Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.45 per common share ($1.80 per share per year). This regular quarterly dividend will be paid to common shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 27, 2012 and distributed on or about February 23, 2012.

Hospitality Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which owns 288 hotels and 185 travel centers located in 44 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. HPT is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

A Maryland Real Estate Investment Trust with transferable shares of beneficial interest listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
No shareholder, Trustee or officer is personally liable for any act or obligation of the Trust.

Hospitality Properties Trust
Timothy A. Bonang, 617-796-8232
Vice President, Investor Relations
or
Carlynn Finn, 617-796-8232
Senior Manager, Investor Relations.
www.hptreit.com