UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Maryland		001-31775		86-1062192
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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On June 17, 2008, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had completed $135.5 million of asset sales including the sale of the Hyatt Regency Montreal in Montreal, Quebec for $57.5 million, and the sale of the Hyatt Dulles Airport in Herndon, Virginia, for $78 million. It also announced that it has contracts in place to sell two other assets: the Radisson Hotel in Rockland, Massachusetts, and the Sheraton Milford in Milford, Massachusetts, for a combined $20.9 million. Both contracts are expected to close in the third quarter. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

               (b) Exhibits

99.1

Press Release of the Company, dated June 17, 2008, announcing the completion of $135.5 million of asset sales.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: June 20, 2008