American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP announced the appointment of Ms. Beth Walters and Mr. Richard Frank to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Ms. Walters has substantial experience in the hotel industry, currently as President of hospitality consulting company BWC and having previously served as a National PKF Consulting Canada Director and Director for Western Canada for over 21 years. Based in Vancouver, Ms. Walters provides advisory services, strategic planning, feasibility analysis and development support as well as valuations and appraisals for hotels and other hospitality related businesses.

Ms. Walters' experience includes a wide variety of public and private sector projects for a myriad of property types, franchises, ownership and management structures and in these capacities has provided advisory services for hotel industry assets valued in the billions of dollars. Mr. Frank's experience includes serving as Chief Investment Officer at Pillar Hotels and Resorts, one of the largest independent management companies in the United States; serving as Senior Vice President Hotel Investments at Behringer Harvard, a real estate investment management firm that has managed over $6 billion of equity; and serving as Vice President at AEW Capital Management and Olympus Real Estate Partners.