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MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE:MHX), one of the nation's largest hotel real estate investment trusts (REIT), today announced that the company will release second-quarter financial results on Wednesday, August 3, 2005, before the market opening. Later that morning, management will hold a conference call to discuss those results. The conference call will begin at 10 a.m. ET and will be hosted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Whetsell and Chief Financial Officer Donald Olinger. Stockholders and other interested parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call on the Internet by logging onto MeriStar's Web site, www.meristar.com, or www.streetevents.com, or may call (800) 218-9073, reference number 11034186. (International investors may call (303) 275-2170). A recording of the call will be available by telephone until midnight on Wednesday, August 10, by dialing (800) 405-2236, reference number 11034186. A replay of the conference call will be posted on MeriStar's Web site. Arlington, Va.-based MeriStar Hospitality Corporation owns 72 principally upscale, full-service hotels in major markets and resort locations with 20,115 rooms in 22 states and the District of Columbia. The company owns hotels under such internationally known brands as Hilton, Sheraton, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Doubletree and Radisson. For more information about MeriStar Hospitality, visit the company's Web site: www.meristar.com.