Ashford Hospitality Trust Declares Preferred Dividends for Second Quarter

DALLAS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(NYSE: AHT) today announced the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly
cash dividend of $0.5344 per diluted share for the Company's 8.55% Series A
Cumulative Preferred Stock for the second quarter ending June 30, 2009. The
dividend, which equates to an annual rate of $2.1375 per share, is payable on
July 15, 2009, to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2009.

The Board also has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per diluted
share for the Company's Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock for the second
quarter ending June 30, 2009. The dividend, which equates to an annual rate
of $0.56 per share, is payable on July 15, 2009, to shareholders of record as
of June 30, 2009.

The Board also has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.5281 per diluted
share for the Company's 8.45% Series D Cumulative Preferred Stock for the
second quarter ending June 30, 2009. The dividend, which equates to an annual
rate of $2.1125 per share, is payable on July 15, 2009, to shareholders of
record as of June 30, 2009.

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 web site at www.ahtreit.com.

SOURCE Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

Douglas Kessler, President, +1-972-490-9600; or Tripp Sullivan, Corporate
Communications, Inc., +1-615-324-7318