Ashford Hospitality Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in the hospitality industry, focusing on upper upscale, full-service hotels in the United States. Its portfolio consists of hotels branded under internationally recognized names like Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott. The company's investment strategy is to acquire hotels with a revenue per available room (RevPAR) that is generally less than twice the U.S. national average. Ashford Hospitality Trust operates through a single segment of direct hotel investments.