DALLAS, June 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ashford
Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the
"Company") announced today that the Ashford App, a new mobile app
created for the hospitality REIT investor community, is now
available for Android devices. The new app is available for
free download for Android-powered phones at the Google Play store
by searching "Ashford."
The Ashford App offers users the ability to quickly and
concisely get up to speed with what is happening in the hospitality
REIT industry from a macro level as well as review detailed
information on specific companies in the sector. This
includes specific information about Ashford Trust and its
affiliated companies.
"As investors increasingly turn to their mobile devices and tap
social media while conducting research and analysis, Ashford Trust
is being proactive in offering investors the tools and resources
they need to make informed investment decisions," said Monty J. Bennett, Ashford Trust's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. "Given the rapid expansion of the
Android market we are very pleased to offer the Ashford App, which
is the first app of its kind for the hospitality REIT space, to
investors that use Android devices."
The Android version is a follow up to the Ashford App for iOS
devices available on the Apple App Store on iTunes. In
addition to the Ashford App, investors are also encouraged to
follow Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Monty Bennett, on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/MBennettAshford or @MBennettAshford.
The Ashford App delivers the ability to scan market and industry
indexes, find relevant stock and financial information for
hospitality REITs, and access other industry data and research
while also being able to access Ashford Trust-specific data
including financial data, investor data, news and press
releases. The app will also allow users to receive push
notifications related to Ashford Hospitality Trust and its related
companies including Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (NYSE: AHP),
that will include news, press releases and industry
information.
Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust
(REIT) focused on investing opportunistically in the hospitality
industry across all segments and at all levels of the capital
structure primarily within the United States.
Follow Chairman and CEO Monty
Bennett on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MBennettAshford or
@MBennettAshford.
Certain statements and assumptions in this press release
contain or are based upon "forward-looking" information and are
being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties. When we use the words "will likely result,"
"may," "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "expect," "believe,"
"intend," or similar expressions, we intend to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to
numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside
Ashford Trust's control.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without
limitation: general volatility of the capital markets and the
market price of our common stock; changes in our business or
investment strategy; availability, terms and deployment of capital;
availability of qualified personnel; changes in our industry and
the market in which we operate, interest rates or the general
economy; and the degree and nature of our competition. These
and other risk factors are more fully discussed in Ashford Trust's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements included in this press release
are only made as of the date of this press release. Investors
should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or circumstances, changes in
expectations or otherwise.
SOURCE Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.