5 billion real estate disposition program. About Host Hotels & Resorts Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 128 properties with approximately 67,000 rooms, and also holds a minority interest in a joint venture that owns seven hotels in Europe with approximately 2,700 rooms. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott(R), Ritz-Carlton(R), Westin(R), Sheraton(R), W(R), St. Regis(R), The Luxury Collection(R), Hyatt(R), Fairmont(R), Four Seasons(R), Hilton(R) and Swissotel(R)* in the operation of properties in over 50 major markets worldwide. For additional information please visit the Company's website at http://www.hosthotels.com/. * This press release contains registered trademarks that are the exclusive property of their respective owners. None of the owners of these trademarks has any responsibility or liability for any information contained in this press release. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060417/HOSTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. CONTACT: Kevin J. Jacobs of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., +1-240-744-5212 Web site: http://www.hosthotels.com/

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