AHT Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc

DALLAS, March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss its $1.3 billion acquisition of the former Highland Hospitality portfolio today at 11:00 a.m. ET.  The number to call for this teleconference is 212-231-2913.  A seven-day replay of the conference call will be available by dialing 402-977-9140 and entering the confirmation number, 21513833.

The Company will also provide an online simulcast and rebroadcast of its conference call.  The live broadcast of Ashford's call will be available online at the Company's website at www.ahtreit.com as well as on http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=77249 on March 11, 2011, beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET.  The online replay will follow shortly after the call and continue for approximately one year.

Ashford Hospitality Trust is a self-administered real estate investment trust focused on investing in the hospitality industry across all segments and at all levels of the capital structure, including direct hotel investments, first mortgages, mezzanine loans and sale-leaseback transactions.  Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.ahtreit.com.

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