PHILADELPHIA, PA (REIT Media) May 16, 2008 - Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT), owner of nationally franchised premium select service and full service hotels, today announced that Mr. Ashish Parikh, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference on Monday, May 19, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (3:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time).

To listen to the live broadcast, select the audio icon in the Investor Relations section of the Hersha Hospitality Trust Web site at www.hersha.com. Listeners must have a multimedia computer with speakers and Microsoft's Media Player. An archive of the presentation will be available on the Hersha Web site within 24 hours of the live presentation and will be available for 30 days.

About Hersha Hospitality Trust

Hersha Hospitality Trust is a self-advised real estate investment trust, which owns interests in 74 hotels, totaling 9,374 rooms, primarily along the Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington D.C. The Company also owns hotels in Northern California and Scottsdale, Arizona. Hersha focuses on high quality upscale hotels in high barrier to entry markets. More information on the Company and its portfolio of hotels is available on Hersha’s Web site at http://www.hersha.com.

Forward Looking Statement

Certain matters within this press release are discussed using forward-looking language as specified in 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” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

Hersha Hospitality Trust
Ashish Parikh, CFO, 215-238-1046