InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Monthly Distribution

InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:INN.UN) announced today that a
distribution of $0.0333 per stapled unit, payable on June 15, 2012, has been
declared to the holders of record as at the close of business May 31, 2012. The
distribution is $0.0333 per unit of InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust.


TRUST PROFILE

InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") is an unincorporated
open-ended real estate investment trust which owns a portfolio of 143 hotels
across Canada representing approximately 19,000 guest rooms operated under
internationally recognized brands. The REIT leases its hotels to InnVest
Operations Trust ("IOT"), a taxable investment trust. IOT indirectly holds all
of the hotel operating assets, earns revenues from hotel customers and pays rent
to the REIT. IOT also holds a 50% interest in Choice Hotels Canada Inc., one of
the largest franchisors of hotels in Canada, and earns revenues from franchising
fees.


Each issued and outstanding REIT unit trades together with a non-voting unit of
IOT as a "stapled unit" on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") under the
symbol INN.UN. InnVest's convertible debentures trade on the TSX under the
symbols INN.DB.B, INN.DB.C, INN.DB.D, INN.DB.E and INN.DB.F.