Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. HST was incorporated as a Maryland corporation in 1998 and operates as a self-managed and self-administered REIT. The Company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HST."