Hersha Hospitality Trust to Report Third Quarter 2016 Earnings on October 25, 2016

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Hersha Hospitality Trust HT ("Hersha", the "Company"), owner of upscale hotels in urban gateway markets, announced that the Company will release its financial results for the third quarter 2016 after the market close on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Hosting the call will be Mr. Jay H. Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Neil H. Shah, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mr. Ashish Parikh, Chief Financial Officer.

A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's website at www.hersha.com. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-576-4391 or 1-719-325-2187 for international participants. A replay of the call will be available from 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, through midnight Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. The replay can be accessed by dialing 1-877-870-5176 or 1-858-384-5517 for international participants. The passcode for the call and the replay is 2808076. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Company's website for a limited time.

Hersha Hospitality Trust (HT) is a self-advised real estate investment trust in the hospitality sector, which owns and operates high quality upscale hotels in urban gateway markets. The Company's 55 hotels totaling 8,799 rooms are located in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Miami and select markets on the West Coast. The Company's shares are traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "HT".

Forward Looking Statement

Certain matters within this press release are discussed using "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to differ from those projected in the forward-looking statement. For a description of these factors, please review the information under the heading "Risk Factors" in Hersha Hospitality Trust's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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