MeriStar Hospitality and MeriStar Hotels & Resorts to Hold Fourth-Quarter Earnings Conference Calls on January 30

Press Release: MeriStar Hospitality Corporation and MeriStar Hotels &
January 7, 2002
WASHINGTON, DC -- MeriStar Hospitality Corporation (NYSE: MHX), the nation's third largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT), and MeriStar Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: MMH), the nation's largest independent hotel management company, Friday announced that the companies will release fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday, January 30, 2002, before the market's opening. Both companies will hold conference calls on January 30 to discuss their results.

MeriStar Hospitality will hold its quarterly conference call at 9 a.m. ET, while MeriStar Hotels & Resorts' conference call will begin at 2 p.m. ET. MeriStar Hospitality's call will be hosted by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Paul Whetsell and President and Chief Operating Officer John Emery. MeriStar Hotels & Resorts' call will be hosted by John Emery, president and chief operating officer, and Jim Calder, chief financial officer and chief accounting officer. Shareholders and other interested parties may listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference calls by logging onto www.meristar.com or www.streetevents.com, or may call (800) 218-0713, reference number 432662 for MeriStar Hospitality, and (800) 218-9073, reference number 432667 for MeriStar Hotels & Resorts. Interested parties may listen to a replay of the conference calls through Friday, February 1 by dialing (800) 405-2236 and entering each company's reference number. A replay of the conference calls also will be posted on MeriStar's Web site, www.meristar.com.

MeriStar Hospitality Corporation owns 112 principally upscale, full-service hotels in major markets and resort locations with 28,597 rooms in 27 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. The company owns hotels under such internationally known brands as Hilton, Sheraton, Marriott, Westin, Radisson and Doubletree.

MeriStar Hotels & Resorts operates 275 hospitality properties with more than 57,000 rooms in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, including 54 properties managed by Flagstone Hospitality Management, a subsidiary of MeriStar Hotels & Resorts. Through its Doral Golf division, MeriStar manages six golf courses. BridgeStreet Corporate Housing Worldwide, a MeriStar subsidiary, is one of the world's largest corporate housing providers, offering upscale, fully furnished corporate housing throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Paris, France and 35 additional countries through its network partners. For more information about MeriStar Hotels & Resorts and MeriStar Hospitality, visit the companies' Web site: www.meristar.com.

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