SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

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

ASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

MARYLAND (State of Incorporation)		001-31775 (Commission File Number)		86-1062192 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)		75254 (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 490-9600

Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On January 25, 2007, Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain tax reporting information related to its 2006 common and preferred dividends. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMTENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
99.1		Press Release of the Company, dated January 25, 2007, furnished under Item 7.01, announcing
		tax reporting information related to its 2006 dividends.

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: January 26, 2007